Baron Caulfield is in Baron Ireland.
In 1620 Toby Caulfeild 1st Baron Caulfeild [aged 54] was created 1st Baron Caulfield with, since he had not married, special remainder to his nephew William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild [aged 33].
On 17th August 1627 Toby Caulfeild 1st Baron Caulfeild [aged 61] died. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. His nephew William [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Caulfield.
On 6th January 1642 Toby Caulfeild 3rd Baron Caulfeild [aged 21] was shot and killed by Edmund Boy O'Hugh, foster-brother to Phelim O'Neill [aged 38]. His brother Robert succeeded 3rd Baron Caulfield.
In 1653 William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont [aged 29] and Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Baroness Caulfield.
In April 1671 William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont [aged 47] died. His son William [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Viscount Charlemont in County Armagh, 5th Baron Caulfield.
On 21st July 1726 William Caulfeild 2nd Viscount Charlemont [aged 71] died. James Caulfeild 3rd Viscount Charlemont succeeded 3rd Viscount Charlemont in County Armagh, 6th Baron Caulfield.
In 1734 James Caulfeild 3rd Viscount Charlemont died. His son James [aged 5] succeeded 4th Viscount Charlemont in County Armagh, 7th Baron Caulfield.
On 4th August 1799 James Caulfeild 1st Earl Charlemont [aged 70] died. His son Francis [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Earl of Charlemont, 5th Viscount Charlemont in County Armagh, 8th Baron Caulfield.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 26th December 1863 Francis Caulfeild 2nd Earl Charlemont [aged 88] died. His nephew James [aged 43] succeeded 3rd Earl of Charlemont, 6th Viscount Charlemont in County Armagh, 9th Baron Caulfield. Elizabeth Jane Somerville Countess Charlemont [aged 29] by marriage Countess of Charlemont.
On 12th January 1892 James Molyneux Caulfeild 3rd Earl Charlemont [aged 71] died without issue. Earl of Charlemont, Viscount Charlemont in County Armagh, Baron Caulfield extinct.