Biography of Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 1757-1806
Paternal Family Tree: Spencer
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771
On 08 Dec 1754 Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 23) died. Her son [her future husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 6) succeeded 7th Baron Clifford.
On 20 Dec 1755 [her father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 21) and [her mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 18) were married at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. He the son of John Spencer and Georgiana Caroline Carteret (age 39).
On 07 Jun 1757 Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire was born to John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 22) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 20) at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 03 Apr 1761 [her father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 26) was created 1st Viscount Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer Althorp. [her mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 23) by marriage Viscountess Spencer, 1st Baroness Spencer Althorp.
On 02 Oct 1764 William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 44) died. His son [her future husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 16) succeeded 5th Duke Devonshire, 8th Earl Devonshire, 8th Baron Cavendish Hardwick.
On 01 Nov 1765 [her father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 30) was created 1st Earl Spencer, 1st Viscount Althorp. [her mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 28) by marriage Countess Spencer, 1st Viscountess Althorp.
On 07 Jun 1774 William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 26) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 17) were married in St Mary's Church, Wimbledon. It was her 17th birthday. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 39) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 37). He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
Around 1775 Joshua Reynolds (age 51). Portrait of Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 17).
In 1775 Daniel Gardner (age 25). Witches Round the Cauldron. Portraits of Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne (age 23), Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 17) and Anne Seymour-Conway (age 26).
Around 1780. John Downman (age 30). Portrait of Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 22).
In 1781 [her brother-in-law] Richard Cavendish (age 29) died.
In 1783 Thomas Gainsborough (age 55). Portrait of Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 25).
On 12 Jul 1783 [her daughter] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 35) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 26).
On 31 Oct 1783 [her father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 48) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire. His son [her brother] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Spencer, 2nd Viscount Althorp, 2nd Viscount Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer Althorp. Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 21) by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 29 Aug 1785 [her daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 37) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 28) at Devonshire House [Map].
Around 1786 Thomas Gainsborough (age 58). Portrait of Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 28).
On 21 May 1790 [her son] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 42) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 32) at Paris [Map].
On 20 Feb 1792 [her illegitimate daughter] Eliza Courtenay was born illegitimately to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 27) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 34) at Aix en Provence whilst she, Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 34) was married to [her husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 44). The Duchess was forced to relinquish the child shortly after her birth, to be raised by Charles Grey's parents, Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 62) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 48). The surname Courtenay was derived from her great-uncle, her maternal grandmother's brother, [her uncle] William Poyntz (age 57).
On 21 Mar 1801 [her son-in-law] George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 27) and [her daughter] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 53) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 43). He the son of Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 52) and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle. They were fourth cousins.
On 30 Mar 1806 Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 48) died at Devonshire House [Map]. She was buried at Derby Cathedral [Map].
In 1809 [her former husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 51) were married. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol. He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington.
On 29 Jul 1811 [her former husband] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 63) died. His son [her son] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 21) succeeded 6th Duke Devonshire, 9th Earl Devonshire, 9th Baron Cavendish Hardwick, 8th Baron Clifford.
On 12 Oct 1817 Georgiana Ellice was born to Robert Charles Ellice (age 32) and [her illegitimate daughter] Eliza Courtenay (age 25). Named after her maternal grandmother Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton
7 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Digby 1st Earl Bristol
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Walcott
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford
10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Winston Churchill
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drake
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Jennings
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Temple
Father: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Carteret 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
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
GrandMother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Herbert
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Poyntz 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Poyntz 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Mother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son 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: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Smith
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
GrandMother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England