Biography of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 1734-1796

Paternal Family Tree: Thynne

Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602

On 06 Dec 1726 [his father] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth (age 16) and Elizabeth Sackville Viscountess Weymouth (age 15) were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 38) and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset (age 37).

On 03 Jul 1733 [his father] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth (age 23) and [his mother] Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth (age 21) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville (age 43) and Frances Worsley Countess Granville (age 40). They were second cousin once removed.

On 13 Sep 1734 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath was born to Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth (age 24) and Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth (age 22).

On 25 Dec 1736 [his mother] Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth (age 24) died.

In Jan 1751 [his father] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth (age 40) died. His son Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 16) succeeded 3rd Viscount Weymouth, 4th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire.

In 1759 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 24) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 23) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 49) and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland (age 43). They were third cousins.

On 25 Mar 1760 [his daughter] Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 24).

On 17 Nov 1762 [his daughter] Henrietta Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 28) and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 27).

On 19 Dec 1763 [his daughter] Sophia Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 28).

In 1765 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 30) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

On 23 Jan 1765 [his son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 29).

In Jan 1768 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 33) was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department.

On 23 Jan 1770 [his son] George Thynne 2nd Baron Carteret was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 34).

In 1778 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 43) was appointed 595th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 39).

In 1781 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 46) was appointed High Steward of Sutton Coldfield.

On 18 Nov 1781 [his son-in-law] Heneage Finch 4th Earl Aylesford (age 30) and [his daughter] Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Aylesford. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 47) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 46). He the son of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford (age 51).

On 28 Aug 1784 [his son-in-law] George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham (age 23) and [his daughter] Sophia Thynne (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 49) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 49). He the son of John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham (age 59) and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham.

The London Gazette 13123. Whitehall, August 18 [1789].

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable James Earl of Salisoury, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Salisbury, in the County of Wilts.

The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Thomas Viscount Weymouth (age 54), Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Bath, in the County of Somerset. [[his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 54) by marriage Marchioness of Bath.]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of this Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable George Viscount Mount-Edgcumbe and Valletort (age 69), and the Heirs Male of liis Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe. [Emma Gilbert Countess Mount Edgcumbe by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Hugh Lord Fortescue (age 36), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1stViscount Ebrington, of Ebrington in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Fortescue. [Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 23) by marriage Countess Fortescue.]

On 09 Apr 1791 [his daughter] Sophia Thynne (age 27) died.

On 14 Apr 1794 [his son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath (age 20) were married. He the son of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 59) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 58).

On 19 Nov 1796 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 62) died. His son [his son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 31) succeeded 2nd Marquess of Bath, 4th Viscount Weymouth, 5th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath (age 23) by marriage Marchioness of Bath.

After 19 Nov 1796. Saints Peter and Paul Church, Longbridge Deverill [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (deceased).

On 12 Dec 1825 [his former wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 90) died. Memorial in Saints Peter and Paul Church, Longbridge Deverill [Map].

Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath: On 27 Jun 1735 she was born to William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland at Welbeck Abbey. In 1759 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath and she were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland. They were third cousins.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 1734-1796

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 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 1734-1796

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Thynne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Hayward

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lyte aka Howard 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Howard 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Frederick Thynne 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Aldersley of Spurstow in Cheshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry

GrandFather: Thomas Thynne 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Unknown Chiffinch

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Chiffinch

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias Carteret 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Carteret 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sidney Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Paulina Pepys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Grenvlle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Smith of Exeter

Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Smith

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grave Viell

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Wyche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

Mother: Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Worsley 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Herbert 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Howard 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth 5 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 Grandmother: Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 4 x Great Grand Daughter 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