Earl Berkeley is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
11th September 1679. George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 51] created.
10th October 1698. Son Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 49] succeeded.
24th September 1710. Son James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 31] succeeded.
17th August 1736. Son Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 21] succeeded.
9th January 1755. Son Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 10] succeeded.
1810. Son Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 13] de jure.
27th August 1881. Son George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley [aged 54] de jure.
27th August 1888. Son Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley [aged 23] de jure.
15th January 1942. Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley extinct.
On 11th September 1679 George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 51] was created 1st Earl Berkeley, 1st Viscount Dursley. Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley by marriage Countess Berkeley.
On 10th October 1698 George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 70] died. He was buried at St Dunstan Church, Cranford. His succeeded son Charles [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Earl Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Dursley, 10th Baron Berkeley. Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley [aged 44] by marriage Countess Berkeley.
On 24th September 1710 Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 61] died. His succeeded son James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Earl Berkeley, 3rd Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley.
On 13th February 1711 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 31] and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley [aged 16] were married. Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley by marriage Countess Berkeley. She the daughter of Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 38] and Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond [aged 40]. He the son of Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley [aged 57]. They were sixth cousins. She a granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 17th August 1736 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 57] died. His succeeded son Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 21] succeeded 4th Earl Berkeley, 4th Viscount Dursley, 12th Baron Berkeley.
On 7th May 1744 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 29] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Berkeley. He the son of James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley.
On 9th January 1755 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 39] died. His succeeded son Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 10] succeeded 5th Earl Berkeley, 5th Viscount Dursley, 13th Baron Berkeley.
In 1810 Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 65] died. His eldest son Colonel William Berkeley 1st Earl Fitzhardinge [aged 23] claimed the Earl Berkeley unsuccessfully.
Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 13] de jure 6th Earl Berkeley, 6th Viscount Dursley, 14th Baron Berkeley. He never claimed or established his right to either title.
On 27th August 1881 Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 84] died. His succeeded first cousin once removed George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley [aged 54] de jure 7th Earl Berkeley, 7th Viscount Dursley. He never claimed or established his right to either title. His succeeded niece Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley [aged 41] succeeded 15th Baroness Berkeley.
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 27th August 1888 George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley [aged 61] died. His succeeded son Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley [aged 23] de jure 8th Earl Berkeley, 8th Viscount Dursley.
On 15th January 1942 Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley [aged 76] died without issue. Earl Berkeley and Viscount Dursley extinct. Berkeley Castle [Map] was inherited by his 13th cousin Robert George Wilmot Berkeley [aged 43].