Marquess Buckingham

Marquess Buckingham is in Marquessates of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Marquess Buckingham:

1st. 1618. George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham. Extinct. 16th April 1687.

2nd. December 1784. George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham. Extinct. 26th March 1889.

Marquess of Buckingham 1st Creation 1618

Summary

1618. George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 25] created.

23rd August 1628. Son George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham succeeded. See Murder of the Duke of Buckingham.

16th April 1687. George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham extinct.

In 1618 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 25] was created 1st Marquess of Buckingham.

On 23rd August 1628 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 35] was murdered at Greyhound Pub, Portsmouth by a disgruntled soldier John Felton [aged 33]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His succeeded son George succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, 2nd Earl Buckingham.

Felton was considered a hero by many who blamed Buckingham for the failures of the 1625 Cádiz Expedition and 1627 Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Felton was subsequently hanged.

On 16th April 1687 George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham [aged 59] died. Duke of Buckingham, Marquess of Buckingham, Earl Buckingham extinct. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant.

Marquess Buckingham 2nd Creation 1784

In December 1784 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 31] was created 1st Marquess Buckingham.

On 11th February 1813 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 59] died. His succeeded son Richard [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Marquess Buckingham, 4th Earl Temple, 3rd Earl Nugent, 5th Viscount Cobham. Anne Elizabeth Brydges Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 34] by marriage Marchioness Buckingham.

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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