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Biography of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon 1846-1914

Paternal Family Tree: Villiers

Maternal Family Tree: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam 1863

In 1834 John Foster Barham and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 58) and [his grandmother] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

On 3rd July 1839 [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 39) and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 63) and [his grandmother] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

On 11th February 1846 Edward Villiers 5th was born to [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 46) and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 35) at the Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin.

In 1849 [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 48) was appointed 704th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 29).

On 17th August 1860 [his brother-in-law] Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom (age 22) and [his sister] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 60) and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 50).

On 31st May 1864 [his brother-in-law] Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 23) and [his sister] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 64) and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 54). He the son of Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 65) and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 59).

On 5th May 1868 [his brother-in-law] Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 39) and [his sister] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 68) and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 58). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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In 1869 Edward Villiers 5th (age 22) was elected MP Breconshire which seat he held until 1870.

On 27th June 1870 [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 70) died. His son Edward (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Clarendon, 5th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

In 1874 [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 63) died.

On 6th September 1876 Edward Villiers 5th (age 30) and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 19) were married at Harbridge, Someroy. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 57) and Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 41). He the son of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 7th June 1877 [his son] George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon was born to Edward Villiers 5th (age 31) and [his wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 20) at 31 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair. He married 1905 Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon.

In 1878 [his daughter] Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe was born to Edward Villiers 5th (age 31) and [his wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 20) She married 1911 her fourth cousin once removed Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, son of William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe.

In 1880 [his brother-in-law] Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom (age 42) was created 1st Earl Lathom. [his sister] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom (age 39) by marriage Countess Lathom.

On 21st April 1893 Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 66) died at Knowsley, Lancashire. His brother [his brother-in-law] Frederick (age 52) succeeded 16th Earl Derby, 10th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his sister] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 53) by marriage Countess Derby.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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On 9th May 1894 [his wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 36) died.

In 1897 [his sister] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom (age 56) died.

The London Gazette 27243. Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, October 30, 1900.

The Queen (age 81) has been pleased to appoint George Richard Penn (age 39), Earl Howe, to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (age 54), resigned.

In 1905 [his son] George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 19) were married. He the son of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 58) and [his former wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon.

On 5th August 1908 Edward Villiers 5th (age 62) and Emma Hatch (age 53) were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. He the son of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon.

In 1911 [his son-in-law] Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 46) and [his daughter] Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe (age 33) were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 64) and [his former wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon. He the son of William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 77) and Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 2nd October 1914 Edward Villiers 5th (age 68) died at The Grove, Watford [Map]. His son George (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Clarendon, 6th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756. [his daughter-in-law] Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 28) by marriage Countess Clarendon.

On 9th March 1935 [his former wife] Emma Hatch Countess of Clarendon (age 80) died.

Royal Ancestors of Edward Villiers 5th

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Edward Villiers 5th

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Chiffinch

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Son of

GrandFather: George Villiers 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Portland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Hyde Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Father: George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Parker

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Parker of Boringdon

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Parker

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Parker 1st Baron Boringdon 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett 3rd Baron Paulett 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Herbert Baroness Poulett 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandMother: Theresa Parker 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson of York

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tancred

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Aislabie of Studley Royal, Yorkshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie

Great x 1 Grandmother: Theresa Robinson Baroness Boringdon

Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon 14 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Luckyn 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Grimston 2nd Viscount Grimston

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Grimston 3rd Viscount Grimston

GrandFather: James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Walter

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Walter Viscountess Grimston

Mother: Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool

GrandMother: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam