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Index:
The Barons of Ashby
History & House Development
THE BARONS OF ASHBY 1st Baron: 1557 - 1596 Granted Baron by Tenure in 1580. Made first extensions to Ashby Manor.
Name: William
Baron aged: 23 years old
Baron for: 16 years
Died: 1596, aged 39, when the English took Cruz from the Spanish.
Major Occupation: Pirate for Elizabeth I, turned Cattleman.
Contemporaries: Sir Frances Drake, Sir John Hawkins, John Drake (Frances' brother), John Drake (Frances' nephew), Sir Frances Bacon
Rulers: Elizabeth I ruled (1558 - 1603)2nd Baron: 1582 - 1644
Name: Frances
Baron aged: 14 years old
Baron for: 50 years
Died: 1644, aged 65, at the Battle of Marston Moor
Major Occupation: Cattle Farming
Contemporaries: Oliver Cromwell, Walter Raleigh, Shakespeare
Rulers: Elizabeth I ruled (1558 - 1603)
James I of England (1567 - 1625)
Charles I ruled (1625 -1649)3rd Baron: 1609 - 1668 Made second extensions to Ashby.
Name: Gisborn
Baron aged: 35 years old
Baron for: 24 years
Died: 1668, aged 59 of Plague
Major Occupation: Cattle
Contemporaries: Rembrandt
Rulers: Charles I Ruled (1625 -1649)
Oliver Cromwell (1649 - 1660)
Charles II Ruled (1660 - 1685)4th Baron: 1643 -1697
Name: Albert
Baron aged: 25 years old
Baron for: 29 years.
Died: 1697, aged 54, of Smallpox
Major Occupation: Cattle
Contemporaries: Henry Purcell
Rulers: Charles II Ruled (1660 -1685)
James II Ruled (1685 - 1688)
William III (1689 - 1702)5th Baron: 1666 -1744
Name: Harold
Baron aged: 31 years old
Baron for: 47 years
Died: 1744, aged 78, of old age.
Major Occupation: Cattle
Contemporaries: 1st Prime Minister : Robert Walpole. Bach, Handel, Newton, Rob Roy, Vivaldi, Albinoni
Rulers: James II (1685 - 1688)
William (1689 - 1702)
Anne (1702 - 1714)
George I (1714 - 1727)
George II (1727 - 1760)6th Baron: 1708 - 1779 Did third major extension to Ashby.
Name: John
Baron aged: 36 years old
Baron for: 35 years
Died: 1779, aged 71, in Chapter House fire.
Major Occupation: The Arts & Cattle.
Contemporaries: Sir Frances Dashwood, Ben Franklin,
Rulers: Anne (1702 - 1714)
George I (1714 - 1727)
George II (1727 - 1760)
George III (1760 - 1820)7th Baron: 1736 - 1794 Rebuilt Chapter House into Gazebo and memorial to his father after fire.
Name: Frances II
Baron aged: 43 years old.
Baron for: 15 years
Died: 1794, aged 58, of heart failure due to excess.
Major Occupation: Cattle and the Arts.
Contemporaries: Casanova, James Cook, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, James Watt. American Independence.
Rulers: George II (1727 - 1760)
George III (1760 - 1820)8th Baron: 1768 -1822
Name: Ernest
Baron aged: 26 years old
Baron for: 28 years
Died: 1822, declared mad aged, 54 years.
Major Occupation: The Arts & Cattle
Contemporaries: Captain Bligh, Byron, Napoleon
Rulers: George III (1760 - 1820)
George IV (1820 - 1830)9th Baron: 1796 -1873
Name: Simon
Baron aged: 26 years old.
Baron for: 51 years
Died: 1873, aged 77, choked in his sleep.
Major Occupation: The Arts, the Occult, Cattle.
Contemporaries: Brahms, Chopin
Rulers: George III (1760 - 1820)
George IV (1820 - 1830)
William III (1830 - 1837)
Victoria (1837 - 1901)10th Baron: (1850 - 1901) Added Stables & Hunting room.
Name: Harold
Baron aged: 23 years old
Baron for: 28 years
Died: 1901 died aged 51 years, in riding accident.
Major Occupation: Horses, Cattle.
Contemporaries: Graeme Bell, Bizet, Dickens, Monet, Tchaikovsky, Van Gogh.
Rulers: William III (1830 - 1837)
Victoria (1837 - 1901)11th Baron: (1875 - 1938) Added Plumbing, Electricity etc.
Name: Lawrence
Baron aged: 26 years old
Baron for: 37 years
Died: 1938, aged 63 years, motoring accident.
Major Occupation: Horses, the Arts.
Contemporaries: Debussy, Einstein, Freud. World War I - 1914 - 1919.
Rulers: Victoria (1837 - 1901)
Edward VII (1901 - 1910)
George V (1910 -1936)
Edward VIII (1936)12th Baron: (1921 - 1998) Added Garages.
Name: Edward
Baron aged: 17 years old
Baron for: 60 years
Died: 1998, aged 77 years, of heart failure.
Major Occupation: The Arts, Horses.
Contemporaries: Hitler, Churchill, Word War II 1939 - 1945. Cold War 1946 -1957.
Rulers: George V (1910 -1936)
Edward VIII (1936)
George VI (1936 -1952)
Elizabeth II (1952 -)13th Baron: 1973 - Grandson of Edward
Name: Wade
Baron aged: 25 years old
Baron for: ?
Died: ?
Major Occupation: Computer Programming & Graphics. Smoking dope and betting on horses.
Contemporaries: Apple Macintosh, Sony Playstation. ILM - Industrial Light & Magic.
Rulers: Elizabeth II (1952 -)
Sir Frances Drake
1540-1596
Sir John Hawkins
1532-1595
Sir Frances Bacon 1561-1626 Oliver Cromwell 1599-1658 Walter Raleigh 1552-1618 Rembrandt 1606-1669 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Robert Walpole 1676-1745 Henry Purcell 1658-1695 Handel 1685-1769 Bach 1685-1750 Newton 1642-1727 Rob Roy 1671-1734 Vivaldi 1675-1743 Sir Frances Dashwood 1708-1781 Ben Franklin 1706-1790 Casanova 1725-1807 James Cook 1728-1779 Haydn 1732-1805 James Watt 1736-1819 Mozart 1756-1791 Beethoven 1770-1827 Captain Bligh 1754-1817 Lord Byron 1788-1824 Napoleon 1769-1821 Chopin 1810-1849 Charles Dickens 1812-1870 Brahms 1833-1897 Bizet 1838-1875 Greame Bell 1847-1922 Monet 1840-1926 Tchaikovsky 1840-1893 Van Gogh 1853-1890 Debussy 1862-1918 Freud 1856-1939 Albert Einstein 1879-1955 Adolph Hitler 1889-1945 Winston Churchill 1874-1965