In 1698 George Knapton was born in Christchurch.
Around 1735 George Knapton [aged 37]. Portrait of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex [aged 37].
Before 1739 George Knapton [aged 40]. Portrait of Elizabeth Anne Howard [aged 37].
Elizabeth Anne Howard: In 1701 she was born to Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle and Anne Capell Countess Carlisle. In 1739 Elizabeth Anne Howard died.
Around 1740 George Knapton [aged 42]. Portrait of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu [aged 50].
Around 1740 George Knapton [aged 42]. Portrait of Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston [aged 15].
Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston: On 14th May 1724 she was born to Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. On 10th October 1741 George Fitzroy Earl Euston and she were married. She died seven months later. He was accused of treating her with the "utmost brutality". She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 2nd May 1742 Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston died.
Around 1740 George Knapton [aged 42]. Portrait of William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford.
Around 1741 Francis Cotes [aged 14] was apprenticed to George Knapton [aged 43] before establishing is own business in Cork Street.
Around 1745 George Knapton [aged 47]. Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield [aged 50].
Around 1748 George Knapton [aged 50]. Portrait of Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington [aged 16].
Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington: On 27th October 1731 she was born to Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. Before 1748 William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and she were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. He the son of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire and Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire. They were fourth cousin once removed. On 4th December 1753 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington died. Earl Burlington, Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky extinct. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford. On 8th December 1754 Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington died. Her son William succeeded 7th Baron Clifford.
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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Around 1752 George Knapton [aged 54]. Portrait of Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness [aged 33].
Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness: On 17th May 1718 he was born to Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness and Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 20th January 1721 Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness died. His son Robert succeeded 4th Earl Holderness, 11th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 8th Baron Conyers, 5th Baron Darcy of Meinhill. On 16th May 1778 Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness died. Earl Holderness, Baron Darcy of Meinhill extinct. His daughter Amelia succeeded 12th Baroness Darcy of Knayth, 9th Baroness Conyers.
Before 25th October 1760 George Knapton [aged 62]. Portrait.of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 76] wearing his Garter Robes.
In December 1778 George Knapton [aged 80] died in Kensington.