In 1740 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier was born illegitimately to Francois Auguste de Ligonier [aged 47].
On 25th January 1746 [his father] Francois Auguste de Ligonier [aged 53] died.
On 1st May 1762 [his uncle] Jean Louis Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 81] was created 1st Viscount Ligonier of Clonmell with a remainder to his nephew Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 22].
On 12th November 1764 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 24] was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 20].
On 6th December 1766 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 26] and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 17] were married at the chapel of the British Embassy, Paris.
On 28th April 1770 [his uncle] Jean Louis Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 89] died unmarried. Earl Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier of Enniskillen and Baron Ligonier extinct. His nephew His nephew Edward [aged 30] succeeded Viscount Ligonier of Clonmell and was created Earl Ligonier albeit in the Irish peerage six years later. Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 21] by marriage Countess Ligonier.
On 7th May 1771 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 31] duelled at Green Park with Vittorio Amadeo, Count Alfieri, with whom he believed his wife Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 22] was conducting an affair.
On 7th November 1771 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 31] and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 22] were divorced.
On 14th December 1773 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 33] and Mary Henley Countess Ligonier [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington and Jane Huband.
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 19th July 1776 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 36] was created 1st Earl Ligonier. Mary Henley Countess Ligonier [aged 23] by marriage Countess Ligonier.
On 14th June 1782 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 42] died. Earl Ligonier extinct.
Grandfather: Louis de Ligonier
father: Francois Auguste de Ligonier