Biography of Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe 1799-1836

Paternal Family Tree: Brudenell

Maternal Family Tree: Penelope Chamberlayne Lady Dashwood 1663-1735

On 08 Mar 1794 [her father] Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 24) and [her mother] Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

In 1799 Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe was born to Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 29) and Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 28).

On 24 Feb 1811 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 85) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His nephew [her father] Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 41) succeeded 6th Earl Cardigan. [her mother] Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 41) by marriage Countess Cardigan.

On 19 Mar 1820 Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 23) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 50) and Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 50).

In 1821 [her son] George Augustus Frederick Louis Curzon Howe 2nd Earl Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 24) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 22).

Coronation of King George IV

The London Gazette 17724. 09 Jul 1821. Whitehall. .

The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount, Earl, and Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Charles Earl of Ailesbury (age 48), Knight of the Most Ancient aud Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Savernake, of Savernake-Forest, in the county of Wilts, Earl Bruce, of Whorlton, in the county of York, and Marquess of Ailesbury, in the county of Buckingham

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Edward Viscount Falmouth (age 34), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl of Falmouth, in the county of Cornwall. [Anne Frances Bankes Countess Falmouth (age 31) by marriage Countess Falmouth.]

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to [her husband] Richard William Penn Viscount Curzon (age 24), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl Howe. [Note. Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 22) by marriage Countess Howe.]

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to John Sommers Baron Sommers (age 61), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor Castle, in the county of Hereford, and Earl Sommers.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to John Baron Rous (age 71), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Dunwich and Earl of Stradbroke, in the county of Suffolk.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Richard Earl of Donoughmore (age 65), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Viscount Hutchinson, of Knocklofty, in the county of Tipperary; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to the heirs male of the body of Christian Baroness Donoughmore, deceased (mother of the said Richard Earl of Donoughmore), by John Hely Hutchinson, Esq. also deceased.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting: the dignity ot a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to William Marquess of Lothian (age 57), Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ker, of Kersheugh, in the county of Roxburgh.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Henry Marquess Conyngham (age 54), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Minster, of Minster-Abbey, in the county of Kent.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to James Earl of Ormonde and Ossory (age 43), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ormonde, of Llanthony, in the county of Monmouth; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to his brother the Honourable Charles Howard Butler Clarke (age 40), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. [Note. Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde by marriage Baroness Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.]

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Francis Earl of Wemyss and March (age 49), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Wemyss, of Wemyss, in the county of Fife.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Robert Earl of Roden (age 32), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Clanbrassill, of Hyde-Hall, in the county of Hertford, and Dundalk, in the county of Louth.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting, the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to George Earl of Kingston (age 50), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Kingston, of Mitchelstown, in the county of Cork.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Thomas Earl of Longford (age 47), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile and title of Baron Silchester, of Silchester, in the county of Southampton.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom ef Great Britain and Ireland, to James Murray (age 39), Esq. (commonly called Lord James Murray), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten by the name, stile, and title of Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon, in the county of Perth. [Note. Emily Frances Percy Baroness Goldolphin Helston (age 33) by marriage Baroness Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire.]

The King has also been pleased to direct letters:patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting1 the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable William Wellesley Pole (age 58), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Maryborough, of Maryborough, in the Queen's-County.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Foster (age 81), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Oriel, of Ferrard, in the county of Louth.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters;patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourtable Sir William Scott (age 75), Knt. and the heirs male of bis body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Stowell, of Stowell Park, in the county of Gloucester

The King has also been pleased to direct letters matent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Sir Thomas Henry Liddell (age 46), Bart, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ravensworth, of Ravenswortb-Castle, in the county-palatine of Durham, and of Eslington, in the county of Northumberland. [Note. Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe (age 48) by marriage Baroness Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham.]

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity to a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Thomas Cholmondeley (age 53), Esq. of Vale-Royal, in the county-palatine of Chester, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Delamere, of Vale-Royal, in the said county. [Note. Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn Baroness Delamere by marriage Baroness Delamere of Vale Royal in Cheshire.]

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Cecil Weld Forester (age 54), Esq. of Willey-Park, in the county of Salop, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Forester, of Willey-Park, in the said county. [Note. Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester by marriage Baroness Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.]

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baroness of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt (age 63) (commonly called Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt), and the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baroness Rayleigh, of Terling-place in the county of Essex.

On 14 Feb 1822 [her son] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 3rd Earl Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 25) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 23).

In 1823 [her son] Frederick Curzon Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 26) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 24).

In 1824 [her son] Henry Dugdale Curzon Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 27) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 25).

In 1825 [her daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 28) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 26).

On 02 Feb 1826 [her mother] Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 55) died.

In 1827 [her son] William Henry Curzon Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 30) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 28).

On 12 Aug 1828 [her son] Ernest George Curzon Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 31) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 29).

In 1829 [her daughter] Leicester Curzon Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 32) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 30).

In 1835 [her mother-in-law] Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe died. Her son [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Howe. Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 36) by marriage Baroness Howe.

In 1835 [her daughter] Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 38) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 36).

In 1836 Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 37) died.

In 1836 [her daughter] Emily Mary Curzon Howe was born to [her husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 39) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 37).

Around 1836. Margaret Sarah Carpenter nee Geddes (age 43). Portrait of Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 37).

Adeline Horsey Recollections. When we left Bretby, we posted to Lord Howe's at Gopsall, twenty miles away, where we found another large party. [her former husband] Lord Howe (age 47) had married [her brother] Lord Cardigan's (age 46) sister, and his three daughters were named, not after his or her relatives, but after three of his former loves; Lady Georgina Fane (age 42), Queen Adelaide (age 51), and Emily Bagot. A propos of Lord Howe's (age 47) affection for the Queen Dowager (age 51), the story goes that when some malicious scandal-mongers circulated a rumour that she had had a child by him, everybody exclaimed, "Lord ! How(e) can it be? ".

On 09 Oct 1845 [her former husband] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 48) and Anne Gore Countess Howe were married. She by marriage Countess Howe.

Royal Ancestors of Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe 1799-1836

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe 1799-1836

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey

GrandFather: Robert Brudenell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Chichester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Seymour 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bisshopp 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tufton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 5th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Anne Bisshopp 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Rolle

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jael Godolphin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Boscawen Lady Bisshopp 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Godfrey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

Great x 3 Grandmother: Arabella Churchill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cooke of Cranbrooke

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Cooke of Harefield

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Cooke

GrandFather: George John Cooke 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Twysden 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Twysden 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Saunders 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Twysden 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Twysden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Wythens

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Wythens Lady Twysden

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Taylor 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Taylor

Mother: Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bowyer 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bowyer 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Weld Lady Bowyer

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cecil Bowyer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cecil 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cecil 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Maxwell

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bowyer 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Penelope Bowyer of Harefield Park, London 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stonhouse 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Lovelace

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stonhouse 3rd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Briggs Merchant of St. Paul's Churchyard London

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Briggs

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Stonhouse

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Dashwood

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dashwood 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Perry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Dashwood

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chamberlayne 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Chamberlayne Lady Dashwood