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1322 Battle of Boroughbridge

1397 Murder of Thomas of Woodstock

1540 Arrest and Attainder of Thomas Cromwell

1540 Execution of Thomas Cromwell and Walter Hungerford

1543 Parr Family Ennobled

1601 Essex Rebellion

1661 Coronation of Charles II

Earl Essex (1st Creation)

1st: Geoffrey Mandeville 1st Earl Essex. Died 1144. Son.

2nd: Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex. Died 1166. Brother.

3rd: William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale. Died 1189. Extinct.

In 1127 William Clito Normandy Count Flanders (age 24) and Joanna Monferrat Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Rainier Aleramici Marquis of Monferrat (age 43) and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy (age 57). He the son of Robert Curthose III Duke Normandy (age 76) and Sybilla Conversano Duchess Normandy. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1139 Geoffrey Mandeville 1st Earl Essex was created 1st Earl Essex. Rohese Vere Countess Essex and Hertford (age 29) by marriage Countess Essex.

In Aug 1144 Geoffrey Mandeville 1st Earl Essex was killed at Barnwell Castle [Map]. His son Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex succeeded 2nd Earl Essex. He had requested burial at his foundation Walden Priory [Map] but was denied since he was excomunicate. His remains were taken for burial at Temple Church, London [Map]

Before 1166 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex and Eustachia de Chapagne Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of Geoffrey Mandeville 1st Earl Essex and Rohese Vere Countess Essex and Hertford (age 55). She a granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1166 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex died. Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His brother William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale succeeded 3rd Earl Essex.

On 14 Nov 1189 William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale died at Rouen, France [Map]. He was buried at Mortemar Abbey. Earl Essex extinct.

Earl Essex (2nd Creation)

1st: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex. Died 1213. Son.

2nd: Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex. Died 1216. Brother.

3rd: William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex. Died 1227. Extinct.

In 1199 Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex (age 37) was created 1st Earl Essex.

In or before 1205 Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex (age 42) and Aveline Clare Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford and Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford.

In 1213 Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex (age 51) died. His son Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex. Matilda Clare Countess Essex by marriage Countess Essex.

On 20 Jan 1214 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 23) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Gloucester. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Beatrice Saye. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 23 Feb 1216 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 25) was killed in a tournament. His brother William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex succeeded 3rd Earl Essex.

Before 1227 William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex and Christina Fitzrobert Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Beatrice Saye.

In 1227 William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex died. Earl Essex extinct.

Earl Essex (3rd Creation)

In 1239 Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex (age 35) was created 1st Earl Essex. Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex (age 29) by marriage Countess Essex.

After 14 Apr 1241 Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex (age 37) and Maud Avenbury Countess Essex and Hereford were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford. He the son of Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford and Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford.

In 1275 Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex (age 26) and Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford.

On 31 Dec 1298 Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex (age 49) died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His son Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Hereford, 3rd Earl Essex.

On 16 Mar 1322 the rebel army led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 44) attempted to cross the bridge over the River Ure (between Ripon and York) at Boroughbridge Bridge [Map]. Their path was blocked by forces loyal to the King led by Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle (age 52). Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 46), Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 34), John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 57) and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 32) fought for the rebels. Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford (age 22), Nicholas Longford (age 37), Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln, John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 35) were captured.

Warin Lisle (age 51) was hanged after the battle at Pontefract [Map].

Following the battle Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester (age 31) and his wife Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were both imprisoned. He in Nottingham Castle [Map] and she in Sempringham Priory [Map].

John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton (age 22), Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke (age 22), William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby (age 46), Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 34), Domhnall Mar II Earl Mar (age 29) and Peter Saltmarsh (age 42) fought for the King.

Adam Everingham 1st Baron Everingham of Laxton (age 43) was captured.

Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 46) was killed. His son John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Hereford, 4th Earl Essex.

Piers Grandison 2nd Baron Grandison (age 31) fough for the rebels, and was captured.

Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley (age 55) surrendered before the battle and was imprisoned in Wallingford Castle [Map] for the rest of his life

John Giffard 2nd Baron Giffard Brimpsfield (age 34) was captured.

In 1325 John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 18) and Alice Fitzalan Countess Essex and Hereford were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford. She the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl of Arundel (age 39) and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. He the son of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

On 20 Jan 1336 John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 29) died. His brother Humphrey Bohun 6th Earl Hereford 5th Earl Essex (age 27) succeeded 6th Earl Hereford, 5th Earl Essex.

On 16 Jan 1373 Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 31) died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. Earl Hereford, Earl Essex, Earl of Northampton extinct. His estates were divided between his two daughters Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester (age 7), wife of Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 18) and Mary Bohun (age 5), wife of Henry of Bolingbroke (age 5), the future Henry IV, although the title and estates should have been inherited Gilbert Bohun who was a grandson of Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex.

Earl Essex (4th Creation)

In 1376 Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 20) was created 1st Earl Essex. Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester (age 10) by marriage Countess Essex.

Around 08 Sep 1397 Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 42) was murdered in Calais [Map] for his role as leader of the Lords Appellant. Duke Albemarle, Duke Gloucester, Earl Essex forfeit. His son Humphrey Plantagenet 2nd Earl Buckingham (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl Buckingham.

Walter Clopton was part of the inquiry into his death the outcome of which is not known. A John Hall was executed for the murder.

Earl Essex (5th Creation)

In 1461 Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 57) was created 1st Earl Essex. Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex (age 52) by marriage Countess Essex.

In 1512 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu and Mary Saye Countess Essex and Eu (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Eu. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1536 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu and Mary Blount (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Eu. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 13 Mar 1540 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu died. Earl Essex, Viscount Bourchier extinct. His daughter Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier (age 23) succeeded 7th Baroness Bourchier. His second cousin once removed John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath (age 41) succeeded 2nd Count Eu. Neither he or his descendants used the title.

Earl Essex (6th Creation)

On 18 Apr 1540 Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex (age 55) was created 1st Earl Essex

On 10 Jun 1540 Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex (age 55) attended a Meeting of the Privy Council where he was arrested. It isn't entirely clear why he was arrested but his role in the King's recent failed marriage to Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England (age 24) is likely to have played a part. Either Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 67) or William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton (age 50) tore off Cromwell's St George of the Order of the Garter; the source of this story unknown? He was imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map].

Earl Essex and Baron Cromwell of Wimbledon in Surrey forfeit.

Earl Essex (7th Creation)

On 23 Dec 1543 Henry VIII (age 52) enobled his new wife's (age 31) brother (age 31) and uncle (age 60) at ceremony in the Presence Chamber, Hampton Court Palace [Map]. Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 26) and Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 34) were present. Christopher Barker read the Patents.

William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton was created 1st Baron Parr of Horton. William was sixty with five daughters. He died four years later at which time the Barony became extinct.

William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton was created 1st Earl Essex. His estranged wife Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier (age 26) was daughter of the last Earl of Essex of the Fifth Creation. A somewhat curious choice given his wife had eloped the year previous year with John Lyngfield, the prior of Tandbridge, Surrey [Map], by whom she had an illegitimate child.

On 18 Aug 1553 William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton (age 41) was degraded 312th Knight of the Garter for having supported the cause of Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland (age 17) for which he had been attainted, convicted of treason and sentenced to death. Marquess Northampton, Earl Essex forfeit. He was released after a few months following the accession of Elizabeth I.

In 1559 William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton (age 47) was restored 1st Marquess Northampton, 1st Earl Essex.

Earl Essex (8th Creation)

On 04 May 1572 Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex (age 30) was created 1st Earl Essex. Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 28) by marriage Countess Essex.

On 22 Sep 1576 Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex (age 35) died. His son Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 10) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex, 3rd Viscount Hereford, 12th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 9th Baron Bourchier.

In 1590 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 24) and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex and Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 46).

On 25 Feb 1601 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 35) was beheaded at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map] as a consequence of his involvement in the Essex Rebellion. He was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. Earl Essex forfeit. It isn't clear whether his other titles Viscount Hereford, Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Baron Bourchier were forfeit.

In 1604 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 12) was restored 3rd Earl Essex, 4th Viscount Hereford, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 10th Baron Bourchier although it isn't clear whether the latter three titles were forfeit when his father was executed in 1601. Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset (age 13) by marriage Countess Essex.

On 11 Mar 1630 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 39) and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 63). They were fourth cousins.

Earl Essex (9th Creation)

Evelyn's Diary. 22 Apr 1661. Was the splendid cavalcade of his Majesty (age 30) from the Tower of London to Whitehall, when I saw him in the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace [Map] create six Earls, and as many Barons, viz:

Edward Lord Hyde, Lord Chancellor (age 52), Earl of Clarendon; supported by the Earls of Northumberland (age 58) and Sussex (age 14); the Earl of Bedford (age 44) carried the cap and coronet, the Earl of Warwick (age 46), the sword, the Earl of Newport (age 64), the mantle.

Next, was Capel, created Earl of Essex.

Brudenell, Cardigan;.

Valentia, Anglesea;.

Greenvill, Bath;.

Howard, Earl of Carlisle.

The Barons were: Denzille Holles; Cornwallis; Booth; Townsend; Cooper; Crew; who were led up by several Peers, with Garter and officers of arms before them; when, after obedience on their several approaches to the throne, their patents were presented by Garter King-at-Arms, which being received by the Lord Chamberlain (age 59), and delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the Secretary of State, were read, and then again delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the several Lords created; they were then robed, their coronets and collars put on by his Majesty, and they were placed in rank on both sides of the state and throne; but the Barons put off their caps and circles, and held them in their hands, the Earls keeping on their coronets, as cousins to the King.

I spent the rest of the evening in seeing the several archtriumphals built in the streets at several eminent places through which his Majesty was next day to pass, some of which, though temporary, and to stand but one year, were of good invention and architecture, with inscriptions.

Notes:

Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex (age 29) was created 1st Earl Essex. Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex (age 25) by marriage Countess Essex.

Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan (age 78) was created 1st Earl Cardigan. Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan by marriage Countess Cardigan.

Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 46) was created 1st Earl Anglesey, 1st Baron Annesley Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey (age 41) by marriage Countess Anglesey.

John Granville 1st Earl Bath (age 32) was created 1st Earl Bath, 1st Baron Granville of Kilkhampton and Biddeford.

Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle (age 32) was created 1st Earl Carlisle.

Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles (age 61) was created 1st Baron Holles. Jane Shirley Baroness Holles by marriage Baroness Holles.

Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis (age 50) was created 1st Baron Cornwallis.

George Booth 1st Baron Delamer (age 38) was created 1st Baron Delamer. Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer (age 39) by marriage Baroness Delamer.

Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 30) was created 1st Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury (age 39) was created 1st Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles.

On 13 Jul 1683 Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex (age 51) committed suicide at the Tower of London [Map]. He was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map]. He was said to have been discovered in his chamber with his throat cut whilst awaiting execution for treason. His son Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex, 3rd Baron Capell Hadham.

On 28 Feb 1692 Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex (age 21) and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 42) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland. He the son of Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex and Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex (age 56). They were half third cousins.

On 10 Jan 1710 Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex (age 39) died. His son William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Essex, 4th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 27 Nov 1718 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 21) and Jane Hyde Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon (age 46) and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon. He the son of Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 39). They were fourth cousins.

After Jan 1724 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 26) and Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 42). He the son of Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 44). They were half fourth cousins.

On 08 Jan 1743 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 45) died. His son William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex (age 10) succeeded 4th Earl Essex, 5th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 01 Aug 1754 William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex (age 21) and Frances Hanbury Williams Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex and Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex (age 43).

On 02 Mar 1767 William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex (age 34) and Harriet Bladen Countess Essex (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex and Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex (age 56).

On 04 Mar 1799 William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex (age 66) died at St James's Palace [Map]. His son George Capell Coningsbury 5th Earl Essex (age 41) succeeded 5th Earl Essex, 6th Baron Capell Hadham. Sarah Bazett Countess Essex (age 39) by marriage Countess Essex.

On 14 Jul 1825 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 22) and Caroline Janetta Beauclerk Countess Essex (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans (age 58) and Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 23 Apr 1839 George Capell Coningsbury 5th Earl Essex (age 81) died. His nephew Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 36) succeeded 6th Earl Essex, 7th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 03 Jun 1863 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 60) and Louisa Caroline Elizabeth Boyle Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex.

On 03 Jun 1863 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 60) and Louisa Elizabeth Heneage Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 11 Sep 1892 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 89) died. His grandson George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 34) succeeded 7th Earl Essex, 8th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 14 Dec 1893 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 36) and Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 27) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Countess Essex. Dollar Princess. He uncle R Suydam Grant gave her away since her father David Beach Grant had died five years before. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25 Sep 1916 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 58) died at his home Stanley House having been run over by a taxi. His son Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex (age 32) succeeded 8th Earl Essex, 9th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 10 Feb 1926 Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex (age 41) and Alys Montgomery Falkiner Countess of Essex were married at the Saint Albans registry office. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of George Capell 7th Earl of Essex and Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford.

On 10 Dec 1950 Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex (age 66) and Zara Mildred Carlson Countess of Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of George Capell 7th Earl of Essex and Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford.

In 1957 Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex (age 72) and Christine Mary Davis Countess of Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of George Capell 7th Earl of Essex and Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford.

On 08 Dec 1966 Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex (age 82) died. His son Reginald George de Vere Capell 9th Earl of Essex (age 60) succeeded 9th Earl Essex, 10th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 18 Jun 2005 Robert Edward de Vere Capell 10th Earl of Essex (age 85) died. His son Frederick "Paul" de Vere Capell 11th Earl of Essex (age 61) succeeded 11th Earl Essex, 12th Baron Capell Hadham.