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Viscount Newark is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically.
Viscount Newark is also in Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Viscountcies of England.
Summary
25th January 1628. Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston created.
25th July 1643. Son Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester succeeded. See Battle of Gainsborough.
8th December 1680. Great Nephew Robert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Kingston succeeded.
June 1682. Brother William Pierrepont 4th Earl Kingston succeeded.
17th September 1690. Brother Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull succeeded.
5th March 1726. Grandson Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull succeeded.
22nd September 1773. Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull extinct.
On 25th January 1628 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 43) was created 1st Earl Kingston upon Hull, 1st Viscount Newark. Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 47) by marriage Countess Kingston upon Hull.
On 16th July 1643 Francis Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham launched a night attack on Gainsborough [Map] and captured it and Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 58).
On 25th July 1643 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston Was accidentally shot and killed while a prisoner on board a vessel bound for Hull. His son Henry (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Kingston upon Hull, 2nd Viscount Newark, 2nd Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. Catherine Stanley Marchioness Dorchester by marriage Countess Kingston upon Hull.
On 8th December 1680 Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester (age 74) died. He was buried at Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire [Map]. Marquess Dorchester extinct. His great nephew Robert (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Kingston upon Hull, 3rd Viscount Newark, 3rd Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
In June 1682 Robert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Kingston (age 22) died at Dieppe, Seine Maritime, Haute Normandie. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His brother William (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl Kingston upon Hull, 4th Viscount Newark, 4th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 17th September 1690 William Pierrepont 4th Earl Kingston (age 28) died at Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His brother Evelyn (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Kingston upon Hull, 5th Viscount Newark, 5th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull (age 22) by marriage Countess Kingston upon Hull.
On 5th March 1726 Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 71) died. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His grandson Evelyn (age 15) succeeded 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull, 2nd Marquess Dorchester, 6th Earl Kingston upon Hull, 6th Viscount Newark, 6th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 22nd September 1773 Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 62) died without issue at Holme Pierrepoint Hall, Nottinghamshire. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. Duke Kingston upon Hull and Marquess Dorchester, Earl Kingston upon Hull, Viscount Newark, Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint extinct. He left all his wealth and property to his wife Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 52) on the condition she remain a widow.
Viscount Newark is also in Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Viscountcies of England.
Summary
23rd July 1796. Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers created.
17th June 1816. Son Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers succeeded.
23rd August 1850. Son Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Manvers succeeded.
16th January 1900. Son Charles William Sydney Pierrepont 4th Earl Manvers succeeded.
17th July 1926. Son Evelyn Robert Pierrepont 5th Earl Manvers succeeded.
6th April 1940. First Cousin Gervas Pierrepont 6th Earl Manvers succeeded.
13th February 1955. Gervas Pierrepont 6th Earl Manvers extinct.
On 23rd July 1796 Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 58) was created 1st Viscount Newark, 1st Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 49) by marriage Viscountess Newark.
On 17th June 1816 Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 78) died. He was buried at Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His son Charles (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Manvers, 2nd Viscount Newark, 2nd Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers (age 31) by marriage Countess Manvers.
On 23rd August 1850 Charles Evelyn Pierrepont (age 44) died at Torquay, Devon. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His brother Sydney (age 25) succeeded 3rd Earl Manvers, 3rd Viscount Newark, 3rd Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 16th January 1900 Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Manvers (age 75) died. His son Charles (age 45) succeeded 4th Earl Manvers, 4th Viscount Newark, 4th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 17th July 1926 Charles William Sydney Pierrepont 4th Earl Manvers (age 71) died. His son Evelyn (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Manvers, 5th Viscount Newark, 5th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 6th April 1940 Evelyn Robert Pierrepont 5th Earl Manvers (age 51) died. His first cousin Gervas (age 58) succeeded 6th Earl Manvers, 6th Viscount Newark, 6th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 13th February 1955 Gervas Pierrepont 6th Earl Manvers (age 73) died. Earl Manvers, Viscount Newark, Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint extinct.