The royal lineage of our noble and gentle familiesTogether with their paternal ancestry .. . The Descent of Right Hon. Dayrolles, Baron Ventry, from the Blood Royal of LDWARD III., King ofEngland, Earl of Ches-ter 1320, Duke of Aqui-taine, Count of Ponthieuand Montreuil, 1325;crowned at Westminsterin his fathers lifetime,1 Feb., 1327; defeatedthe Scots at Halidon Hill, 1333. In 1339 heassumed the style of King of France andEngland, and Lord of Ireland, and quartered [660] the arms of France in the first quarter; gaineda great naval victory over the French off Sluys,1340, and won the
The royal lineage of our noble and gentle familiesTogether with their paternal ancestry .. . The Descent of Right Hon. Dayrolles, Baron Ventry, from the Blood Royal of LDWARD III., King ofEngland, Earl of Ches-ter 1320, Duke of Aqui-taine, Count of Ponthieuand Montreuil, 1325;crowned at Westminsterin his fathers lifetime,1 Feb., 1327; defeatedthe Scots at Halidon Hill, 1333. In 1339 heassumed the style of King of France andEngland, and Lord of Ireland, and quartered [660] the arms of France in the first quarter; gaineda great naval victory over the French off Sluys,1340, and won the celebrated battle of Cressy26 Aug. 1346; 17 Oct. following the Scotswere defeated at Neville Cross, and KingDavid II. taken prisoner to London, where heremained nearly 11 years. Instituted the orderof the Garter 1349. His son, the Black Prince,defeated the French at the battle of Poictiers,19 Sept., 1356, and brought King John prisonerto London, where he remained nearly five years(for further particulars, see Royal Lineage,Fosters Peerage). The King died at Sheen,Surrey, 21 June, 1337, having had issue; theirdescendant, A/TARTHA BLENNERHASSETT (eldestdaughter of Thomas B
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