Biography of Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers 1737-1816

Paternal Family Tree: Pierrepoint Medows

In 1734 [his father] Philip Medows (age 26) and [his mother] Frances Pierrepont (age 21) were married. On the day of her 21st birthday she attended the opera. During the interval she eloped much to the disapproval of her aunt Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 44) who had eloped in 1712.

On 04 Nov 1737 Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers was born to Philip Medows (age 29) and Frances Pierrepont (age 24).

On 14 Mar 1774 Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 36) and Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 27) were married at St Mary Magdalene Church, Richmond [Map].

On 18 Jan 1775 [his son] Evelyn Henry Frederick Pierrepont was born to Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 37) and [his wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 28).

On 11 Aug 1778 [his son] Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers was born to Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 40) and [his wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 31).

On 18 Mar 1780 [his son] Henry Manvers Pierrepont was born to Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 42) and [his wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 33).

In 1781 [his father] Philip Medows (age 73) died.

On 13 Jun 1786 [his son] Philip Sydney Pierrepont was born to Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 48) and [his wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 39).

On 26 Aug 1788 Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 67) died. Her estates, and those of her former husband [his uncle] Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull, passed to his sister [his mother] Frances' (age 75) son Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 50).

In 1795 [his mother] Frances Pierrepont (age 82) died.

On 23 Jul 1796 Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 58) was was created 1st Viscount Newark, 1st Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. [his wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 49) by marriage Viscountess Newark.

On 22 Oct 1801 [his son] Evelyn Henry Frederick Pierrepont (age 26) died. Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map].

Evelyn Henry Frederick Pierrepont: On 18 Jan 1775 he was born to Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers and Anne Mills Countess Manvers.

In 1804 [his son] Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers (age 19) were married. He the son of Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 66) and Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 57).

The London Gazette 15905. Whitehall, April 1, 1806.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland to the Right Honorable Charles Viscount Newark (age 68), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile, and Title as Earl Manvers. [[his wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 59) by marriage Countess Manvers]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable Horatio Baron Walpole (age 82), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Earl of Orford, in the County of Suffolk.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland to the Right Honorable Charles Lord Grey (age 76), of Howick; Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Names, Stile, and Titles of Viscount Howick, in the County of Northumberland, and Earl Grey. [Note. Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 62) by marriage Countess Grey.]

On 19 Aug 1810 [his son] Philip Sydney Pierrepont (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Browne were married. He the son of Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 72) and Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 63).

On 17 Jun 1816 Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 78) died. He was buried at Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His son [his son] Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Manvers, 2nd Viscount Newark, 2nd Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers (age 31) by marriage Countess Manvers.

On or before 30 Aug 1823 [his former wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 76) died. She was buried at the Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map].

In or after 1852 the contents of the Crypt of the Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map] were listed with a diagram by the Reverend James Cleaver, Rector of Holme Pierrepont, as follows:

1. Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston

2. Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint

3. William Pierrepoint died 1719

4. [his uncle] Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull

5. Unknown

6. Georgiana Ann Pierrepont

7. Robert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Kingston.

8. Robert Pierrepont

9. [his grandfather] William Pierrepont

10. William Pierrepont 4th Earl Kingston

11. Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull

12. Gervase Pierrepont

13. Unknown

14. William Pierrepont

15. Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull

16. Isabella Bentinck Duchess Kingston upon Hull

17. Francis Pierrepont, died Aug 13 1679.

18. Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers.

19. [his former wife] Anne Mills Countess Manvers

20. Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester

21. Samuel Pierrepont aged 6, 1711.

22. Blank

23. Blank

24. [his son] Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers (age 73)

25. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers (age 67)

26. Annora Mary Pierrepont, daughter of Charles, Viscount Newark, 3 months, 1815.

27 - 31. Blank

32. [his son] Henry Manvers Pierrepont

33. Sophia Cecil.

34. Charles Evelyn Pierrepont

35. Emily Littleton

36 - 41. Blank.

[his daughter] Frances Augusta Pierrepont was born to Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers and Anne Mills Countess Manvers.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers 1737-1816

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 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers 1737-1816

Father: Philip Medows

Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Coxe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

GrandFather: William Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter 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: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard

Mother: Frances Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Baynton

GrandMother: Rachel Bayntun