In 1834 [his father] Alexander Malet 2nd Baronet [aged 33] and [his mother] Marianne Dora Spalding Lady Malet [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Lady Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire.
On 10th October 1837 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet was born to Alexander Malet 2nd Baronet [aged 37] and Marianne Dora Spalding Lady Malet [aged 27]. After three years at Eton College, Edward Malet entered the foreign service at the age of 17. He served as attaché to his father in Frankfurt, then in Brussels.
In 1871 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 33] was appointed Secretary of Legation at Peking which role he undertook until 1873.
The London Gazette 23767. Foreign Office, August 7, 1871. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 33], Esq., C.B., now a Second Secretary in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation in China.
In 1873 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 35] was appointed Secretary of Legation at Athens which role he undertook until 1875.
The London Gazette 24028. Foreign Office, October 11, 1873.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 36], Esq , C.B., now Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Pekin, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Athens.
In 1875 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 37] was appointed Secretary of Legation at Rome which role he undertook until 1878.
The London Gazette 24236. Foreign Office, August 9, 1875. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 37], Esq., C.B., now Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Athens, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Rome.
In 1878 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 40] was appointed Secretary of Legation at Constantinople which role he undertook until 1879.
The London Gazette 24578. Foreign Office, April 29, 1878. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 40], Esq., C.B., now Secretary to Her Majesty's Embassy at Rome, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Embassy at Constantinople.
The London Gazette 24772. Foreign Office, October 10, 1879. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Horace Rumbold [aged 10], Bart., now Her Majesty's Minister Resident to the Swiss Confederation, to be Her Majesty's Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Hussey Crespigny Vivian [aged 45], C.B., now Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, to be Her Majesty's Minister Resident to the Swiss Confederation.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 42], Esq., C.B. Minister Plenipotentiary in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt.
The London Gazette 25268. Foreign Office, August 29, 1883. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 45], K.C.B., now Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, and a Minister Plenipotentiary in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary to the King of the Belgians.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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The London Gazette 25403. Foreign Office, September 20, 1884. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 46], K.C.B., now Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Belgians, to be Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the German Emperor, King of Prussia.
On 19th March 1885 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 47] and Ermytrude Sackville Russell Lady Malet [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford [aged 65] and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford [aged 66].
On 24th October 1886 [his brother-in-law] George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford [aged 34] and Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford [aged 34] were married. She the daughter of Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers. He the son of [his father-in-law] Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford [aged 67] and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford [aged 68].
On 28th November 1886 [his father] Alexander Malet 2nd Baronet [aged 86] died. His son [his brother] Henry [aged 50] succeeded 3rd Baronet Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire.
1887. William Blake Richmond [aged 44]. Portrait of Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 49].
On 31st January 1888 [his brother-in-law] Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford [aged 29] and Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 22] were married at Barrackpore. He the son of [his father-in-law] Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford [aged 68] and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford [aged 69].
On 2nd January 1891 [his mother] Marianne Dora Spalding Lady Malet [aged 81] died.
On 14th January 1891 [his father-in-law] Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford [aged 71] shot himself as a result of insanity at 81 Eaton Square, Belgravia. His son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 38] succeeded 10th Duke Bedford, 10th Marquess Tavistock, 14th Earl Bedford, 14th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 12th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 10th Baron Howland of Streatham. Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford [aged 38] by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Monument in the Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies erected by [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford [aged 72] in 1892.
In 1892 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 54] commissioned the buidling of a Beaux-Arts villa "Le Chateau Malet" at Cap D'Ail, France, set within 14 acres of gardens. The architect was Hans-Georg Tersling.
On 23rd March 1893 [his brother-in-law] George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford [aged 40] died. George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother Herbrand [aged 35] succeeded 11th Duke Bedford, 11th Marquess Tavistock, 15th Earl Bedford, 15th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 13th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 11th Baron Howland of Streatham. Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 27] by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 12th January 1904 Henry Malet 3rd Baronet [aged 67] died. His brother Edward [aged 66] succeeded 4th Baronet Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire. Ermytrude Sackville Russell Lady Malet [aged 47] by marriage Lady Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire.
On 29th June 1908 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet [aged 70] died. His first cousin once removed Edward [aged 35] succeeded 5th Baronet Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire.
On 22nd March 1927 [his former wife] Ermytrude Sackville Russell Lady Malet [aged 70] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Malet
Grandfather: Charles Warre Malet 1st Baronet
father: Alexander Malet 2nd Baronet
Grandmother: Susanna Wales Lady Malet
Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet
Grandfather: John Spalding
mother: Marianne Dora Spalding Lady Malet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Eden
Grandmother: Mary Eden Baroness Brougham and Vaux