Biography of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 1757-1847

Paternal Family Tree: Vernon

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Evelyn 1760

In 1733 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 23) and Mary Howard (age 23) were married.

In 1741 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 31) and Anne Lee (age 15) were married.

On 10 Apr 1744 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 35) and [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 28) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

On 10 Oct 1757 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt was born to George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 48) and Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 42) at Sudbury Hall [Map].

1762 Creation of New Peers

On 04 May 1762 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) created a number of new peerages ...

Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth (age 46) was created 1st Viscount Wentworth.

William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon (age 53) was created 1st Viscount Courtenay.

Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 68) was created 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex with default to his cousin Thomas Pelham (age 34).

Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland (age 39) was created 1st Baron Holland in Lincolnshire. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 56) by marriage Baron Holland in Lincolnshire.

John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont (age 51) was created 1st Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset.

John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 27) was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.

Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 44) was created 1st Baron Milton of Milton Abbey in Dorset.

Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu (age 41) was created 1st Baron Beaulieu of Beaulieu in Hampshire with a special remainder to his heirs male with his current wife Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 56).

On 12 May 1762 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 53) was created 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 46) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.

George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley (age 65) was created 1st Baron Bingley. Harriet Benson Baroness Bingley (age 57) by marriage Baroness Bingley.

On 21 Aug 1780 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 71) died. His son [his half-brother] George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.

On 05 Feb 1784 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 26) and 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 [his son] George Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 27) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 24).

In 1788 [his son] Reverend Leveson-Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 30) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 27).

In Jun 1789 [his son] William Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 31) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 28).

On 15 Jun 1790 [his son] Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 32) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 29).

In 1791 [his son] Henry Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 33) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 30).

On 08 Apr 1794 [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 78) died at Lower Grosvenor Street Belgravia.

On 30 Jan 1797 William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower (age 27) were married at Trentham, Staffordshire. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 75) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.

On 06 Jan 1801 [his son] Francis Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 43) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 40).

In 1803 [his son] Egerton Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 45) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 42).

Around 1803 John Hoppner (age 44). Portrait of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 45).

On 24 Mar 1806 [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower (age 36) died.

On 26 Nov 1807 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 50) was elected Archbishop of York.

On 27 Mar 1815 [his son] George Harcourt (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] 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 19 Aug 1815 [his son] Reverend Leveson-Vernon-Harcourt (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Mary Peachey were married. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 57) and Anne Leveson-Gower (age 54). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 29 Jul 1827 [his sister-in-law] Louisa Leveson-Gower died.

In 1829 [his son] Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt (age 38) and [his daughter-in-law] Marcia Tollemache were married. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 71) and Anne Leveson-Gower (age 68).

On 17 Jun 1830 William Harcourt 3rd Earl Harcourt (age 87) died without issue. Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt and Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire extinct. Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 72) succeeded to the Harcourt estates and adopted the additional surname Harcourt.

On 16 Nov 1832 [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 71) died.

On 20 Apr 1835 [his son] Henry Vernon-Harcourt (age 44) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Harley were married. She the daughter of Edward Harley 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 62) and Jane Elizabeth Scott Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 77) and Anne Leveson-Gower.

After 10 Apr 1837. Memorial to [his brother] Anne Venables-Vernon (deceased) at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map] placed by Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 79).

Anne Venables-Vernon: On 02 Mar 1754 he was born to George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon and Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton. On 10 Apr 1837 Anne Venables-Vernon died.

On 20 Nov 1837 [his son] Francis Vernon-Harcourt (age 36) and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam were married. She the daughter of Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 80) and Anne Leveson-Gower.

On 30 Sep 1847 [his son] George Harcourt (age 62) and [his daughter-in-law] 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 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 90) died.

Royal Ancestors of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 1757-1847

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

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

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 1757-1847

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Littleton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Vernon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Egerton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Muriel Vernon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Corbet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon of Farnham Surrey 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Vernon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Weston MP

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Weston

Father: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd in Shropshire

GrandMother: Anne Pigot

Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harcourt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Harcourt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Simon Harcourt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Evelyn of Wotton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stansfield

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Stansfield

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Comber

Great x 1 Grandfather: John The Younger Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Browne of Sayes Court

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Browne 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Gonson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Browne

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Prettyman

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prettyman

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bourchier

GrandMother: Elizabeth Evelyn