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Lords of the Isle of Wight
1068
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William Fitz Osborne
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1070
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Roger de Breteuil. Earl of Hereford
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Richard de Reviers
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Baldwin de Reviers. Earl of Devon
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1155
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Richard de Reviers, 2nd Earl of Devon
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1162
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Richard de Reviers, 3rd Earl of Devon
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1188
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Richard de Reviers, 4th Earl of Devon
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1193
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William de Vernon, 5th Earl of Devon
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1217
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Baldwin de Reviers, 6th Earl of Devon
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1244 or 1255
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Baldwin de Reviers, 7th Earl of Devon
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1263
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Isabella de Fortibus
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1308
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Edward, later Edward 3rd
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1386
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William Montecute, Earl of Salisbury
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1397
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Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent. Beheaded 1404
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1404
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Edward, Earl of Rutland. Killed at Agincourt (Oct 25th 1415)
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1416
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Philippa, Duchess of York. Died 1430
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Reverted to the Crown
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1439
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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
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1444
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Henry Beauchamp, Duke of Warwick crowned King of the Isle of Wight by
King Henry 6th **
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1445
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Reverted to The Crown
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1453
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Edmund, Duke of Somerset. Died 1455 at the first battle of St Albans
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1455
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Henry, Duke of Somerset
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1467
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Anthony de Wydeville. Beheaded in Pontefract Castle, without trial, 1483
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1490
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Sir Edward Wydeville (Captain, not Lord, of the island). Led a contingent of Islanders (40 gentlemen, and 400 commoners) to assist the Duke of Brittany against the French King
All were killed in battle except one boy who brought the sad news back to the island
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1490
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After this, the English king, Henry 7th, never granted a Lordship of the island, which has remained with the crown to the present day
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** Henry 6th (the boy King) became King of England in the early 15th century
The country was ruled by a Regent until Henry became old enough to rule
"Wisdom comes with age" may not have applied in Henry 6th case
because when he took over command he decided to do some King - making of his own
In 1444 the 21 year old Henry Beauchamp, Duke of Warwick was crowned King
of the Isle of Wight by the Monarch
He was King in name only, and did not have any power to go with the title
During his short life, Henry Beauchamp collected even more titles
He became the premier Earl of England, and was granted Bristol castle
On top of this his kingdom was extended to include the islands of
Jersey, and Guernsey
Unfortunately he did not enjoy his reign for long
A feeble man, both in mind, and body, he died at his castle in Henley, Worcs at the age of 22
He was the first and last King of the Isle of Wight
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