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CharlesGerard was educated abroad, and in the Low Countries learnt soldiering, in,which he showed himself proficient when on the outbreak of the Civil War in England he raised a troop of horse for the kings service.
Gerard commanded a brigade with distinction at Edgehill, and gained further honors at the first battle of Newbury and at Newark in 1644, for which service he was appointed to the chief command in South Wales.
Gerard was, however, retained in command of the kings guard during Charless march from Wales to Oxford, and thence to Hereford and Chester in August 1645; and having been severely wounded at Rowton Heath on~the 23rd of September, he reached Newark with Charles on the 4th of October.
CharlesGerard was educated abroad, and in the Low Countries learnt soldiering, in which he showed himself proficient when on the outbreak of the Civil War in England he raised a troop of horse for the king's service.
Gerard was, however, retained in command of the king's guard during Charless march from Wales to Oxford, and thence to Hereford and Chester in August 1645; and having been severely wounded at Rowton Heath on September 23, he reached Newark with Charles on October 4.
On November 8, 1645 he was created Baron Gerard of Brandon in the county of Suffolk; but about the same time he appears to have forfeited Charles's favour by having attached himself to the party of Prince Rupert, with whom after the surrender of OxfordGerard probably went abroad.
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Originally the trade of Macclesfield was principally in twist and silk buttons, hut this has developed into the manufacture of all kinds of silk~ Besides this staple trade, there are various textile manufactures and extensive breweries; while stone and slate quarries, as well as coal-mines, are worked in the neighborhood.
Previous to the Conquest, Macclesfield (Maksfeld, Mackerfeld, Macclesfeld, Meulefeld, Maxfield) was held by Edwin, earl of Mercia, and at the time of the Domesday Survey it formed a part of the lands of the earl of Chester.
to Charles~ prince of, Wales and earl of Chester, in 1617.
The title of Earl of Macclesfield has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England in 1679 (extinct 1702) and then in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1721.
The first Earls of Macclesfield, from the Gerard family, held the subsidiary titles of Viscount Brandon (1679) and Baron Gerard of Brandon (1645), both in the Peerage of England.
The present Earls, from the Parker family, possess the subsidiary titles of Viscount Parker (1721) and Baron Parker of Macclesfield (1716), both in the Peerage of Great Britain.
She was the daughter of CharlesGerard, 1stEarl of Macclesfield and Jeanne de Civelle.
She married Digby Gerard, 5th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley, son of CharlesGerard, 4th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley and Jane Digby, circa 3 September 1678.
CharlesGerard, 1stEarl of Macclesfield was born circa 1618.
CharlesGerard, the son of a Lancashire landowner, was born in 1618.
Gerard's royalist forces soon won back the territory that had been lost and by the summer of 1644 Rowland Laugharne and his soldiers had been forced to return to Pembroke.
CharlesGerard, 1stEarl of Macclesfield, died in 1694.
Gerard was, however, retained in command of the king's guard during Charles's See also:
In 1721 he was created Viscount Parker and earl of Macclesfield, but when serious charges of corruption were brought against him he resigned his position as lord chancellor in 1725.
His successor was his son Thomas (1723-1795), from whom the present earl is descended.
Families covered: Gerard of Bryn, Gerard of Catenhall, Gerard of Fiskerton, Gerard of Flamberds, Gerard of Gerard's Bromley, Gerard of Halsall, Gerard of Harrow-on-the-Hill, Gerard of Kingsley, Gerard of Macclesfield
ElizabethGerard (dau of CharlesGerard, 1stEarl of Macclesfield)
Sir Gilbert Gerard of Flamberds, 1st Bart of Harrow-on-the-Hill (a 1620)
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Earl of Macclesfield -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The title of Earl of Macclesfield has been created twice, first in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of England) Peerage of England in 1679 (extinct 1702) and then in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of Great Britain) Peerage of Great Britain in 1721.
(additional info and facts about George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield) George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c.
Lt-Gen. Charles (Gerard), 1stEarl of Macclesfield (Viscount Brandon)
James (Scott), 1stDuke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, KG, PC Col. Christopher (Monck), 2nd Duke of Albemarle, KG Lt-Gen. Louis (de Duras), 2nd Earl of Feversham, KG Lt-Gen. Richard (Lumley), 1stEarl of Scarbrough
Maj-Gen. Arnold Joost (van Keppel), 1stEarl of Albemarle, KG Col. Henry (Bentinck), 1st Duke of Portland
An oval portrait of the Prince is known to have been completed by Dobson, but it's whereabouts are unknown and it is possibly lost.
CHARLES I ON HORSEBACK: Museum of Oxford *No image*
PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER: Sotheby's Auction House sold this painting in 2001, and states that at some point the sitter was thought to be Robert Devereaux, 2rd Earl of Essex.