Paternal Family Tree: Cecil
In 1745 [his father] James Cecil 6th Earl of Salisbury [aged 31] and [his mother] Elizabeth Keet Countess of Salisbury [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Salisbury. He the son of [his grandfather] James Cecil 5th Earl Salisbury and [his grandmother] Anne Tufton Countess of Salisbury.
On 4th September 1748 James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury was born to James Cecil 6th Earl of Salisbury [aged 34] and Elizabeth Keet Countess of Salisbury [aged 27].
In 1771 James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 22] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.
On 2nd December 1773 James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 25] and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire [aged 55] and Margaretta Fitzgerald. He the son of James Cecil 6th Earl of Salisbury [aged 60] and Elizabeth Keet Countess of Salisbury [aged 52]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1774 James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 25] was elected MP Gravesend.
In 1776 John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire [aged 57] and Margaretta Fitzgerald.
In 1776 [his mother] Elizabeth Keet Countess of Salisbury [aged 55] died.
In 1780 James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 31] was appointed Treasurer of the Household.
On 19th September 1780 [his father] James Cecil 6th Earl of Salisbury [aged 66] died. His son James [aged 32] succeeded 7th Earl Salisbury. [his wife] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 30] by marriage Countess Salisbury. Mary Grave of Baldock received over £50,000 in his Will, besides jewellery, silver and furniture. In addition, the Earl bequeathed £43,000 to his seven children by her.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1784 John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 34] was created 1st Earl Talbot, 1st Viscount Ingestre. [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot by marriage Countess Talbot.
On 29th June 1786 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Hill 2nd Marquess Downshire [aged 33] and Mary Sandys Marchioness Downshire [aged 22] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire [aged 68] and Margaretta Fitzgerald.
On 14th July 1789 [his daughter] Emily Anne Bennet Elizabeth Cecil Marchioness Westmeath was born to James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 40] and [his wife] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 38]. She married 29th May 1812 George Nugent 1st Marquess Westmeath and had issue.
The London Gazette 13123. Whitehall, August 18 [1789].
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable James Earl of Salisbury [aged 40], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Salisbury, in the County of Wilts. [[his wife] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 39] by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire.]
The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Thomas Viscount Weymouth [aged 54], Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Bath, in the County of Somerset. [Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 54] by marriage Marchioness of Bath.]
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of this Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable George Viscount Mount-Edgcumbe and Valletort [aged 69], and the Heirs Male of liis Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe. [Emma Gilbert Countess Mount Edgcumbe by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.]
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Hugh Lord Fortescue [aged 36], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1stViscount Ebrington, of Ebrington in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Fortescue. [Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 23] by marriage Countess Fortescue.]
Around 1790 James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 41] commissioned the demolition of Quickswood, Clothall following th death of Mary Grave of Baldock.
On 17th April 1791 [his son] James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury was born to James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 42] and [his wife] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 40]. He married 1. 2nd February 1821 Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury and had issue 2. 29th April 1847 his fourth cousin twice removed Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury, daughter of George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr and Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr, and had issue.
In 1793 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 54] created new Garter Knights as follows:
614th James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 44],
615th John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 33],
616th Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle [aged 44].
On 7th October 1793 [his father-in-law] Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire [aged 75] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Arthur [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Marquess Downshire. Mary Sandys Marchioness Downshire [aged 29] by marriage Marchioness Downshire.
On 7th September 1801 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Hill 2nd Marquess Downshire [aged 48] committed suicide suspected to be as a consequence of his political life. His son Arthur [aged 12] succeeded 3rd Marquess Downshire.
In 1804 [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot died.
On 29th May 1812 [his son-in-law] George Nugent 1st Marquess Westmeath [aged 26] and Emily Anne Bennet Elizabeth Cecil Marchioness Westmeath [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 63] and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 61].
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The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Before 1821 [his son-in-law] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley [aged 47] and Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley were married. She the daughter of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 72] and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 70]. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 78]. They were second cousin once removed.
On 2nd February 1821 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury [aged 29] and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury [aged 15] were married. He the son of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 72] and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 70].
On 13th June 1823 James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 74] died. His son James [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 8th Earl Salisbury. Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury [aged 17] by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire.
On 22nd November 1835 [his former wife] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 85] died.
[his daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley was born to James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury. She married before 1821 her second cousin once removed Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley, son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington.
[his daughter] Caroline Cecil was born to James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury 
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cecil 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Maxwell 1st Earl Dirletoun 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Diana Maxwell
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Cecil 4th Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Grandfather: James Cecil 5th Earl Salisbury 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bennett
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Bennett
Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Bennett
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cradock
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Craddock
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Bennett Countess of Salisbury
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Moorwood
Great x 2 Grandmother: Grace Moorwood
father: James Cecil 6th Earl of Salisbury 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tufton 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Browne 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland 
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Grandmother: Anne Tufton Countess of Salisbury 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish 
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 
11 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford
James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Grandfather: Edward Keet of Canterbury
mother: Elizabeth Keet Countess of Salisbury