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Biography of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol 1730-1803

Paternal Family Tree: Hervey

Maternal Family Tree: Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey 1700-1768

On 25th October 1720 [his father] John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey (age 24) and [his mother] Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey (age 20) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol (age 55) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol (age 43).

On 1st August 1730 Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol was born to John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey (age 33) and Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey (age 30).

On 5th August 1743 [his father] John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey (age 46) died. His son [his brother] George (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baron Hervey of Ickworth in Suffolk.

Before 1753 Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 22) and Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 19) were married. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

In 1753 [his daughter] Mary Caroline Hervey Countess Erne was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 20).

In 1755 [his son] George Hervey was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 24) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 22).

On or before 29th January 1757, the date he was baptised at Horningsheath, Suffolk, [his son] John Augustus "Jack" Hervey was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 26) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 24).

In 1758 [his daughter] Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 27) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 25).

In 1761 [his son] Son Hervey was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 28).

In 1761 [his son] Son Hervey died.

In 1765 [his son] George Hervey (age 10) died at Spa.

Around 1766 Johan Joseph Zoffany (age 32). Portrait of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 35).

In 1767 [his daughter] Louisa Theodosia Hervey Countess Liverpool was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 36) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 34).

On 2nd September 1768 [his mother] Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey (age 68) died.

On 2nd October 1769 [his son] Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 39) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 36).

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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.

In 1776 [his son-in-law] John Crichton 1st Earl Erne (age 45) and [his daughter] Mary Caroline Hervey Countess Erne (age 23) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 45) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 43).

On 4th October 1779 [his son] John Augustus "Jack" Hervey (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Drummond (age 21) were married. He the son of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 49) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 46).

On 23rd December 1779 [his brother] Augustus John Hervey 3rd Earl Bristol (age 55) died due to a gout in the stomach in St James' Square. His brother Frederick (age 49) succeeded 4th Earl Bristol, 5th Baron Hervey of Ickworth in Suffolk. [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 46) by marriage Countess Bristol.

In 1790 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 34). Portrait of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 59).

On 25th March 1795 [his son-in-law] Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool (age 24) and [his daughter] Louisa Theodosia Hervey Countess Liverpool (age 28) were married at Wimbledon, Surrey. She the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 64) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 62). He the son of Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool (age 65) and Amelia Watts.

In 1796 [his son] John Augustus "Jack" Hervey (age 38) died aboard hs shp "The Zealous" and was buried on 26th September 1796 at Ickworth, Suffolk, England.

Before 29th December 1798 [his son] Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Albana Upton (age 23) were married. He the son of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 68) and [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 65).

In 1799 Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 68) abeyance terminated 5th Baron Howard de Walden.

On 19th December 1800 [his wife] Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 67) died.

On 8th July 1803 Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 72) died in Lazio. His son [his son] Frederick (age 33) succeeded 5th Earl Bristol, 6th Baron Hervey of Ickworth in Suffolk. H3NG0wbdHis great grandson [his great grandson] Charles (age 4) succeeded 6th Baron Howard de Walden.

Around 1805. Hugh Douglas Hamilton (age 65). Portrait of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol.

Royal Ancestors of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol 1730-1803

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 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 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 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

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

Ancestors of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol 1730-1803

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hervey

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Hervey

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ambrose Jermyn

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Jermyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Heveningham

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Jermyn

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Blagge

Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Blagge

GrandFather: John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol

Father: John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Felton 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bassingbourne Gawdy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Gawdy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Framlingham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Felton 4th Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Cromwell 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Tollemache Lady Felton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stanhope 1st Baron Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Lady Talmash 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Macwilliams Baroness Stanhope

GrandMother: Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Lady Felton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Nicholas Wedig Lepell

Mother: Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey