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Biography of Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin 1777-1850

Paternal Family Tree: Osborne

On 29th November 1773 [his father] Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 22) and [his mother] Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness (age 55). He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds (age 60) and [his grandmother] Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds.

On 18th October 1777 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin was born to Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 26) and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 23).

In 1779 [his step-father] John "Mad Jack" Byron (age 22) and [his mother] Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 27th January 1784 [his mother] Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 29) died. Her son [his brother] George (age 8) succeeded 13th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 10th Baron Conyers.

In 1788 [his father] Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 36) and [his step-mother] Catherine Anguish Duchess Leeds (age 23) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds (age 74) and [his grandmother] Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds.

In 1799 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 21) was elected MP Helston.

On 31st January 1799 [his father] Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 48) died. His son [his brother] George (age 23) succeeded 6th Duke Leeds, 6th Earl of Danby, 6th Viscount Osborne, 6th Viscount Latimer, 6th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 7th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 22) by marriage Duchess Leeds.

On 31st March 1800 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 22) and Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 20) were married. He the son of Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers.

In 1802 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 24) was elected MP Lewes.

On 16th July 1802 [his son] George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds was born to Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 24) and [his wife] Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 22).

In 1804 [his son] William Osborne was born to Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 26) and [his wife] Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 24).

On 14th November 1804 George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 73) died. His son Robert (age 44) succeeded 4th Earl Buckinghamshire, 8th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Eden (age 27) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire.

On 5th February 1808 [his son] Sidney Godolphin Osborne was born to Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 28) at Stapleford.

In 1810 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 32) was elected MP Cambridgeshire.

In 1814 [his son] Darcy Osborne was born to Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 36) and [his wife] Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 34).

On 28th May 1814 [his father-in-law] William Eden 1st Baron Auckland (age 69) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baron Auckland of West Auckland.

On 21st October 1824 [his son] George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart (age 24) were married at the British Embassy, Paris. She the illegitmate daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 51) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough. They were fourth cousins.

On 29th August 1829 [his son-in-law] Theodore Henry Brinckman 1st Baronet (age 31) and [his daughter] Charlotte Osborne Lady Broadhead were married.

On 14th May 1832 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 54) was created 1st Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 52) by marriage Baroness Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire.

In 1838 [his daughter] Charlotte Osborne Lady Broadhead died.

In 1839 [his brother-in-law] George Eden 1st Earl Auckland (age 54) was created 1st Earl of Auckland, 1st Baron Eden of Norwood in Surrey.

In 1843 [his son] William Osborne (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Robinson Montagu were married.

In 1846 [his son] Darcy Osborne (age 32) died.

In 1847 [his wife] Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 67) died.

On 15th February 1850 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 72) died. His son [his son] George (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire. [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart (age 49) by marriage Baroness Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire.

[his daughter] Charlotte Osborne Lady Broadhead was born to Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin and Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin.

Royal Ancestors of Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin 1777-1850

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin 1777-1850

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Osborne 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness

Great x 1 Grandfather: Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Hyde 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hyde 2nd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds

GrandFather: Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Sidney Godolphin 1st Earl Godolphin 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley of Bruton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Blagge

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Blagge

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger North of Mildenhall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary North

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gilbert

GrandMother: Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Jennings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Jennings

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Temple

Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Rokeby

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Darcy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Cony

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony St Leger 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary St Leger Baroness Lexington 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hans Meinhard Schomberg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Schomberg 1st Duke Schomberg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dudley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Meinhart Schomberg 3rd Duke Schomberg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Karoline von der Pfalz Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Susanne Luise von Degenfeld

Mother: Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland