Earl Nottingham is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
1377 Coronation of King Richard II
1476 Death of the Duke of Norfolk
1483 Richard III Rewards his Supporters
On 16th July 1377 King Richard II of England was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey by Archbishop Simon Sudbury.
Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel carried the Crown.
Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon was created 1st Earl Huntingdon for life.
John Mowbray 1st Earl Nottingham was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle and Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington were knighted.
Roger Scales 4th Baron Scales attended.
On 10th February 1383 John Mowbray 1st Earl Nottingham died. He was buried at Whitefriars. Earl Nottingham extinct. Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk succeeded 6th Baron Mowbray, 7th Baron Segrave.
On 12th February 1383 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
On 20th February 1383 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Strange Countess Nottingham were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham.
In July 1384 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey.
On 22nd September 1399 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk died of plague in Venice whilst in exile. He was buried at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice. Duke Norfolk forfeit. Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham succeeded 4th Earl Norfolk, 2nd Earl Nottingham, 7th Baron Mowbray, 8th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.
Before 1st June 1402 Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham and Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk, Countess Nottingham. She the daughter of John Holland 1st Duke Exeter and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter. He the son of Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk.
On 8th June 1405 before a great crowd at York..
Archbishop Richard Scrope was beheaded.
Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham was beheaded. John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk succeeded 5th Earl Norfolk, 3rd Earl Nottingham, 8th Baron Mowbray, 9th Baron Segrave.
On 19th October 1432 John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk died at Epworth. John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk succeeded 3rd Duke Norfolk, 6th Earl Norfolk, 4th Earl Nottingham, 9th Baron Mowbray, 10th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.
On 6th November 1461 John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk died. He was buried at Thetford Priory, Norfolk. John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk succeeded 4th Duke Norfolk, 7th Earl Norfolk, 5th Earl Nottingham, 10th Baron Mowbray, 11th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.
On 17th January 1476 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk. Suspicious since he was only 32? Duke Norfolk, Earl Surrey and Earl Nottingham extinct. Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk succeeded 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and inherited the vast Mowbray estates. She was subsequently married to Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York two years later.
On 12th June 1476 Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York was created 1st Earl Nottingham by King Edward IV of England.
Around August 1483 the Princes in the Tower, brothers King Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York disappeared from the Tower of London.
King Edward V of England: Earl March and Earl Pembroke extinct.
Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York: Duke York, Duke Norfolk and Earl Norfolk, Earl Nottingham extinct.
Commines writes "Not long after, he received letters from the Duke of Gloucester, who had made himself king, styled himself Richard III, and barbarously murdered his two nephews".
Robert Ricart, Mayor of Bristol: "And this yere the two sonnes of King E. were put to scylence in the Towre of London." although it should be noted this was written in the margin.
Croyland Chronicle: "while a rumour was spread that the sons of king Edward before-named had died a violent death, but it was uncertain how."
Polydore Vergil: "And to rid himself of this altogether he decided to kill his nephews, for as long as they were safe he could by no means be free of danger."
Jean Molinet: "They were imprisoned for about five weeks; and by the captain of the tower, the Duke Richard secretly had them put to death and eliminated."
Mancini: "I have seen not a few people burst into tears and weep when his memory was brought up after he was removed from the sight of men, and it was already suspected that he had been eliminated. Whether he has indeed been removed, and by what manner of death, I have not yet discovered."
Robert Fabyan: "In which passe tyme the prynce, or of ryght kynge Edwarde the v., with his broder the duke of Yorke, were put under suer kepynge within the Tower, in suche wyse that they neuer came abrode after."
On 28th June 1483 John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk was created 1st Duke Norfolk by King Richard III of England. Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk by marriage Duchess Norfolk.
His son Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk was created 1st Earl Surrey. Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey by marriage Countess Surrey.
William Berkeley was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk and William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley were heirs to the vast Mowbray estates that had been inherited by Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk who had been married to Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York. Richard of Shrewsbury's father King Edward IV of England had legislated that in the event of Anne's death his son Richard would continue to benefit from the inheritance; she died in 1481.
On 14th February 1492 William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley died. Marquess Berkeley, Earl Nottingham, Viscount Berkeley extinct.
Baron Berkeley Feudal retained by the King.
Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley. Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
On 18th June 1525 Henry Fitzroy was taken by barge to Bridewell Palace where he was enobled by his father King Henry VIII of England and Ireland.
In the morning Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
In the afternoon Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset.
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland carried the Sword of State. Thomas More read the patents of nobility. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk, Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset,
Henry Courtenay was created 1st Marquess Exeter. Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter by marriage Marchioness Exeter.
Henry Clifford was created 1st Earl of Cumberland, Warden of the West Marches and Governor of Carlisle Castle.
Thomas Manners was created 1st Earl of Rutland. Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland by marriage Countess of Rutland. He was given the Earldom of Rutland to reflect his descent from Anne York Duchess Exeter sister of the previous Earl of Rutland. At the same time his arms
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Henry Brandon was created 1st Earl Lincoln.
Robert Radclyffe was created 1st Viscount Fitzwalter.
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde was created 1st Viscount Rochford. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde by marriage Viscountess Rochford.
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk, William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel and John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford attended.
On 22nd July 1536 or 23rd July 1536 Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Richmond and Somerset died at St James's Palace. He the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII of England and Ireland. He was buried at Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham. Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Earl Nottingham extinct.
On 22nd October 1597 Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham was created 1st Earl Nottingham. Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham by marriage Countess Nottingham.
In September 1603 Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham and Margaret Stewart 1st Countess Nottingham were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 55 years. She the daughter of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray.
On 22nd April 1620 Charles Howard 2nd Earl Nottingham and Mary Cockayne 1st Countess Nottingham were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. She the daughter of William Cockayne and Mary Morris Countess Dover. He the son of Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham and Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham.
On 14th December 1624 Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham died. Charles Howard 2nd Earl Nottingham succeeded 2nd Earl Nottingham, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham. Mary Cockayne 1st Countess Nottingham by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 3rd October 1642 Charles Howard 2nd Earl Nottingham died. Charles Howard 3rd Earl Nottingham succeeded 3rd Earl Nottingham, 4th Baron Howard of Effingham. Arabella Smith Countess Nottingham by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 26th April 1681 Charles Howard 3rd Earl Nottingham died. Earl Nottingham extinct. Francis Howard 5th Baron Howard succeeded 5th Baron Howard of Effingham. Philadelphia Pelham Baroness Howard by marriage Baroness Howard of Effingham.
In May 1681 Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
On 18th December 1682 Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham died at Great Queen Street Covent Garden. He was buried at Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire. Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea succeeded 2nd Earl Nottingham, 2nd Baron Finch Daventry. Essex Rich Countess Nottingham by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 29th December 1685 Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea were married. She being a fourth-cousin once-removed of his first wife Essex Rich Countess Nottingham. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. He the son of Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham and Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch.
On 1st January 1730 Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea died. Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham succeeded 8th Earl Winchilsea, 8th Viscount Maidstone, 3rd Earl Nottingham, 3rd Baron Finch Daventry, 9th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
Before September 1734 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham and Frances Feilding Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea, Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Basil Feilding 3rd Earl Desmond 4th Earl Denbigh and Hester Firebrace Countess Desmond and Denbigh. He the son of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.
After September 1734 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham and Mary Palmer Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea, Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.
On 2nd August 1769 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham died. George Finch 9th Earl Winchilsea 4th Earl Nottingham succeeded 9th Earl Winchilsea, 9th Viscount Maidstone, 4th Earl Nottingham, 4th Baron Finch Daventry, 10th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
On 2nd August 1826 George Finch 9th Earl Winchilsea 4th Earl Nottingham died unmarried without legitimate issue. George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham 10th Earl Winchilsea succeeded 5th Earl Nottingham, 10th Earl Winchilsea, 10th Viscount Maidstone, 5th Baron Finch Daventry, 11th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Georgiana Charlotte Graham Countess Nottingham Winchelsea by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea. His illegitimate son George Finch inherited his manors at Burley-on-the-Hill House and Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire.
On 15th February 1837 George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham 10th Earl Winchilsea and Emily Georgiana Bagot Countess Winchilsea Nottingham were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.
On 17th October 1849 George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham 10th Earl Winchilsea and Fanny Margaretta Rice Countess Nottingham Winchilsea were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.
On 8th January 1858 George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham 10th Earl Winchilsea died at Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire. George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham 11th Earl Winchilsea succeeded 6th Earl Nottingham, 11th Earl Winchilsea, 11th Viscount Maidstone, 6th Baron Finch Daventry, 12th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Constance Henrietta Paget Countess Nottingham Winchilsea by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 9th June 1887 George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham 11th Earl Winchilsea died. Murray Finch-Hatton 7th Earl Nottingham 12th Earl Winchilsea succeeded 7th Earl Nottingham, 12th Earl Winchilsea, 12th Viscount Maidstone, 7th Baron Finch Daventry, 13th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Edith Harcourt Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.
On 7th September 1898 Murray Finch-Hatton 7th Earl Nottingham 12th Earl Winchilsea died. Henry Finch-Hatton 8th Earl Nottingham 13th Earl Winchilsea succeeded 8th Earl Nottingham, 13th Earl Winchilsea, 13th Viscount Maidstone, 8th Baron Finch Daventry, 14th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
On 14th August 1927 Henry Finch-Hatton 8th Earl Nottingham 13th Earl Winchilsea died. Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton 9th Earl Nottingham 14th Earl Winchilsea succeeded 9th Earl Nottingham, 14th Earl Winchilsea, 14th Viscount Maidstone, 15th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
On 10th February 1939 Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton 9th Earl Nottingham 14th Earl Winchilsea died. Christopher Finch-Hatton 10th Earl Nottingham 15th Earl Winchilsea succeeded 10th Earl Nottingham, 15th Earl Winchilsea, 15th Viscount Maidstone, 16th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Gladys Széchényi Countess Winchilsea and Nottingham by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.
On 7th March 1950 Christopher Finch-Hatton 10th Earl Nottingham 15th Earl Winchilsea died. Christopher Finch-Hatton 11th Earl Nottingham 16th Earl of Winchilsea succeeded 11th Earl Nottingham, 16th Earl Winchilsea, 16th Viscount Maidstone, 9th Baron Finch Daventry, 17th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
In 1962 Christopher Finch-Hatton 11th Earl Nottingham 16th Earl of Winchilsea and Shirley Hatfield Countess of Nottingham and Winchilsea were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Christopher Finch-Hatton 10th Earl Nottingham 15th Earl Winchilsea and Gladys Széchényi Countess Winchilsea and Nottingham.
On 26th June 1999 Christopher Finch-Hatton 11th Earl Nottingham 16th Earl of Winchilsea died. Daniel Finch-Hatton 12th Earl Nottingham 17th Earl of Winchilsea succeeded 12th Earl Nottingham, 17th Earl Winchilsea, 17th Viscount Maidstone, 10th Baron Finch Daventry, 18th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.