Biography of Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex 1768-1830
Paternal Family Tree: Murray
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 01 Dec 1756 [her grandfather] William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore (age 60) died at Lincoln, Lincolnshire [Map]. His son [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 26) succeeded 4th Earl Dunmore. [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 26) by marriage Countess Dunmore.
On 21 Feb 1759 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 29) and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 65) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 50). He the son of William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore.
On 27 Jan 1768 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex was born to John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 38) and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 38).
On 29 Sep 1791 [her future brother-in-law] Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 28) and Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 24) were married at Charlottenburg, Berlin. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia (age 47) and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 44). He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 53) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 47). They were third cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 04 Apr 1793 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 20) and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 25) were married at Rome, Italy in secret contrary to the Royal Marriages Act which required him to seek permission before marrying. She the daughter of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 63) and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 63). He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 48).
On 05 Dec 1793 [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 20) and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 25) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. Their second marriage; again contrary to the Royal Marriages Act.
In 1794 [her daughter] Augustus Frederick d'Este Hanover was born to [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 20) and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 25). She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
In Aug 1794 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 21) and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 26) marriage annulled by the Court of Arches which deemed the marriage contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. The couple continued to live together until 1801 when they separated. She received a grant of £4000 each year and custody of their children.
On 18 May 1797 King Frederick Wilhelm Karl Württemberg (age 42) and [her illegitimate sister-in-law] Princess Charlotte Hanover (age 30) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 58) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 52). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1801 [her daughter] Augusta Emma d'Este Hanover was born to [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 27) and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 32). She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24 Nov 1801 [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 28) was created 1st Duke Sussex. Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 33) by marriage Duchess Sussex.
On 25 Feb 1809 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 79) died. His son [her brother] George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore (age 46) succeeded 5th Earl Dunmore. Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore (age 35) by marriage Countess Dunmore.
On 02 Nov 1810 [her sister-in-law] Princess Amelia Hanover (age 27) died.
In 1818 [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 88) died.
On 05 Jan 1827 [her brother-in-law] Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 63) died.
On 05 Oct 1828 [her illegitimate sister-in-law] Princess Charlotte Hanover (age 62) died.
On 05 Mar 1830 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 62) died at Ramsgate, Kent.
On 02 May 1831 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 58) and Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness (age 46) were married contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. On the same day she assumed the surname Underwood by Royal Licence. She did not assume the title Duchess of Sussex. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran and Elizabeth Underwood Countess of Arran. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England.
On 21 Apr 1843 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 70) died at Kensington Palace. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. Duke Sussex extinct.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Tullibardine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duncan Campbell 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sinclair 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 1st Earl Galloway
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair
GrandFather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
Mother: Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Hamilton Countess Cassilis
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England