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  Earls of Westmorland - LoveToKnow 1911
WESTMORLAND Ralph Neville, 4th Baron Neville of Raby, and 1st earl of Westmorland (1364-1425), eldest son of John, 3rd Baron Neville, and his wife Maud Percy (see Neville, Family), was knighted by Thomas of Woodstock, afterwards duke of Gloucester, during the French expedition of 1380, and succeeded to his father's barony in 1388.
The earl died on the 21st of October 1425, and a fine alabaster tomb was erected to his memory in Staindrop church close by Raby Castle.
Charles, 6th earl (1543-1601), eldest son of the 5th earl by his first wife Jane, daughter of Thomas Manners, ist earl of Rutland, was brought up a Roman Catholic, and was further attached to the Catholic party by his marriage with Jane, daughter of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey.
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 Abergavenny Information
Abergavenny, often known as 'Aber' to the locals, was the Roman Gobannium, a small fort guarding the road along the valley of the Usk for keeping the peace among the hill tribes.
He married the heiress of Richard, Earl of Worcester, whose father had inherited the castle and estate of Abergavenny, and was summoned in 1392 to parliament as Lord Bergavenny.
Abergavenny is twinned with Oestringen in Germany, Beaupreau in France and Sarno in Italy.
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 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Earls (1)
Waltheof, descended from the earls of Northumberland previous to the conquest, was created by king William the conqueror earl of that county, and soon after earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, which titles he forfeited to the crown 29 April 1075.
Walter Giffard, earl of Longueville in the province of Normandy, a distant relation to king William the conqueror, was created by that monarch earl of Buckingham, which title became extinct in that family upon the death of Walter, second earl of Buckingham 1164.
William, earl of Warren in the province of Normandy, a distant relation of king William the conqueror, was created by king William the second earl of Surrey, which title became extinct in this family upon the death of William, third earl of Surrey, 1148.
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 Marquess of Abergavenny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced "Abergenny") is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 14 January 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes, for the 5th Earl of Abergavenny.
The Barony of Abergavenny was held by his successors, the Earls and Marquesses of Abergavenny, until 2000, when it passed into abeyance between the three surviving daughters of the 5th Marquess.
Heir Presumptive to the Earldom of Abergavenny and Viscountcy of Nevill: David Michael Ralph Nevill (great-grandnephew of the 1st Marquess of Abergavenny)
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 George Goring, Earl Of Norwich - LoveToKnow 1911
GEORGE GORING NORWICH, EARL OF (1583?-1663), English soldier, was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, earl of Norwich.
When the troubles between Charles and his parliament became acute Goring devoted his fortune freely to the royal cause; and the king in November 1644 renewed for him the title of earl of Norwich which had become extinct at his uncle's death.
He went with the queen to Holland in 1642 to raise money for the king, and in the autumn of the next year he was seeking arms and money from Mazarin in Paris.
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 Marquess of Abergavenny
The title of Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced "Abergenny") was created in 1876 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Earl of Abergavenny.
Edward Nevill was the youngest son of the 1st Earl of Westmoreland, by Joan Beaufort, the daughter of John of Gaunt.
Nevill married the heiress of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester, whose father had inherited the castle and estate of Abergavenny, and was summoned to parliament in 1392 as the Lord Bergavenny.
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 Abergavenny: Touring Wales on Britannia
Abergavenny had its origins when the Romans built a small fort here to guard the route that followed the Usk into Wales.
She was married to Sir William ap Thomas, father of the first Earl of Pembroke and the family of the Herberts, so well-known in Welsh history.
Abergavenny is an ideal spot to tour the country of the Black Mountains.
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The Wreck of The Earl of the Abergavenny,1805
Although the Abergavenny finally managed to clear the bank and attempt to sail for the sands of Weymouth Bay, the hull was too badly damaged and she sank in sight of land.
On February 4th 2005 200 years after the Earl of Abergavenny had sunk off Weymouth harbour with the loss of 274 lives a number of the diving group commemorated the occasion with the unveiling of a plaque at the entrance to the harbour on the quayside.
www.colley.co.uk /siriol/Cumming-Abergavenny.htm   (795 words)

  
 Marquess of Abergavenny   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The title of Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced "Aber genny ") was created in 1876 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Earl of Abergavenny.
The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Abergavenny (Great Britain, 1784), Earl of Lewes (U.K., 1876), Viscount Nevill (Great Britain, 1784), and Baron Bergavenny (English, 1392 or1450).
William Nevill, 5th Earl of Abergavenny (1826 - 1915) (became Marquess of Abergavenny in 1876)
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 Abergavenny Castle
William Camden, the 16th-century antiquary, said that Abergavenny Castle "has been oftner stain'd with the infamy of treachery, than any other castle in Wales." Only fragments of the rest of the curtain wall remain, mainly on the east side where the stub of a rectangular projecting tower is visible.
Built into a later cottage, now part of a museum, is the fragment of a tower, and on the north side the curtain wall is much reduced and was landscaped into a rock garden in the late 19th century.
Henry, the third son of Milo FitzWalter, earl of Hereford, was killed by Seisyll ap Dyfnwal in 1175.
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 Clan MACLEAN
John Maclean, surnamed Garbh, son of Lachlan of Dowart, obtained the isle of Coll and the lands of Quinish in Mull from Alexander, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles, and afterwards, on the forfeiture of Cameron, the lands of Loachiel.
In 1463, Ewen or Eugene, son of Donald, held the office of seneschal of the household to the latter earl; and in 1493, Lachlan Macewen Maclean was laird of Ardgour.
The earl was the natural son of the Earl of Buchan, otherwise known as the Wolf of Badenoch, son of King Robert II., so that, although under the baton sinister, the Macleans inherited the blood of the Royal House of Stewart.
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 Hampshire and Dorset Shipwrecks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At about the same time that the vessel floated free, the wind had increased in strength to almost gale force and it was only when the first mate reported that there was at least 12 feet of water in the holds that the gravity of the situation at last dawned upon the captain.
The Abergavenny lying in 60 ft of water and 5½ ft of sand.
The Earl of Abergavenny sank just one and a half miles from Weymouth beach and considering its prestige it is incredible that so little rescue effort was made and that so many lives were lost, especially as it had been in such a dangerous state for well over six hours.
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 Physical Changes to the Coast
A bottle recovered from the wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, which sank in Weymouth bay in 1805, contained 120 cherries pickled in brandy.
The Earl of Abergavenny, which sank in Weymouth Bay in January 1805 was carrying many thousands of gunflints for the East India Company’s Army in India.
Engraving of the sinking of the Earl of Abergavenny in 1805 (DCC).
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 The loss of the Indiaman Earl of Abergavenny   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She was nine years old, having been bult in Pincher's Yard at Northfleet, Kent, in 1796 for the East India Co. The captain's family had invested 20,000 L in goods on board the ship.
The first and third Mate were on shore when the Abergavenny sailed, and they paid 40 guineas for a boat, which enabled them to join the ill-fated ship.
At this period the Abergavenny had not been supplied with a Pilot, and therefore was compelled to wait a few hours for that purpose.
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 thePeerage.com - John Blundell Leigh and others
She married William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny, son of Sir Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny and Mary Robinson, on 7 September 1824.
She married Sir Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, son of George Neville, 1st Earl of Abergavenny and Henrietta Pelham, on 3 October 1781.
She married, secondly, George Neville, 1st Earl of Abergavenny, son of William Neville, 14th Lord Abergavenny and Katharine Tatton, on 5 February 1753 in Stanmer, Sussex, England.
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 GENUKI: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
"ABERGAVENNY, a parish and market town in the hundred of Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouth, 14 miles to the W. of Monmouth, and 143 miles from London, or 165½ by the Great Western railway.
Abergavenny is the seat of a poor-law union, and the head of a county-court district.
This society was established in the ear 1832, for the purpose of promoting the study of Welsh literature and music, and for the encouragement of native industry and manufactures.
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 Channel4.com - Wreck Detectives - The wrecks - Earl of Abergavenny - Introduction
The East Indiaman, Earl of Abergavenny, painted in 1801 by Thomas Luny.&width=510&height=345&credit=British Library" onFocus="this.blur()">
The Earl of Abergavenny was one of the largest British East Indiamen built, captained by William Wordsworth's brother John.
This weakness fatally undermined the structure of the Earl of Abergavenny.
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 Earl of abergavenny, abergavenny - Érudit | RON n27 2002 : Roberts
The Earl of Abergavenny was one of the English East India Company's largest ships at 1400 tons, the wreck of which now lies in 18 metres of water 1.5 miles
William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny Abergavenny was incorporated in 1899, and is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors.
the Earl of Abergavenny sank in eleven fathoms.
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 Maclean
He and Maclean of Lochbuie were among the barons of the Isles who accompanied Donald Dubh to Ireland, and at the command of the Earl of Lennox, claiming to be regent of Scotland, swore allegiance to the king of England.
The battle was fought between the Catholic Earls of Huntly, Angus and Errol, on the one side, and the king's forces, under the Earl of Argyll, on the other.
In the rebellion of 1715, the Macleans ranged themselves under the standard of the Earl of Mar, and were present at the battle of Sheriffmuir.
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 Eridge Sussex - (The home of the Neville and Abergavenny Family) - an English Village (UK)
Their decendants the Abergavenny family together with their monogram are found on many of the properties in this village and others in thge area such as Frant and Rotherfield.
In 1792 the second Earl of Abergavenny converted the old house into a gothic Castle, which was renamed Eridge Castle, this became the Abergavenny family's primary residence.
During the Napoleonic era, a military camp was to be found nearby towards Groombridge, and in 1793 eighteen soldiers died from smallpox and were buried in Frant churchyard.
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 thePeerage.com - Freeman Archibald Grant Haynes and others
On 25 May 1604 the title, Lord Abergavenny, was confirmed by the House of Lords on Edward, with precedency of 1392.
He was the son of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke.
She married Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, son of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke, on 2 May 1848 in St.
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 The Dukes of Marlborough and the Principality of Mindelheim
His British titles are duke of Marlborough (Eng 1702), marquess of Blandford (Eng 1702), earl of Sunderland (Eng 1643), earl of Marlborough (Eng 1689), baron Spencer (of Eyemouth, Eng 1603), baron Churchill (of Sandridge, Eng 1685).
Sir Charles Spencer's younger brother, the Honourable John Spencer, of Althorp, Northamptonshire, was the ancestor of the earls Spencer.
Duke to Sidney Earl of Godolphin, 22 September 1704; Ven WC Coxe, Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough (1820) vol II 23.
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 Érudit | RON n27 2002 : Roberts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
War was not then the universal dread that it is now; it was regarded as the preserve of professionals, who enjoyed exercising their skills and making their fortunes, and had comparatively little impact on civilians, in England at any rate.
6I find this to be an extraordinary claim, given that in the year that the Abergavenny sank, in addition to Britain's massive militia and volunteer corps, there were 120,000 men in the pay of the Navy, and 135,000 in the Army, the majority of whom had families and dependents.
By sketching in the later lives of one or two of the Abergavenny's passengers, she begins to give faces and names to the 400 individuals on board.
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 Abergavenny Broadband - Broadband-Internet-Providers.Org.Uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Channel4.com - Wreck Detectives - The wrecks - Earl of Abergavenny - Introduction -...
The Earl of Abergavenny was one of the largest British East Indiamen built, captained by William Wordsworth's brother...
Coleg Gwent - Abergavenny conference facilities - Abergavenny 'the hill' is able to provide conference facilities for varying sized groups in form of our fully equiped lecture rooms, four information technology suites (with broadband internet access), a lounge bar and dining room.
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 Index - EARL of ABERGAVENNY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Earl of Abergavenny, a ship of 1,200-tons, left Gravesend at the end of January, 1805, for Bengal and China carrying some 51 passengers and 159 troops calling in at Portsmouth en route.
As she approached Portland Bill on 5 February, 1805, the weather started to deteriorate and Captain Wordsworth, brother of William Wordsworth, decided to wait in Portland Roads rather than round Portland Bill and cross Lyme Bay, with the risk becoming embayed and ending up on the Chesil Bank.
However, it could be that she was simply overladen and that this was sufficient, along with the bumping on the Shambles, to cause damage to the ship's bottom, which created an inflow of water which it wasn't possible to contain.
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 The Loss of the Indiaman
She was nine years old, having been built in Pincher's Yard at Northfleet, Kent, in 1796 for the East India Co. The captain's family had invested 20,000 L in goods on board the ship.
Mr Baggot, the Chief Mate, was of the same cool and temperate disposition, and made no attempt to save his own life, but met the fate of his captain with the same composure..
The salvage work on Abergavenny was carried out by John Braithwaite in Endeavour and continued until the end of March 1806 when, having recovered all the chests of specie and the rest of the cargo, the wreck was blown up.
colley.co.uk /siriol/loss_indiaman.htm   (702 words)

  
 NAS adopted wreck: The Earl of Abergavenny, Weymouth Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
NAS adopted wreck: The Earl of Abergavenny, Weymouth Bay
The Earl of Abergavenny was an East Indiaman bound for China, when she sank in Weymouth Bay with the loss of more than 250 souls in February 1805.
She is of some historic and literary interest, as she was under the command of John Wordsworth, the poet William Wordsworth's brother, who also perished in the tragedy.
www.nasportsmouth.org.uk /wreck/sites/earl-abergavenny.php   (120 words)

  
 REFERENCES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Wreck of the Abergavenny by Alethea Hayter.
Braithwaite, W. - Raising of the Earl of Abergavenny in the Journal of the Endeavour, 1805 to 1807.
Salvage operations on the wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, Weymouth Bay, 1806.
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 My wife's family tree
Elizabeth Montgomery's father was Augustus Reebkomp, illegitimate son of the 10th Earl of Pembroke.
Her family always knew they were descended from the 10th Earl of Pembroke.
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, favourite of James VI.
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