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Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham was born to Robert Furnese 2nd Baronet.
On 19th March 1724 Lewis Watson 1st Earl Rockingham (age 68) died. His grandson [her future husband] Lewis (age 10) succeeded 2nd Earl Rockingham, 4th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 4th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham by marriage Countess Rockingham.
In 1728 [her future husband] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 23) and Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford were married. She the daughter of George Montagu 1st Earl Halifax (age 44) and Ricarda Posthuma Saltonstale. They were fourth cousins.
On 7th March 1733 [her father] Robert Furnese 2nd Baronet (age 45) died. His son [her brother] Robert (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baronet Furnese of Waldershare in Kent.
In March 1735 [her brother] Robert Furnses 3rd Baronet (age 19) died unmarried. Baronet Furnese of Waldershare in Kent extinct. His estates were shared between his three sisters [her half-sister] Anne Furnese (age 23), Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham and [her sister] Selina Furnese.
On 24th January 1736 [her future husband] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 31) and Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 29) were married. She by marriage Baroness North, Baroness Guildford.
Before 4th November 1745 Lewis Watson 2nd Earl Rockingham (age 31) and Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham were married.
On 4th November 1745 [her husband] Lewis Watson 2nd Earl Rockingham (age 31) died without issue. His brother [her brother-in-law] Thomas (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl Rockingham, 5th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 5th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
On 13th June 1751 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 47) and Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham were married. She by marriage Baroness North, Baroness Guildford.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 8th April 1752 [her husband] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 47) was created 1st Earl Guildford. Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham by marriage Countess Guildford.
On 20th May 1756 [her step-son] Frederick North 2nd Earl Guildford (age 24) and Anne Speke Countess Guilford (age 16) were married. He the son of [her husband] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 52) and Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford.
On 8th October 1761 John Peyto Verney 22nd Baron Latimer 14th Baron Willoughby (age 23) and [her step-daughter] Louisa North Baroness Latimer Baroness Willoughby of Broke (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Latimer of Corby, Baroness Willoughby Broke. She the daughter of [her husband] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 57) and Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford.
In 1770 [her step-son] Frederick North 2nd Earl Guildford (age 37) was appointed Prime Minister.
In 1771 [her step-son] Bishop Brownlow North (age 29) was appointed Bishop of Lichfield.
On 17th January 1771 [her step-son] Bishop Brownlow North (age 29) and Henrietta Maria Bannister (age 21) were married. He the son of [her husband] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 66) and Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford.
In 1772 [her step-son] Frederick North 2nd Earl Guildford (age 39) was appointed 592nd Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 33).
In 1774 [her step-son] Bishop Brownlow North (age 32) was appointed Bishop of Worcester.
On 17th December 1776 Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham died.
On 4th August 1790 [her former husband] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 86) died. His son [her former step-son] Frederick (age 58) succeeded 2nd Earl Guildford, 8th Baron North, 4th Baron Guildford. Anne Speke Countess Guilford (age 50) by marriage Countess Guildford.
GrandFather: Henry Furnese 1st Baronet
Father: Robert Furnese 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Brough of St Lawrence Jewry
GrandMother: Anne Brough