Biography of George Harcourt 1785-1861
Paternal Family Tree: Vernon
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Child 1656-1719
On 05 Feb 1784 [his father] Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 26) and [his mother] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 62) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 06 Aug 1785 George Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 27) and Anne Leveson-Gower (age 24).
In 1806 George Harcourt (age 20) was elected MP Lichfield which seat he held until 1831.
On 27 Mar 1815 George Harcourt (age 29) and Elizabeth Bingham were married. She the daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 50) and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 45). He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 57) and Anne Leveson-Gower (age 54).
On 15 Jun 1821 Charles Nevill of Nevill Holt, Leicestershire and [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Bingham were married. She the daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 56) and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1831 George Harcourt (age 45) was elected MP Oxford which seat he held until his death in 1861.
On 16 Nov 1832 [his mother] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 71) died.
On 07 Jan 1835 [his son-in-law] Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon (age 26) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Lavinia Harcourt Countess Abingdon were married at Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire. He the son of Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon (age 50) and Emily Gage Countess of Abingdon.
On 09 Sep 1838 [his wife] Elizabeth Bingham died.
On 25 May 1839 John James Waldegrave and [his future wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave (age 18) were married. She would, a year later, marry his legitimate half-brother George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave (age 23); an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the illegitmate son of John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave. He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. [his future wife] Frances, Lady Waldegrave (age 18), was a very charming woman I knew in those far-off days. She was the eldest daughter of John Braham (age 66), the famous tenor, and she was married four times.
Her first husband was John James Waldegrave, of Navestock, Essex; and in 1840 she married George, seventh Earl of Waldegrave (age 23). In 1847 Lady Waldegrave (age 18) took as her third husband George Granville Harcourt (age 54), the eldest son of the Archbishop of York. The one love of her life, however, was Mr. Chichester Fortescue (age 16), and she married him as her fourth husband in 1871. Mr. Fortescue was afterwards Lord Carlingford, but the title became extinct in 1898.
When Lady Waldegrave was a young girl a gipsy told her that she would be married four times and leave her fourth husband a widower. The prediction came true, for she died in 1879, and Mr. Fortescue survived her.
On 28 Sep 1840 George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave (age 24) and [his future wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave (age 19) were married at Gretna Green, Dumfrieshire thereby avoiding the constraint of the 1835 Marriage Act. He being the legitimate younger brother of her first husband John James Waldegrave; an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the son of John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave. He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 30 Sep 1847 George Harcourt (age 62) and Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave (age 26) were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 89) and Anne Leveson-Gower.
On 05 Nov 1847 [his father] Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 90) died.
On 01 Jul 1849 [his former sister-in-law] Georgiana Bingham died.
In 1863 Chichester Parkinson Fortescue 2nd Baron Clermont 1st Baron Carlingford (age 39) and [his former wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave (age 41) were married.
In 1879 [his former wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave (age 57) died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Lavinia Harcourt Countess Abingdon was born to George Harcourt and Elizabeth Bingham.
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 17 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" 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
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Vernon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon of Farnham Surrey 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Vernon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
GrandFather: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd in Shropshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Pigot
Father: Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Harcourt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Evelyn of Wotton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Stansfield
Great x 2 Grandfather: John The Younger Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Browne 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Browne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prettyman
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
George Harcourt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth
Mother: Anne Leveson-Gower 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes
GrandMother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Howland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child