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Biography of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

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On 17th February 1704 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 24) and Mary Hyde were married. She the daughter of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester (age 61) and Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 1709 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 29) and Jane Bowden were married.

In July 1716 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 37) and [his mother] Charlotte Shorter (age 33) were married.

On 5th July 1718 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 39) and Charlotte Shorter (age 35) at Chelsea.

On 3rd February 1732 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 52) died at Lisburn, Antrim. His son Francis (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.

On 12th February 1733 [his mother] Charlotte Shorter (age 50) died.

On 29th May 1741 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 22) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 57) and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 12th February 1743 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 24) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 16). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 1st August 1744 [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 26) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 17). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 11th August 1746 William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 62) and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. He the son of William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington (age 63) and Anne Griffith.

On 15th December 1746 [his son] Henry Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 28) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 20). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 27th September 1747 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 29) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 21). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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On 20th January 1748 [his son] Robert Seymour was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 29) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 21). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In August 1750 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 32) was created 1st Earl Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp. [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 23) by marriage Countess Hertford.

On 9th October 1750 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 32) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 24). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1752 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 33) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1754 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 35) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 27). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25th December 1755 [his daughter] Isabella Rachel Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 37) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 29). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

1756 Creation of Garter Knights

In 1756 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 72) created new Garter Knights as follows:

572nd William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 35),

573rd Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle (age 61),

574th Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 40),

575th Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 37).

On 8th December 1756 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington (age 73) died. His son William (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Harrington, 2nd Viscount Petersham, 2nd Baron Harrington. [his sister-in-law] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 34) by marriage Countess Harrington.

On 28th April 1759 [his son] William Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 32). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 29th April 1759 [his son] Hugh Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 32). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21st July 1763 [his son] George Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 45) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 36). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 15th February 1766 [his son-in-law] Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda (age 35) and [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 47) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 39). He the son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby.

On 4th February 1768 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Elizabeth Windsor (age 18) were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 49) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 41). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 1769 [his son-in-law] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 29) and [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 50) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 42).

On 20th July 1770 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (age 22) died.

On 10th February 1772 [his son-in-law] George Mason aka Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison (age 20) and [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 53) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 45). He the son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21st May 1775 [his son-in-law] Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (age 24) and [his daughter] Frances Seymour-Conway were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 56) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 48). He the son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 55) and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20th May 1776 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 16) were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 57) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 49). They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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On 10th November 1782 [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 56) died.

On 4th November 1784 [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda (age 40) died.

1785. Joshua Reynolds (age 61). Portrait of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 66).

In 1785 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway (age 33) died.

In 1785 [his son] Hugh Seymour-Conway (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Horatia Waldegrave (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 66) and [his former wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

The London Gazette 13541. Whitehall, June 29 [1793]. The King has been. pleased, to grant the Dignity of an Earl and Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Francis Seymour Conway (age 74), Earl of Hertford, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten, by the Names, Stiles, and Titles of Earl of Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, and Marquess of Hertford.

The King has also been, pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Henry Lord Porchester (age 51), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of the Town And County of Carnarvon, in the Principality of Wales. [Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 40) by marriage Countess Carnarvon]

The King has been pleased to appoint George Poyntz Ricketts, Esq; to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Island of Tobago.

The King has been pleased to approve of the Appointment of Lawrence Hansen, Esq; to be His Danish Majesty's Consul in the Town and Port of Liverpool, and in all other Ports in die County Palatine of Lancaster.

In September 1793 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway (age 42) died.

On 14th June 1794 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 75) died. His son [his son] Francis (age 51) succeeded 2nd Marquess Hertford, 2nd Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, 2nd Viscount Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Hertford. The estate was worth £70000 a year, and included Ragley Hall, Alcester, Sudbourne Hall, Sudbourne and estates in Ireland.

[his daughter] Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Wall Plaque text as follows ... In a Vault under this Chancel are interred the remains of the following members of the Seymour Conway Family ...

Frances Popham Viscountess Conway.

Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway.

Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway.

[his uncle] Popham Seymour-Conway.

[his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway.

[his half-sister] Catherine Seymour-Conway.

[his half-sister] Jane Seymour-Conway.

Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford.

[his son] Edward Seymour-Conway.

Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford.

[his brother] Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway.

[his grandson] William John Richard Seymour.

[his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford.

[his grandson] Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford.

This tablet was erected by [his great grandson] Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford.

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Royal Ancestors of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 1718-1794

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Walshe

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Champernowne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Killigrew Baroness Seymour 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: Edward Seymour 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Portman

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Portman

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Portman 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Portman Baroness Seymour

Father: Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Popham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Popham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Letitia Popham Baroness Seymour 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Shorter

GrandFather: John Shorter

Mother: Charlotte Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Morgan Philipps

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Philipps 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fletcher

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Philipps 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Perrot 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Elizabeth Perrot Lady Philips 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Prust

Great x 1 Grandfather: Erasmus Philipps 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Philipps 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Darcy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Darcy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Darcy Lady Philips 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England