Biography of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury 1938-2004

Paternal Family Tree: Cooper

On 03 Feb 1927 [his father] Major Anthony Ashley-Cooper (age 26) and Sylvia Hawkes (age 22) were married. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 57) and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury (age 51).

On 31 Mar 1937 [his father] Major Anthony Ashley-Cooper (age 36) and [his mother] Françoise Soulier were married. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 67) and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury (age 61).

On 22 May 1938 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury was born to Major Anthony Ashley-Cooper (age 37) and Françoise Soulier.

On 08 Mar 1947 [his father] Major Anthony Ashley-Cooper (age 46) died.

On 25 Mar 1961 [his grandfather] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 91) died. His grandson Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 22) succeeded 10th Earl Shaftesbury, 10th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 11th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.

In Jul 1966 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 28) and Bianca Maria de Paolis Countess of Shaftesbury were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. They divorced in 1948 on the grounds of his adultery with an unnamed woman. There was no issue from the marriage.

In Jul 1966 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 28) and Christina Eva Montan Countess of Shaftesbury (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.

On 24 Jun 1977 [his son] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 11th Earl of Shaftesbury was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 39) and [his wife] Christina Eva Montan Countess of Shaftesbury (age 37).

On 03 Jun 1979 [his son] Nicholas Ashley-Cooper 12th Earl of Shaftesbury was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 41) and [his wife] Christina Eva Montan Countess of Shaftesbury (age 39).

In 2000 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 61) and Christina Eva Montan Countess of Shaftesbury (age 60) were divorced.

On 05 Nov 2002 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 64) and Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. The marriage lasted until April 2004 when he started a relationship with Nadia Orche. The difference in their ages was 22 years.

On 03 Nov 2004 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) arrived in Nice, France to meet with his estranged wife [his wife] Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 43). On 05 Nov 2004 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) disappeared.

On 05 Nov 2004 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) was murdered by the brother, Mohammed M'Barek, of his wife [his wife] Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 43) on her behalf. On 07 Apr 2005 the remains of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) were discovered in a valley at Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes on the outskirts of Cannes. His son [his son] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 27) succeeded 11th Earl Shaftesbury, 11th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 12th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. He died six months later, six weeks after assuming the title.

On 16 Mar 2013 [his former wife] Bianca Maria de Paolis Countess of Shaftesbury died.

Royal Ancestors of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury 1938-2004

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury 1938-2004

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Cropley Ashley-Cooper 6th Earl Shaftesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Spencer 4th Duke Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Spencer-Churchill Countess Shaftesbury 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Russell Duchess Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 8th Earl Shaftesbury 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper

Great x 2 Grandmother: Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper Countess Shaftesbury 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Penistone Lamb 1st Viscount Melbourne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emily Lamb Countess Cowper 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Donegal 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Chichester 3rd Marquess Donegal 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester Countess Shaftesbury 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Butler 1st Earl Glengall

Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Anne Butler Marchioness Donegal

Father: Major Anthony Ashley-Cooper 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Victor Alexander Grosvenor 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandMother: Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend George de la Poer Beresford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mary Beresford 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sibell Mary Lumley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Robert Drummond

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Frederica Manners 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

GrandFather: Georges Soulier of Caudebec-en-Caux

Mother: Françoise Soulier