Paternal Family Tree: Lowther
On 29th December 1757 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale was born to [his father] William Lowther 1st Baronet (age 50).
Around 1767 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 9) educated at Westminster School [Map].
Around 1769 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 11) educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1780 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 22) was elected MP Appleby.
In 1780 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 22) was elected MP Carlisle.
On 12th July 1781 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 23) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland and Augusta Bertie.
On 20th May 1782 [his brother-in-law] John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 22) and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland (age 17) were married at Gretna Green. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland and Augusta Bertie.
In 1784 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 26) was elected MP Cumberland.
In 1785 [his daughter] Mary Lowther was born to William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 27) and [his wife] Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 23). She married 16th September 1820 Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck, son of William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland and Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland, and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 21st July 1787 [his son] William Lowther 2nd Earl Lonsdale was born to William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 29) and [his wife] Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 25).
On 15th June 1788 [his father] William Lowther 1st Baronet (age 80) died.
On 27th July 1790 [his son] Henry Cecil Lowther was born to William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 32) and [his wife] Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 28) at Lowther Castle Lowther. He married 19th May 1817 Lucy Eleanor Sherard, daughter of Philip Sherard 5th Earl Harborough, and had issue.
On 9th June 1792 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 34) fought a duel with a Captain Cuthbert of the Guards, when, the previous day, the latter had refused to let the former's carriage pass through Mount Street in London where some rioting had been taking place. After shots were fired both parties concluded with a handshake.
In 1796 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 38) was elected MP Rutland.
In 1800 [his brother-in-law] John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 40) and Jane Huck Saunders Countess of Westmoreland (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland and Augusta Bertie.
On 24th May 1802 James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 65) died. His third cousin once removed William (age 44) succeeded 2nd Viscount Lowther, 2nd Baron Lowther. [his wife] Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 40) by marriage Viscountess Lowther.
In 1807 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 49) was appointed 634th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 68).
In 1807 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 49) was created 1st Earl Lonsdale. [his wife] Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 45) by marriage Countess Lonsdale.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 3rd July 1815 [his son-in-law] William Vane 3rd Duke Cleveland (age 23) and Grace Caroline Lowther Duchess of Cleveland were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 57) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 53). He the son of William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 48) and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 20th January 1817 [his son-in-law] John Beckett 2nd Baronet (age 41) and Anne Lowther Lady Beckett were married. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 59) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 55).
On 19th May 1817 Henry Cecil Lowther (age 26) and Lucy Eleanor Sherard (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Philip Sherard 5th Earl Harborough. He the son of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 59) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 55).
On 16th September 1820 [his son-in-law] Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (age 38) and Mary Lowther (age 35) were married. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 62) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 58). He the son of William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland and Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland.
On 6th March 1838 [his wife] Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 76) died.
On 19th March 1844 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 86) died at York House Twickenham, Richmond. His son William (age 56) succeeded 2nd Earl Lonsdale, 3rd Viscount Lowther, 3rd Baron Lowther.
[his daughter] Grace Caroline Lowther Duchess of Cleveland was born to William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale. She married 3rd July 1815 her half fifth cousin William Vane 3rd Duke Cleveland, son of William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington.
[his daughter] Anne Lowther Lady Beckett was born to William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale. She married 20th January 1817 John Beckett 2nd Baronet, son of John Beckett 1st Baronet and Mary Wilson Lady Beckett.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Lowther was born to William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Lowther 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lowther of Lowther Hall
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Lowther
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Lowther
GrandFather: Christopher Lowther
Father: William Lowther 1st Baronet