Biography of John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 1745-1818

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheppard 1617

On 09 Jun 1727 [his grandfather] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran died. His son [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) succeeded 2nd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. Monument in St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott.

Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran: On 27 Apr 1715 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. In 1718 he and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.

After 25 Jun 1727. St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Monument to those contained in the vault: [his grandfather] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and [his grandmother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran, their son [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) and his wife [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 2), their son John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and [his future wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott.

Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran: she was born to John Robinson. On 24 Nov 1744 she died.

On 29 Jun 1744 [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 25) and [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

On 02 May 1745 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 26) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 20).

On 05 Oct 1751 [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 32) was created 1st Earl Upper Ossory. [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 26) by marriage Countess Upper Ossory.

On 29 Jan 1756 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 20) and [his future wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 19) were married. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25 Sep 1758 [his father] John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 39) died. His son John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 13) succeeded 2nd Earl Upper Ossory, 3rd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.

Before Aug 1760 [his step-father] Richard Vernon (age 34) and [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 35) were married. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

On 14 Apr 1763 [his mother] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 38) died.

On 23 Mar 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) and [his future wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were divorced when he discovered she was pregnant by her lover John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) whom she subsequently married. Plans to marry his mistress Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 34), if they existed, were undermined by the the discovery he discovered she was having an affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 23).

After 23 Mar 1769 [his daughter] Anne Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32).

After 23 Mar 1769 [his daughter] Gertrude Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32).

After 23 Mar 1769 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory.

On 04 Jun 1778 John Smyth (age 30) and [his step-daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 42) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 41). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 16 Nov 1784 [his step-son] George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton (age 24) and Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (age 23) were married at Navestock. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 49) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 47). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Jun 1795 [his step-son] Charles Fitzroy (age 30) and Frances Mundy were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 59) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 58). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 18 Jan 1799 [his step-daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy (age 41) died.

In 1804 [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 67) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

Before 09 Feb 1810 [his former step-son] Charles Fitzroy (age 45) and Frances Stewart (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 70) and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 59). He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 74) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 01 Feb 1818 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 72) died.

In 1846 Robert Smith aka (age 45) changed the surname of his children to Vernon when his wife inherited the estates of her father John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory.

[his illegitimate daughter] Emma Mary Fitzpatrick Baroness Lyveden was born illegitimately to John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and Elizabeth Wilson.

John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 1745-1818 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

Royal Ancestors of John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 1745-1818

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 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 1745-1818

GrandFather: Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran

Father: John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Robinson

GrandMother: Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran

John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

GrandFather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory 10 x Great Grand Daughter 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

GrandMother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter 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