Baron Somers is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Summary
1697. John Somers 1st Baron Somers [aged 45] created.
26th April 1716. John Somers 1st Baron Somers extinct.
In 1697 John Somers 1st Baron Somers [aged 45] was created 1st Baron Somers.
On 26th April 1716 John Somers 1st Baron Somers [aged 65] died unmarried and without issue. Baron Somers extinct. His great nephew Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers became 1st Baron Somers of the second creation in 1784.
Summary
17th May 1784. Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers [aged 58] created.
30th January 1806. Son John Cocks 1st Earl Somers [aged 45] succeeded.
5th January 1841. Son John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers [aged 52] succeeded.
5th October 1852. Son Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers [aged 33] succeeded.
26th September 1883. First Cousin Once Removed Philip Reginald Cocks 5th Baron Somers [aged 68] succeeded.
30th September 1899. Great Nephew Arthur Cocks 6th Baron Somers [aged 12] succeeded.
14th July 1944. Uncle Arthur Somers Cocks 7th Baron Somers [aged 79] succeeded.
8th February 1953. Son John Somers Cocks 8th Baron Somers [aged 45] succeeded.
15th September 1995. Second Cousin Once Removed Philip Somers Cocks 9th Baron Somers [aged 47] succeeded.
On 17th May 1784 Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers [aged 58] was created 1st Baron Somers. His great-uncle was John Somers 1st Baron Somers.
On 30th January 1806 Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers [aged 80] died. His son John [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baron Somers.
On 5th January 1841 John Cocks 1st Earl Somers [aged 80] died. His son John [aged 52] succeeded 2nd Earl Somers, 2nd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 3rd Baron Somers. Caroline Yorke Countess Somers [aged 46] by marriage Countess Somers.
On 5th October 1852 John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers [aged 64] died. His son Charles [aged 33] succeeded 3rd Earl Somers 3rd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 4th Baron Somers. Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers [aged 25] by marriage Countess Somers.
On 26th September 1883 Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers [aged 64] died. Earl Somers, Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire extinct. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Eastnor [Map]. His first cousin once removed Philip [aged 68] succeeded 5th Baron Somers.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 30th September 1899 Philip Reginald Cocks 5th Baron Somers [aged 84] died. His great nephew Arthur [aged 12] succeeded 6th Baron Somers.
On 14th July 1944 Arthur Cocks 6th Baron Somers [aged 57] died at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire. His uncle Arthur [aged 79] succeeded 7th Baron Somers.
On 8th February 1953 Arthur Somers Cocks 7th Baron Somers [aged 88] died. His son John [aged 45] succeeded 8th Baron Somers.
On 15th September 1995 John Somers Cocks 8th Baron Somers [aged 88] died. His second cousin once removed Philip [aged 47] succeeded 9th Baron Somers.