Baron Carbery

Baron Carbery is in Baron Ireland.

In 1715 George Evans 1st Baron Carbery [aged 35] was created 1st Baron Carbery. Anne Stafford Baroness Carbery [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Carbery.

On 28th August 1749 George Evans 1st Baron Carbery [aged 69] died. His son George [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Baron Carbery. Frances Fitzwilliam Baroness Carbery [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Carbery.

On 2nd February 1759 George Evans 2nd Baron Carbery [aged 56] died. His son George [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Baron Carbery.

On 7th February 1760 George Evans 3rd Baron Carbery [aged 27] and Juliana Noel Baroness Carbery [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Baroness Carbery. She the daughter of Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough and Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 52].

On 13th December 1762 George Evans 3rd Baron Carbery [aged 30] and Elizabeth Horton Baroness Carbery were married. She by marriage Baroness Carbery.

In 1783 George Evans 3rd Baron Carbery [aged 50] died. His son George [aged 16] succeeded 4th Baron Carbery.

In 1792 George Evans 4th Baron Carbery [aged 25] and Susan Watson Baroness Carbery were married. She by marriage Baroness Carbery.

On 31st December 1804 George Evans 4th Baron Carbery [aged 38] died without issue. His uncle John [aged 66] succeeded 5th Baron Carbery. Emilia Crowe Baroness Carbery by marriage Baroness Carbery.

On 4th March 1807 John Evans 5th Baron Carbery [aged 69] died. His first cousin once removed John [aged 41] succeeded 6th Baron Carbery. Catherine Charlotte Gore Baroness Carbery [aged 40] by marriage Baroness Carbery.

On 12th May 1845 John Evans 6th Baron Carbery [aged 79] died without surviving male issue. His nephew George [aged 35] succeeded 7th Baron Carbery.

On 25th November 1889 George Patrick Evans 7th Baron Carbery [aged 79] died without issue. His brother William [aged 77] succeeded 8th Baron Carbery. Victoria Cecil Baroness Carbery [aged 46] by marriage Baroness Carbery.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 7th November 1894 William Charles Evans 8th Baron Carbery [aged 82] died. His son Algernon [aged 26] succeeded 9th Baron Carbery.

On 12th June 1896 Algernon George Evans 9th Baron Carbery [aged 27] died. His son John [aged 4] succeeded 10th Baron Carbery.