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Biography of Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 1592-1643
Paternal Family Tree: Basset
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 1592-1643
Around 1592 Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne was born to William Bassett (age 40) at Blore, Staffordshire.
On 09 Dec 1601 [her father] William Bassett (age 50) died at Blore Hall, Staffordshire. He was buried in St Bartholomew's Church, Blore [Map].
After 09 Dec 1601. The Bassett Tomb at St Bartholomew's Church, Blore [Map]. [her father] William Bassett (deceased) (centre), his wife Judith Corbet (his left), [her future husband] Henry Howard (age 9) (his right) and kneeling [her daughter] Catharine aka Elizabeth Howard and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 9). Sculpted by Jasper Hollemans. Elizabethan Period.
Henry Howard: In 1592 he was born to Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk in Henley In Arden, Warwickshire. Before 1616 Henry Howard and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk. Around 1616 Henry Howard died in Clun Castle. Around 1616 Henry Howard was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Blore.
Catharine aka Elizabeth Howard: In or before 1616 she was born to Henry Howard and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne.
After 1610 William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 17) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 18) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward IV of England.
Before 1616 Henry Howard (age 24) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 23) were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 54) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 51).
In or before 1616 [her daughter] Catharine aka Elizabeth Howard was born to [her husband] Henry Howard (age 23) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 23).
Around 1616 [her husband] Henry Howard (age 24) died in Clun Castle [Map].
Around 1616 William Larkin (age 34). Portrait of Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 24).
In 1616 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 72) was created 1st Viscount Wallingford. [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 33) by marriage Viscountess Wallingford.
In 1621 [her former brother-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 33) was created 1st Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire. Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 25) by marriage Baroness Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
In 1622 [her daughter] Jane Cavendish was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 29) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 30).
Around 1626 [her son] Charles Cavendish was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 33) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 34).
In 1626 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 82) was created 1st Earl Banbury. [her former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 43) by marriage Countess Banbury.
On 07 Feb 1626 [her former brother-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 38) was created 1st Earl Berkshire. Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 30) by marriage Countess Berkshire.
On 28 May 1626 [her former father-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 64) died at Charing Cross [Map]. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His son [her former brother-in-law] Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Suffolk. Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk (age 27) by marriage Countess Suffolk.
In 1627 [her daughter] Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 34) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 35).
On 07 Mar 1628 [her husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 35) was created 1st Earl Newcastle upon Tyne. Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 36) by marriage Countess Newcastle upon Tyne.
On 18 Apr 1629 [her mother-in-law] Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle (age 59) died at Bothal, Northumberland [Map]. Her son [her husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 36) succeeded 9th Baron Ogle.
On 24 Jun 1630 [her son] Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 37) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 38) at Handsworth Manor.
On 25 May 1632 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His eldest son His brother Edward Knollys de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that Edward (age 5) had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) whom Edward's [her former sister-in-law] mother (age 49) subsequently married around a month after William's death.
Around 30 Jun 1632 Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) and [her former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 49) were married some five weeks after the death of her first husband William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) on 25 May 1632. They, Edward and Elizabeth, when teenagers, had been subject to marriage negotiations which broke down as a consequence of the Gunpowder Plot and she had married William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury some forty years her senior. She the daughter of [her former father-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and [her former mother-in-law] Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 68).
On 23 Aug 1632 [her former sister-in-law] Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset (age 42) died.
On 03 Jun 1640 [her former brother-in-law] Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk (age 57) died at Suffolk House, Suffolk Street. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. On 03 Jun 1640 His son James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk (age 21) succeeded 3rd Earl Suffolk, 3rd Baron Howard de Walden.
In 1641 [her son-in-law] John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater (age 17) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 48) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 49). He the son of John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater (age 62) and Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward IV of England.
On 17 Apr 1643 Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 51) died at Bolsover, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1645 [her former husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 52) and Margaret Lucas Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 22) were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward IV of England.
In 1665 [her former husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 72) was created 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 34). Margaret Lucas Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 42) by marriage Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.
On 25 Dec 1676 [her former husband] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 84) died at Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [her son] Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 46) succeeded 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, 2nd Earl Newcastle upon Tyne, 10th Baron Ogle.[her daughter-in-law] Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 46) by marriage Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.
[her daughter] Frances Cavendish Countess Bolingbroke was born to William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bassett 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Meverell
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Meverell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Meverell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Eyre of Padley 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Eyre
GrandFather: William Bassett 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzherbert 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Fitzherbert 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amilia Downes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Fitzherbert 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Booth 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Booth
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Fitzherbert 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Marshall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Marshall
GrandMother: Elizabeth Fitzherbert 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cotton of Ridware
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Pole 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Pole
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Joan Grosvenor 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud aka Matilda Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Brereton
Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
