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Around 1209 William Comyn Earl Buchan (age 46) by marriage Earl Buchan.
Around 1243 Margaret Buchan Countess Buchan (age 59) succeeded Countess Buchan.
In 1289 Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan (age 72) died. His son John succeeded 3rd Earl Buchan.
Before 14th July 1310 Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 31) and Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. He by marriage Earl Buchan.
In 1695 David Erskine 9th Earl Buchan (age 22) succeeded 9th Earl Buchan.
In or before 1700 David Erskine 9th Earl Buchan (age 27) and Frances Fairfax Countess Buchan (age 36) were married. She by marriage Countess Buchan.
On 15th September 1743 David Erskine 9th Earl Buchan (age 71) and Isabella Blackett Countess Buchan (age 52) were married. She by marriage Countess Buchan.
On 14th October 1745 David Erskine 9th Earl Buchan (age 73) died. He died intestate and his estate was administered to a creditor on 12 December 1745. His son Henry (age 35) succeeded 10th Earl Buchan.
On 1st December 1767 Henry Erskine 10th Earl of Buchan (age 57) died. His son David (age 25) succeeded 11th Earl Buchan.
On 13th September 1857 Henry David Erskine 12th Earl of Buchan (age 74) died. His son David (age 41) succeeded 13th Earl Buchan.
On 3rd December 1898 David Stuart Erskine 13th Earl of Buchan (age 83) died. His son Shipley (age 48) succeeded 14th Earl Buchan.
Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan succeeded 2nd Earl Buchan.
John Comyn 3rd Earl Buchan and Isabella Countess Buchan were married. She by marriage Countess Buchan. She the daughter of Donnchadh 3rd Earl Fife and Joan Clare Countess Fife. He the son of Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan and Elizabeth Quincy Countess Buchan. They were second cousin three times removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.
Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan and Elizabeth Quincy Countess Buchan were married. She by marriage Countess Buchan. She the daughter of Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester and Helen Galloway Countess Winchester. He the son of William Comyn Earl Buchan and Margaret Buchan Countess Buchan.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1394 Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany (age 54) was created 1st Earl Buchan. Muriella Keith Duchess Albany (age 36) by marriage Countess Buchan.
On 3rd September 1420 Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany (age 80) died at Stirling Castle [Map]. His son Murdoch (age 58) succeeded 2nd Duke Albany. His son John (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Buchan. Elizabeth Douglas Countess Buchan and Orkney by marriage Countess Buchan.
On 17th August 1424 the English forces led by John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 35) inflicted a significant defeat on the French and Scottish army at the Battle of Verneuil; a second Agincourt. For the English Edmund Hungerford (age 15), Ralph Longford (age 23), John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (age 41) and Richard Waller (age 29) fought.
On the French and Scottish side Pierre Valois, Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine (age 52), his son James Douglas, William Seton Master of Seton (age 34), Alexander Home of Home and Dunglas (age 56) were killed
John Stewart 2nd Earl Buchan (age 43) was killed. His brother Robert (age 39) de jure Earl Ross and Earl Buchan although he didn't claim the title since both titles had reverted to the Crown.
Jean Poton Xaintrailles (age 34) fought.
Alexander "The Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart 3rd Earl Buchan was appointed 3rd Earl Buchan.
In 1469 James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan (age 27) was created 1st Earl Buchan. Margaret Ogilvy Countess Buchan by marriage Countess Buchan.
In 1499 James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan (age 57) died. His son Alexander succeeded 2nd Earl Buchan. Margaret Ruthven Countess Buchan by marriage Countess Buchan.
In 1505 Alexander Stewart 2nd Earl Buchan died. His son John (age 7) succeeded 3rd Earl Buchan.
Around 1551 John Stewart 3rd Earl Buchan (age 53) died. His granddaughter Christina (age 3) succeeded 4th Countess Buchan.
On 18th August 1580 Robert Douglas Earl Buchan (age 40) died. His son James succeeded 5th Earl Buchan.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 26th August 1601 James Douglas 5th Earl Buchan (age 21) died. His daughter Mary succeeded 6th Countess Buchan.
On 18th June 1615 James Erskine Earl Buchan (age 21) and Mary Douglas 6th Countess Buchan (age 14) were married. He by marriage Earl Buchan. She the daughter of James Douglas 5th Earl Buchan. He the son of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar (age 53) and Mary Stewart Countess Mar (age 33). They were second cousin once removed.
John Stewart 3rd Earl Buchan and Margaret Scrymgeour Countess Buchan were married. She by marriage Countess Buchan. He the son of Alexander Stewart 2nd Earl Buchan and Margaret Ruthven Countess Buchan.
Robert Douglas Earl Buchan by marriage Earl Buchan.