Biography of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

Paternal Family Tree: Seymour

In 1703 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 23) was created 1st Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire.

On 17 Feb 1704 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 24) and Mary Hyde were married. She the daughter of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester (age 61) and Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester.

In 1709 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 29) and Jane Bowden were married.

In 1712 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 32) was created 1st Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.

In Jul 1716 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 37) and [his mother] Charlotte Shorter were married.

On 05 Jul 1718 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 39) and Charlotte Shorter at Chelsea.

On 03 Feb 1732 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 52) died at Lisburn, Antrim. His son Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.

On 29 May 1741 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 22) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 57) and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 Oct 1741 [his brother-in-law] George Fitzroy Earl Euston (age 26) and Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston (age 17) were married. She died seven months later. He was accused of treating her with the "utmost brutality". She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 47) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 42). He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 57) and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 12 Feb 1743 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 24) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 16). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1744 [his brother-in-law] Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 31) and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 33) were married. She brought Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] to the marriage. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 60). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 01 Aug 1744 [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Marchioness Drogheda was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 26) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 17). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 15 Dec 1746 [his son] Henry Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 28) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 20). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 07 Jul 1747 [his brother-in-law] George Fitzroy Earl Euston (age 31) died without issue.

On 27 Sep 1747 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 29) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 21). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Jan 1748 [his son] Robert Seymour was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 29) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 21). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In Aug 1750 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 32) was created 1st Earl Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp. [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 23) by marriage Countess Hertford.

On 09 Oct 1750 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 32) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 24). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1752 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 33) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1754 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 35) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 27). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25 Dec 1755 [his daughter] Isabella Rachel Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 37) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 29). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

1756 Creation of Garter Knights

In 1756 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 72) created new Garter Knights as follows:

572nd William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 35),

573rd Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle (age 61),

574th Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 40),

575th Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 37).

On 28 Apr 1759 [his son] William Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 32). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 29 Apr 1759 [his son] Hugh Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 32). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21 Jul 1763 [his son] George Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 45) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 36). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 15 Feb 1766 [his son-in-law] Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda (age 35) and [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Marchioness Drogheda (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 47) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 39). He the son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 04 Feb 1768 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Elizabeth Windsor (age 18) were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 49) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 41). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 1769 [his son-in-law] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 29) and [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 50) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 42). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Jul 1770 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (age 22) died.

On 10 Feb 1772 [his son-in-law] George Mason Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison (age 20) and [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 53) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 45). He the son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21 May 1775 [his son-in-law] Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (age 24) and [his daughter] Frances Seymour-Conway were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 56) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 48). He the son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 55) and Catherine Pelham Duchess Newcastle under Lyne. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 May 1776 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 16) were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 57) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 49). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 22 Aug 1782 [his brother-in-law] Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 69) died. Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map].

On 10 Nov 1782 [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 56) died.

In 1785 [his son] Hugh Seymour-Conway (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Horatia Waldegrave (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 66) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 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.

In 1785 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway (age 33) died.

1785. Joshua Reynolds (age 61). Portrait of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 66).

In 1793 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 74) was created 1st Marquess Hertford, 1st Earl of Yarmouth.

In Sep 1793 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway (age 42) died.

On 14 Jun 1794 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 75) died. His son [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 51) succeeded 2nd Marquess Hertford, 2nd Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, 2nd Viscount Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Hertford. The estate was worth £70000 a year, and included Ragley Hall Alcester, Sudbourne Hall, Sudbourne and estates in Ireland.

[his daughter] Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow [Map]. Wall Plaque text as follows ... In a Vault under this Chancel are interred the remains of the following members of the Seymour Conway Family ...

Frances Popham Viscountess Conway.

Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway.

Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway.

[his uncle] Popham Seymour-Conway.

[his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway.

[his half-sister] Catherine Seymour-Conway.

[his half-sister] Jane Seymour-Conway.

Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford.

[his son] Edward Seymour-Conway.

Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford.

[his brother] Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway.

William John Richard Seymour.

[his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford.

Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford.

This tablet was erected by Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford.

Royal Ancestors of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

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 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 1

Ancestors of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Walshe

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Champernowne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Killigrew Baroness Seymour 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: Edward Seymour 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Portman

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Portman

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Portman 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Portman Baroness Seymour

Father: Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Popham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Popham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Letitia Popham Baroness Seymour 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Shorter

Mother: Charlotte Shorter