Biography of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 1658-1735
Paternal Family Tree: Mordaunt
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Smith 1648
On 07 May 1657 [his father] John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt (age 30) and [his mother] Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt (age 25) were married. He the son of John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough and Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough (age 54). They were second cousin once removed.
In 1658 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth was born to John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt (age 31) and Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt (age 26).
On 10 Jul 1659 [his father] John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt (age 33) was created 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 1st Baron Mordaunt of Reigate. [his mother] Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt (age 27) by marriage Viscountess Mordaunt of Avalon.
On 11 Apr 1674 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 16) was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 05 Jun 1675 [his father] John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt (age 48) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham. His son Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 17) succeeded 2nd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 2nd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.
In 1678 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 20) and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 18) were married.
On 05 Apr 1679 [his mother] Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt (age 47) died.
Around 1681 [his son] John Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 23) and [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 21).
Around 1685 Godfrey Kneller (age 38). Portrait of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 27).
On 09 Apr 1689 a number of new peers were created at the Coronation William III and Mary II ...
Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 59) was created 1st Duke Bolton.
Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 31) was created 1st Earl Monmouth. [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 29) by marriage Countess Monmouth.
Thomas Belasyse 1st Earl Fauconberg (age 62) was created 1st Earl Fauconberg. Mary Cromwell Countess Fauconberg (age 52) by marriage Countess Fauconberg.
William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 39) was created 1st Earl of Portland.
Evelyn's Diary. 05 May 1695. I came to Deptford, Kent [Map] from Wotton, Surrey [Map], in order to the first meeting of the Commissioners for endowing an hospital [Map] for seamen at Greenwich; it was at the Guildhall [Map], London. Present, the Archbishop of Canterbury (age 58), Lord Keeper, Lord Privy Seal, Lord Godolphin (age 49), Duke of Shrewsbury (age 34), Duke of Leeds (age 63), Earls of Dorset (age 52) and Monmouth (age 37), Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy, Sir Robert Clayton, Sir Christopher Wren (age 71), and several more. The Commission was read by Mr. Lowndes, Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury, Surveyor-General.
On 19 Jun 1697 [his uncle] Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 75) died. His nephew Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Peterborough. His daughter Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 38) succeeded 7th Baroness Mordaunt. [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 37) by marriage Countess Peterborough.
Between 14 Sep 1705 and 19 Oct 1705 a multinational Grand Alliance army led by Lord Peterborough (age 47) captured the city of Barcelona from its Spanish defenders, most of whom then joined the Grand Aliance army.
On 13 Sep 1705 Prince George of Hesse Darmstadt (age 36) was killed.
On 17 Nov 1705 Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 46) died. Her first cousin Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 47) succeeded 8th Baron Mordaunt. Her husband John Germain 1st Baronet (age 55) inherited her Drayton estates and the rest of her inheritance, valued at £70,000.
Before 13 Feb 1707 [his son-in-law] Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon (age 29) and [his daughter] Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon were married. She the daughter of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 49) and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 47). He the son of George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon (age 64) and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon.
In 1708 [his son] John Mordaunt (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Powlett were married. She the daughter of Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton (age 47) and Frances Ramsden. He the son of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 50) and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 48). They were fourth cousins.
On 13 May 1709 [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 49) died.
On 27 Feb 1710 [his son] Henry Mordaunt died.
On 05 Apr 1710 [his son] John Mordaunt (age 29) died.
In 1713 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 55) was appointed 524th Knight of the Garter by Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 47).
On 25 Oct 1735 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 77) died. His grandson Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth (age 27) succeeded 4th Earl Peterborough, 2nd Earl Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt, 3rd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 3rd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.
[his son] Henry Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth.
[his daughter] Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon was born to Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzlewis
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ellen Fitzlewis
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt
GrandFather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Compton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Compton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Werburga Brereton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Walden
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Knightley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Countess Dorset
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
Father: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Howard 1st Baron Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gamage
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Gamage Baroness Howard 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
GrandMother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John 1st Baron St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Waldegrave
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 2nd Baron St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fisher
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Fisher Baroness St John Bletso
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer of Wing
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dormer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Dormer Baroness St John Bletso
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Catesby of Whiston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Pigot
Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
GrandFather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Mother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Smith
GrandMother: Margaret Smith