Baron Portman is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
16th June 1837. Edward Berkeley Fitzharding 1st Viscount Portman [aged 37] created.
19th November 1888. Son William Henry Portman 2nd Viscount Portman [aged 59] succeeded.
16th October 1919. Son Henry Berkeley Portman 3rd Viscount Portman [aged 59] succeeded.
18th January 1923. Brother Claud Berkeley Portman 4th Viscount Portman [aged 58] succeeded.
6th June 1929. Son Edward Claud Berkeley Portman 5th Viscount Portman [aged 31] succeeded.
1942. Uncle Seymour Berkeley Portman 6th Viscount Portman [aged 73] succeeded.
2nd November 1946. Brother Gerald Berkeley Portman 7th Viscount Portman [aged 71] succeeded.
3rd September 1948. Son Gerald William Portman 8th Viscount Portman [aged 45] succeeded.
1967. Son Edward Portman 9th Viscount Portman [aged 32] succeeded.
2nd May 1999. Son Christopher Portman 10th Viscount Portman [aged 40] succeeded.
On 16th June 1837 Edward Berkeley Fitzharding 1st Viscount Portman [aged 37] was created 1st Baron Portman. Emma Lascelles Baroness Portman [aged 28] by marriage Baroness Portman.
On 19th November 1888 Edward Berkeley Fitzharding 1st Viscount Portman [aged 89] died. His son William [aged 59] succeeded 2nd Viscount Portman, 2nd Baron Portman. Mary Selina Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Viscountess Portman [aged 52] by marriage Viscountess Portman.
On 16th October 1919 William Henry Portman 2nd Viscount Portman [aged 90] died. His son Henry [aged 59] succeeded 3rd Viscount Portman, 3rd Baron Portman.
On 18th January 1923 Henry Berkeley Portman 3rd Viscount Portman [aged 62] died. His brother Claud [aged 58] succeeded 4th Viscount Portman, 4th Baron Portman.
On 6th June 1929 Claud Berkeley Portman 4th Viscount Portman [aged 64] died. His son Edward [aged 31] succeeded 5th Viscount Portman, 5th Baron Portman. Sybil Mary Douglas-Pennant Viscountess Portman [aged 42] by marriage Viscountess Portman.
In 1942 Edward Claud Berkeley Portman 5th Viscount Portman [aged 44] died. His uncle Seymour [aged 73] succeeded 6th Viscount Portman, 6th Baron Portman.
On 2nd November 1946 Seymour Berkeley Portman 6th Viscount Portman [aged 78] died. His brother Gerald [aged 71] succeeded 7th Viscount Portman, 7th Baron Portman.
On 3rd September 1948 Gerald Berkeley Portman 7th Viscount Portman [aged 73] died. His son Gerald [aged 45] succeeded 8th Viscount Portman, 8th Baron Portman.
In 1967 Gerald William Portman 8th Viscount Portman [aged 64] died. His son Edward [aged 32] succeeded 9th Viscount Portman, 9th Baron Portman.
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 2nd May 1999 Edward Portman 9th Viscount Portman [aged 65] died. His son Christopher [aged 40] succeeded 10th Viscount Portman, 10th Baron Portman.