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Biography of Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 1649-1704

Paternal Family Tree: Cavendish

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Stumpe

On 4th March 1639 [her father] William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 21) and [her mother] Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Devonshire. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 47) and [her grandmother] Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury (age 49). He the son of [her grandfather] William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire and [her grandmother] Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire.

Around 1649 Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter was born to William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 31) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 30) at Latimer, Buckinghamshire.

In 1662 Charles Rich and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 13) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 44) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 43). He the son of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland and Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1664 [her husband] Charles Rich died.

On 2nd May 1670 John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 22) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 52) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 51). He the son of John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 42) and Frances Manners Countess Exeter. They were half third cousin once removed.

On 15th May 1674 [her son] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter was born to [her husband] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 26) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 25).

In February 1678 [her father-in-law] John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 50) died. His son [her husband] John (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Exeter, 6th Baron Burghley. Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 29) by marriage Countess Exeter.

On 23rd November 1684 [her father] William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 67) died at his house in Roehampton, Surrey. He was buried in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother] William (age 44) succeeded 4th Earl Devonshire, 4th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire (age 38) by marriage Countess Devonshire.

In 1689 [her mother] Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 70) died.

On 24th September 1691 [her daughter] Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork was born to [her husband] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 43) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 42).

In 1697 [her son] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 22) and [her daughter-in-law] Anabella Grey were married. She the daughter of Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 41) and Mary Berkeley Countess Tankerville. He the son of [her husband] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 49) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 48). They were fifth cousins.

In 1699 [her son] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 18) were married. He the son of [her husband] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 51) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 50).

On 29th August 1700 [her husband] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 52) died. His son [her son] John (age 26) succeeded 6th Earl Exeter, 7th Baron Burghley. [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 19) by marriage Countess Exeter.

He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map]. Monument to John Cecil and his wife Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 51) sculpted by the French sculptor Pierre Etienne Monnot (age 43) who was working in Rome. Neo-classical statuary group. One of the finest tombs of its day in the country, displaying strong antique tendencies as befits its Roman creation.

John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter: Around 1648 he was born to John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter and Frances Manners Countess Exeter. On 2nd May 1670 John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire. He the son of John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter and Frances Manners Countess Exeter. They were half third cousin once removed. In February 1678 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter died. His son John succeeded 5th Earl Exeter, 6th Baron Burghley. Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter by marriage Countess Exeter.

Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter: In 1681 she was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow. In 1699 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter and she were married. He the son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter. In 1710 Margaret Brownlow died of smallpox. Her estate of £40,000 was divided between her four sisters: Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven, Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter, Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford and Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel. In 1723 Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter died.

In 1704 Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 55) died.

Royal Ancestors of Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 1649-1704

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 1649-1704

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Scudamore 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carrington Smith

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Smith

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harwick

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hardwick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pinchbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Leeke of Hasland 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Vaux

GrandFather: William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Keighley

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Keighley

Father: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Bruce

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss

GrandMother: Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire

Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Dicons

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heckington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Heydon Baroness Cobham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Braye Baroness Cobham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brooke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Newton Baroness Cobham

Mother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

GrandMother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Knyvet 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Pickering 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Lewknor 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe