Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly is in Baron Ireland.
In or before 1631 Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby [aged 31] and Sarah Boyle Baroness Digby [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Baroness Digby of Geashill in County Offaly. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork [aged 64] and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
On 6th June 1642 Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby [aged 43] died. His son Kildare [aged 11] succeeded 2nd Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
On 11th July 1661 Kildare Digby 2nd Baron Digby [aged 30] died. His son Robert [aged 7] succeeded 3rd Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
On 29th December 1677 Robert Digby 3rd Baron Digby [aged 23] died. His brother Simon [aged 20] succeeded 4th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly. Frances Noel Baroness Digby [aged 16] by marriage Baroness Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
On 19th January 1685 Simon Digby 4th Baron Digby [aged 28] died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Coleshill [Map]. His brother William [aged 23] succeeded 5th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
In 1686 William Digby 5th Baron Digby [aged 24] and Jane Noel Baroness Digby were married. She by marriage Baroness Digby of Geashill in County Offaly. She the daughter of Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 45] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 40]. They were fifth cousins.
On 27th November 1752 William Digby 5th Baron Digby [aged 91] died at Sherborne, Dorset [Map]. His grandson Edward [aged 22] succeeded 6th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
On 30th November 1757 Edward Digby 6th Baron Digby [aged 27] died. His brother Henry [aged 26] succeeded 7th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
On 25th September 1793 Henry Digby 1st Earl Digby [aged 62] died. His son Edward [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Earl Digby, 8th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly, 2nd Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset.
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 12th May 1856 Edward Digby 2nd Earl Digby [aged 83] died without issue. Earl Digby extinct. His first cousin once removed Edward [aged 49] succeeded 9th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly, 3rd Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset. Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways Baroness Digby [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Digby of Geashill in County Offaly and Baroness Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset.
On 16th October 1889 Edward St Vincent Digby 9th and 3rd Baron Digby [aged 83] died. His son Edward [aged 42] succeeded 10th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly, 4th Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset.
On 11th May 1920 Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby 10th and 4th Baron Digby [aged 73] died. His son Edward [aged 25] succeeded 11th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly, 5th Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset.
On 29th January 1964 Edward Digby 11th and 5th Baron Digby [aged 69] died. His son Edward [aged 39] succeeded 12th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly, 6th Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset.
On 1st April 2018 Edward Digby 12th and 6th Baron Digby [aged 93] died. His son Henry [aged 64] succeeded 13th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly, 7th Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset.
Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby was created 1st Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.