Biography of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury 1811-1886

Paternal Family Tree: Brudenell

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Smithson 1652

On 10 Apr 1793 [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 20) and [his mother] Henrietta Maria Hill were married in Florence, Italy. He the son of Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 63) and Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury.

On 08 Jan 1811 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury was born to Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 37) and Henrietta Maria Hill at Warren's Hotel St James' Square.

On 19 Apr 1814 [his grandfather] Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 84) died at Seymour Place. His son [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.

On 02 Jan 1831 [his mother] Henrietta Maria Hill died.

On 20 Aug 1833 [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 60) and [his step-mother] Maria Elizabeth Tollemache Marchioness Ailesbury (age 23) were married at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey. She by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury and Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury.

On 25 Nov 1834 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 23) and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 20) were married. He the son of Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 61) and Henrietta Maria Hill.

On 15 May 1839 [his son] George John Brudenell was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 28) and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 25).

On 11 Apr 1842 [his son] Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 31) and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 28).

On 25 Jan 1845 [his son] Robert Thomas Brudenell-Bruce was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 34) and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 30).

On 14 Mar 1847 [his daughter] Ernestine Mary Brudenell-Bruce Countess Listowell was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 36) and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 32).

The London Gazette 21397. St, James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Lord Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce (age 41), to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable Orlando-George-Charles-Bridgeman (age 33), Viscount Newport, resigned.

On 19 Jan 1856 [his son-in-law] Henry Meux 2nd Baronet (age 38) and [his daughter] Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce Lady Meux were married. She by marriage Lady Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire. She the daughter of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 45) and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 41).

Adeline Horsey Recollections. The estates were heavily mortgaged, and since Cardigan's death I have paid off £365,000 of the mortgages, which by the terms of the will was not compulsory for me to do. I have also spent £200,000 on the estate, and the many modern improvements now at Deene [Map] (which in past years was more gorgeous than comfortable) are entirely due to me.

After the will had been read. Lord Ernest Bruce (age 47) and my brother, Colonel de Horsey (age 33), went for a stroll in the park. They were discussing the contents of the will, and Lord Ernest (age 47) said cheerfully, "Well, it's a good thing for [his son] Robert (age 13), as Lady Cardigan won't last long ". "Look here, my Lord", replied my brother in an icy tone, "you seem to forget you are talking about my sister".

I looked delicate in those days, and my death would have been "a good thing for Robert (age 13)", but forty years have passed, and he is still waiting for his inheritance!

On 31 Jul 1860 [his brother-in-law] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies (age 49) and Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years.

On 07 Aug 1862 [his son] George John Brudenell (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Evelyn Mary Craven (age 22) were married. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven (age 52) and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 46). He the son of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 51) and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 48). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 01 Mar 1865 [his father-in-law] John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies (age 91) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies (age 53) succeeded 3rd Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford. Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies (age 25) by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford.

On 31 Aug 1865 [his son-in-law] William Hare 3rd Earl of Listowel (age 32) and [his daughter] Ernestine Mary Brudenell-Bruce Countess Listowell (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Listowel in County Kerry. She the daughter of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 54) and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 51). He the son of William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel (age 60).

On 28 May 1868 [his son] George John Brudenell (age 29) died at Ajaccio.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. I remember a very amusing incident which happened on one of the many cruises of the Sea Horse, when I had invited a small party, including Miss Hill, [his son] Robert Bruce (age 23), Count Lindemann and the Vicar of Deene, my dear old friend the late Mr. Sylvester.

Lord Ernest Bruce (age 57) came to see us safely on board, for leave-takings were the joy of his life. He always loved to speed the parting guest, and invariably went through the same ceremony whenever he said good-bye. This consisted of kissing everybody with much solemnity, and then with a great show of generosity he would present the porter with sixpence !

Robert Bruce (age 23) was an amusing person in those days, and when old Lord Ernest (age 57) was preparing to say good-bye to us, he called out: "Now, father, kiss the porter and give me the sixpence!"greatly to Lord Ernest's (age 57) annoyance.

The London Gazette 25308. Whitehall, January 11, 1884. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for appointing Ernest Augustus Charles, Marquess of Ailesbury (age 73), to be Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Berks, in the room of George Grimston, Earl of Craven, deceased.

On 18 Oct 1886 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 75) died. His grandson George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury (age 23) succeeded 4th Marquess Ailesbury, 5th Earl Ailesbury, 4th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 6th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire. Dorothy Julia "Dolly Tester" Haseley Marchioness Ailesbury (age 25) by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. [his son] Robert Thomas Brudenell-Bruce (age 41) inherited Deene Park, Northamptonshire [Map].

On 14 Oct 1891 [his former wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 77) died.

[his daughter] Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce Lady Meux was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury.

Royal Ancestors of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury 1811-1886

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury 1811-1886

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey

GrandFather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Chichester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Seymour 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Hoare

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Hoare

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hoare "The Magnificient"

GrandMother: Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury

Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Colt

Great x 1 Grandmother: Susan Colt

Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Hill

GrandFather: Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick

Mother: Henrietta Maria Hill 12 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Vernon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

GrandMother: Anna Vernon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth of Ahsby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth of Northgatehead 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Captain Allen Apsley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Apsley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Petre

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Wentworth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Johnson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Johnson Baron Wentworth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Johnson Countess Strafford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Smithson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Smithson