Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
13th January 1784. Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot [aged 56] created.
17th February 1804. Son John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans [aged 42] succeeded.
17th November 1823. Brother William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans [aged 56] succeeded.
19th January 1845. Son Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans [aged 46] succeeded.
1870. Son William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot 4th Earl St Germans [aged 40] by writ of acceleration.
19th March 1881. Brother Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans [aged 46] succeeded.
24th September 1911. Son John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans [aged 21] succeeded.
31st March 1922. First Cousin Granville Eliot 7th Earl of St Germans [aged 54] succeeded.
20th November 1942. Brother Montague Eliot 8th Earl of St Germans [aged 72] succeeded.
19th September 1960. Son Nicholas Eliot 9th Earl of St Germans [aged 46] succeeded.
11th March 1988. Son Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of St Germans [aged 47] succeeded.
15th July 2016. Grandson Albert Eliot 11th Earl of St Germans [aged 12] succeeded.
On 13th January 1784 Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot [aged 56] was created 1st Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. Catherine Elliston Baroness Eliott [aged 49] by marriage Baroness Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 17th February 1804 Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot [aged 76] died. His son John [aged 42] succeeded 2nd Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 17th November 1823 John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans [aged 62] died without issue. He was buried at St Germans Priory [Map]. His brother William [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Earl St Germans, 3rd Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. Susan Mordaunt Countess St Germans [aged 43] by marriage Countess St Germans.
Monument sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 48].
Susan Mordaunt Countess St Germans: On 15th December 1779 she was born to John Mordaunt 7th Baronet and Elizabeth Prowse Lady Mordaunt. On 30th August 1814 William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans and she were married at Walton, Warwickshire.
On 19th January 1845 William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans [aged 77] died. His son Edward [aged 46] succeeded 3rd Earl St Germans, 4th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans [aged 41] by marriage Countess St Germans.
In 1870 William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot 4th Earl St Germans [aged 40] by writ of acceleration 5th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 19th March 1881 William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot 4th Earl St Germans [aged 51] died unmarried. He was buried near his mother Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His brother Henry [aged 46] succeeded 5th Earl St Germans, 6th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 24th September 1911 Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans [aged 76] died at Port Eliot, Cornwall. He was buried at St Germans Priory [Map]. His son John [aged 21] succeeded 6th Earl St Germans, 7th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 31st March 1922 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans [aged 31] died in Johannesburg, South Africa, of an injury sustained during a point to point at Wrangton Totnes, Devon. He was buried at St Germans Priory [Map]. His first cousin Granville [aged 54] succeeded 7th Earl St Germans, 8th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
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 20th November 1942 Granville Eliot 7th Earl of St Germans [aged 75] died unmarried. His brother Montague [aged 72] succeeded 8th Earl St Germans, 9th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 19th September 1960 Montague Eliot 8th Earl of St Germans [aged 90] died. His son Nicholas [aged 46] succeeded 9th Earl St Germans, 10th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 11th March 1988 Nicholas Eliot 9th Earl of St Germans [aged 74] died at Tangier [Map]. His son Peregrine [aged 47] succeeded 10th Earl St Germans, 11th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 15th July 2016 Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of St Germans [aged 75] died. His grandson Albert [aged 12] succeeded 11th Earl St Germans, 12th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.