Biography of John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 1745-1818
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheppard 1617
On 09 Jun 1727 [his grandfather] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran died. His son [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) succeeded 2nd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. Monument in St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott.
Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran: On 27 Apr 1715 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. In 1718 he and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
After 25 Jun 1727. St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Monument to those contained in the vault: [his grandfather] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and [his grandmother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran, their son [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) and his wife [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 2), their son John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and [his future wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott.
Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran: she was born to John Robinson. On 24 Nov 1744 she died.
On 29 Jun 1744 [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 25) and [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 02 May 1745 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 26) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 20).
On 05 Oct 1751 [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 32) was created 1st Earl Upper Ossory. [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 26) by marriage Countess Upper Ossory.
On 29 Jan 1756 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 20) and [his future wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 19) were married. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25 Sep 1758 [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 39) died. His son John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 13) succeeded 2nd Earl Upper Ossory, 3rd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
Before Aug 1760 [his step-father] Richard Vernon (age 34) and [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 35) were married. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 14 Apr 1763 [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 38) died.
On 23 Mar 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) and [his future wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were divorced when he discovered she was pregnant by her lover John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) whom she subsequently married. Plans to marry his mistress Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 34), if they existed, were undermined by the the discovery he discovered she was having an affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 23).
After 23 Mar 1769 [his daughter] Anne Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32).
After 23 Mar 1769 [his daughter] Gertrude Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32).
After 23 Mar 1769 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory.
On 04 Jun 1778 John Smyth (age 30) and [his step-daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 42) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 41). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 16 Nov 1784 [his step-son] George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton (age 24) and Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (age 23) were married at Navestock. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 49) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 47). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 20 Jun 1795 [his step-son] Charles Fitzroy (age 30) and Frances Mundy were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 59) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 58). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 18 Jan 1799 [his step-daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy (age 41) died.
In 1804 [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 67) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
Before 09 Feb 1810 [his former step-son] Charles Fitzroy (age 45) and Frances Stewart (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 70) and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 59). He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 74) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 14 Mar 1811 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 75) died. His son [his former step-son] George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton (age 51) succeeded 4th Duke Grafton, 4th Earl Euston, 4th Viscount Ipswich, 4th Baron Sudbury, 5th Earl Arlington, 5th Viscount Thetford, 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 01 Feb 1818 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 72) died.
In 1846 Robert Smith aka (age 45) changed the surname of his children to Vernon when his wife inherited the estates of her father John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory.
[his illegitimate daughter] Emma Mary Fitzpatrick Baroness Lyveden was born illegitimately to John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and Elizabeth Wilson.
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Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
GrandFather: Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran
John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
GrandFather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness
Mother: Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford
Great x 1 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Coxe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
GrandMother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard