Biography of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 1665-1700

On 24 Jan 1644 [his grandfather] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 32) died. His son [his father] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 10) succeeded 4th Baronet Savile of Thornhill.

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In 1656 [his father] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 22) and [his mother] Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile (age 16) were married. She by marriage Lady Savile of Thornhill. She the daughter of Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 38).

In 1665 William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax was born to George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 31) and Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile (age 25).

In 1670 [his mother] Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile (age 30) died.

In 1672 [his father] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 38) and [his step-mother] Gertrude Pierrepont Marchioness Halifax were married. She by marriage Lady Savile of Thornhill. They were third cousins.

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On 31 Dec 1677 [his father] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 44) was created 1st Viscount Halifax, 1st Baron Savile of Elland. [his step-mother] Gertrude Pierrepont Marchioness Halifax by marriage Viscountess Halifax.

In 1679 [his father] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 45) was created 1st Earl Halifax. [his step-mother] Gertrude Pierrepont Marchioness Halifax by marriage Countess Halifax.

In 1682 [his father] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 48) was created 1st Marquess Halifax. [his step-mother] Gertrude Pierrepont Marchioness Halifax by marriage Marchioness Halifax.

On 24 Nov 1687 William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 22) and Elizabeth Grimston were married. He the son of George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 54) and Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile.

In 1691 [his daughter] Anne Savile was born to William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 26) and [his wife] Elizabeth Grimston.

In 1694 [his wife] Elizabeth Grimston died.

On 02 Apr 1695 William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 30) and Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 1677- (age 18) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Halifax. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 47) and Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham. He the son of George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 61) and Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile. They were fourth cousins.

On 05 Apr 1695 [his father] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 61) died apparently as a consequence of eating undercooked chicken. He was buried in the north aisle of the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 30) succeeded 2nd Marquess Halifax, 2nd Earl Halifax, 2nd Viscount Halifax, 2nd Baron Savile of Elland, 5th Baronet Savile of Thornhill. [his wife] Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 1677- (age 18) by marriage Marchioness Halifax.

In 1699 [his daughter] Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington was born to William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 34) and [his wife] Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 1677- (age 22).

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On 31 Aug 1700 William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 35) died without male issue. Marquess Halifax, Earl Halifax, Viscount Halifax and Baron Savile of Elland extinct. His first cousin twice removed John Savile 6th Baronet (age 50) succeeded 6th Baronet Savile of Thornhill

[his daughter] Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet was born to William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax and Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 1677-.

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Family Trees of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 1665-1700

Paternal Family Tree: Savile

Maternal Family Tree: Emma de Dinan 1136-1208

Royal Ancestors of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 1665-1700

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 1665-1700

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 1

King Charles III x 1

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 1

Ancestors of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 1665-1700

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savile 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Savile 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Talbot 5th Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dacre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Talbot 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1525-1567 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland

GrandFather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wentworth 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Atkins

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Atkins Baroness Wentworth Woodhouse

Father: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry

GrandMother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Aldersley of Spurstow in Cheshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry

William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 1665-1700 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Catlyn

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Packington

GrandFather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 1572-1655 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Mother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Sidney

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Gamage of Coity Castle 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gamage of Coity Castle 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandMother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Percy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Harbottle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 1598-1659 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England