Earl Abingdon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
30th November 1682. James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon [aged 29] created.
22nd May 1699. Son Montagu Venables Bertie 2nd Earl of Abingdon [aged 26] succeeded.
16th June 1743. Nephew Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon [aged 50] succeeded.
10th June 1760. Son Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon [aged 20] succeeded.
26th September 1799. Son Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon [aged 15] succeeded.
16th October 1854. Son Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon [aged 46] succeeded.
8th February 1884. Son Montagu Arthur Bertie 7th Earl of Abingdon [aged 47] succeeded.
10th March 1928. Grandson Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey [aged 40] succeeded.
11th September 1963. First Cousin Richard Bertie 14th Earl Lindsey 9th Earl of Abingdon [aged 32] succeeded.
On 30th November 1682 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon [aged 29] was created 1st Earl Abingdon. Eleanor Lee Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
On 15th April 1698 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon [aged 44] and Catherine Chamberlayne Countess Abingdon [aged 30] were married at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanwell. She by marriage Countess Abingdon. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey.
On 22nd May 1699 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon [aged 45] died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Rycote. His son Montagu [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl Abingdon, 6th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 16th June 1743 Montagu Venables Bertie 2nd Earl of Abingdon [aged 70] died. His nephew Willoughby [aged 50] succeeded 3rd Earl Abingdon, 7th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Anna Maria Collins Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
On 10th June 1760 Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon [aged 67] died. His son Willoughby [aged 20] succeeded 4th Earl Abingdon, 8th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 26th September 1799 Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon [aged 59] died. His son Montagu [aged 15] succeeded 5th Earl Abingdon, 9th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 27th August 1807 Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon [aged 23] and Emily Gage Countess of Abingdon were married. She by marriage Countess Abingdon. He the son of Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon and Charlotte Warren.
On 11th March 1841 Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon [aged 56] and Frederica Kerr Countess of Abingdon [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Abingdon. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon and Charlotte Warren.
On 16th October 1854 Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon [aged 70] died. His son Montagu [aged 46] succeeded 6th Earl Abingdon, 10th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Elizabeth Lavinia Harcourt Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
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 8th February 1884 Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon [aged 75] died. His son Montagu [aged 47] succeeded 7th Earl Abingdon, 11th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 10th March 1928 Montagu Arthur Bertie 7th Earl of Abingdon [aged 91] died. His grandson Montagu [aged 40] succeeded 8th Earl Abingdon, 12th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Elizabeth Valetta Montagu-Stuart-Wortley Countess Abingdon [aged 31] by marriage Countess Abingdon. It isn't clear whether their marriage took place before or after the death of his father.
On 11th September 1963 Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey [aged 75] died. His first cousin Richard [aged 32] succeeded 14th Earl Lindsey, 9th Earl Abingdon, 13th Baron Norreys of Rycote.