Earl Traquair is in Earl.
In 1633 John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair [aged 33] was created 1st Earl Traquair. Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair [aged 33] by marriage Countess Traquair.
Before 23rd December 1657 William Stewart 3rd Earl Traquair died. His brother Charles succeeded 4th Earl Traquair, 10th Lord Traquair.
On 27th March 1659 John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair [aged 59] died. His son John [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Traquair, 8th Lord Traquair.
In April 1666 John Stewart 2nd Earl Traquair [aged 42] died. His son William succeeded 3rd Earl Traquair, 9th Lord Traquair.
After 9th January 1694 Charles Stewart 4th Earl Traquair [aged 35] and Mary Maxwell Countess Traquair [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Traquair. She the daughter of Robert Maxwell 4th Earl Nithsdale and Lucy Douglas Countess Nithsdale [aged 50]. He the son of John Stewart 2nd Earl Traquair and Anne Seton. They were second cousins.
On 13th June 1741 Charles Stewart 4th Earl Traquair [aged 82] died. His son Charles [aged 44] succeeded 5th Earl Traquair, 11th Lord Traquair.
On or before 19th May 1746 Charles Stewart 5th Earl Traquair [aged 49] and Teresa Conyers Countess Trauqair were married. She by marriage Countess Traquair. He the son of Charles Stewart 4th Earl Traquair and Mary Maxwell Countess Traquair [aged 75].
On 24th April 1764 Charles Stewart 5th Earl Traquair [aged 67] died. His brother John [aged 65] succeeded 6th Earl Traquair, 12th Lord Traquair. Christian Anstruther Countess Traquair [aged 62] by marriage Countess Traquair.
On 28th March 1779 John Stewart 6th Earl Traquair [aged 80] died. His son Charles [aged 34] succeeded 7th Earl Traquair, 13th Lord Traquair.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 14th October 1827 Charles Stewart 7th Earl Traquair [aged 83] died. His son Charles [aged 46] succeeded 8th Earl Traquair, 14th Lord Traquair.
On 2nd August 1861 Charles Stewart 8th Earl Traquair [aged 80] died. Earl Traquair and Lord Traquair assumed to be extinct. There may be heirs if the legitimation of 1489 is sufficient to enable the collateral male heirs of the first James Stewart of Traquair to succeed to the Earldom.