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Viscount Thetford is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically, Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Viscountesses of England, Abeyant Viscountcies of England.
Summary
22nd April 1672. Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington created.
28th July 1685. Daughter Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton succeeded.
7th February 1723. Son Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton succeeded.
6th May 1757. Grandson Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton succeeded.
14th March 1811. Son George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton succeeded.
28th September 1844. Son Henry Fitzroy 5th Duke Grafton succeeded.
26th March 1863. Son William Henry Fitzroy 6th Duke Grafton succeeded.
21st May 1882. Brother Augustus Charles Lennox Fitzroy 7th Duke Grafton succeeded.
4th December 1918. Son Alfred Fitzroy 8th Duke Grafton succeeded.
10th January 1930. Grandson John Charles William Fitzroy 9th Duke Grafton succeeded.
4th August 1936. John Charles William Fitzroy 9th Duke Grafton abeyant. See 1936 Limerick Grand Prix.
On 22nd April 1672 Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington (age 54) was created 1st Earl Arlington, 1st Viscount Thetford and 1st Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex with a similar remainder, and in default of heirs of his body, to his brother Sir John Bennet (age 55) and the heirs male of his body. Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington (age 38) by marriage Countess Arlington. See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder.
On 28th July 1685 Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington (age 67) died. His daughter Isabella (age 17) succeeded 2nd Countess Arlington, 2nd Viscountess Thetford, 2nd Baroness Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 2nd Baroness Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 7th February 1723 Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 55) died. Her son Charles (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Arlington, 3rd Viscount Thetford, 3rd Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 3rd Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 6th May 1757 Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 73) died. His grandson Augustus (age 21) succeeded 3rd Duke Grafton, 3rd Earl Euston, 3rd Viscount Ipswich, 3rd Baron Sudbury, 4th Earl Arlington, 4th Viscount Thetford, 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 20) by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 14th March 1811 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 75) died. His son George (age 51) succeeded 4th Duke Grafton, 4th Earl Euston, 4th Viscount Ipswich, 4th Baron Sudbury, 5th Earl Arlington, 5th Viscount Thetford, 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 28th September 1844 George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton (age 84) died. His son Henry (age 54) succeeded 5th Duke Grafton, 5th Earl Euston, 5th Viscount Ipswich, 5th Baron Sudbury, 6th Earl Arlington, 6th Viscount Thetford, 6th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 6th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Mary Caroline Berkeley Duchess Grafton (age 49) by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 26th March 1863 Henry Fitzroy 5th Duke Grafton (age 73) died at Wakefield Lodge, Pottersbury. His son William (age 43) succeeded 6th Duke Grafton, 6th Earl Euston, 6th Viscount Ipswich, 6th Baron Sudbury, 7th Earl Arlington, 7th Viscount Thetford, 7th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 7th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Marie Anne Louise Baring Duchess Grafton (age 30) by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 21st May 1882 William Henry Fitzroy 6th Duke Grafton (age 62) died. His brother Augustus (age 60) succeeded 7th Duke Grafton, 7th Earl Euston, 7th Viscount Ipswich, 7th Baron Sudbury, 8th Earl Arlington, 8th Viscount Thetford, 8th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 8th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 4th December 1918 Augustus Charles Lennox Fitzroy 7th Duke Grafton (age 97) died in Wakefield Lodge, Pottersbury. His son Alfred (age 68) succeeded 8th Duke Grafton, 8th Earl Euston, 8th Viscount Ipswich, 8th Baron Sudbury, 9th Earl Arlington, 9th Viscount Thetford, 9th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 9th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Susanna Mary Mctaggart Stewart Duchess Grafton by marriage Duchess Grafton.
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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 10th January 1930 Alfred Fitzroy 8th Duke Grafton (age 79) died. His grandson John (age 15) succeeded 9th Duke Grafton, 9th Earl Euston, 9th Viscount Ipswich, 9th Baron Sudbury, 10th Earl Arlington, 10th Viscount Thetford, 10th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 10th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Rita Emily Carr-Ellison Duchess Grafton (age 18) by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 4th August 1936 John Charles William Fitzroy 9th Duke Grafton (age 22) was killed racing his Bugatti at the Limerick Grand Prix. Earl Arlington, Viscount Thetford, Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex abeyant between his sisters Margaret Jane Fitzroy (age 20) and Mary Rose Fitzroy (age 17). His first cousin once removed Charles (age 44) succeeded 10th Duke Grafton, 10th Earl Euston, 10th Viscount Ipswich, 10th Baron Sudbury.