Paternal Family Tree: Brugge
On 4th May 1664 [his father] James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos (age 21) and [his mother] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
On 6th January 1673 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos was born to [his father] James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos (age 30) and [his mother] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos (age 30) at Dewsall, Herefordshire.
In 1676 William Brydges 7th Baron Chandos (age 55) died of smallpox with no male issue. His third cousin [his father] James (age 33) succeeded 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. [his mother] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos (age 33) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
Around 1677 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 3) educated at Westminster School [Map].
Around 1681 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 7) educated at New College, Oxford University.
Before 1690. John Riley (age 43). Portrait of [his future wife] Mary Lake (age 21). Frequently described as 'Mary Lake Duchess of Chandos' Mary died two years before her husband James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 16) was created Duke on 19th October 1714.
Mary Lake: On 18th July 1668 she was born to Thomas Lake and Rebecca Langham. On 2nd February 1695 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos and she were married. On 15th September 1712 Mary Lake died. She was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore.
In 1694 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 20) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 2nd February 1695 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 22) and Mary Lake (age 26) were married.
In 1698 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 24) was elected MP Hereford.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 15th January 1703 [his son] John Brydges was born to James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 30) and [his wife] Mary Lake (age 34). He married 1st September 1724 Catherine Tollemache, daughter of Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart and Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart, and had issue.
On 1st February 1708 [his son] Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos was born to James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Lake (age 39). He married (1) 21st December 1728 his fifth cousin Mary Bruce, daughter of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury and Anne Savile, and had issue (2) 25th December 1744 Anne Wells Duchess Chandos (3) 1767 Elizabeth Major Duchess of Chandos, daughter of John Major 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Dale.
On 15th September 1712 [his wife] Mary Lake (age 44) died. She was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore.
On 4th August 1713 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 40) and Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 43) were married. They were half first cousins.
On 16th October 1714 [his father] James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos (age 72) died at Aconbury, Herefordshire. His son James (age 41) succeeded 9th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 4th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire. [his wife] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
On 19th October 1714 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 41) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Wilton. [his wife] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
In 1719 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 45) was created 1st Duke Chandos, 1st Marquess Carnarvon. [his wife] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 48) by marriage Duchess Chandos.
On 26th May 1719 [his mother] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos (age 77) died.
On 1st September 1724 [his son] John Brydges (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Tollemache were married. She the daughter of Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart (age 75) and Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart (age 63). He the son of James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 51) and [his former wife] Mary Lake.
On 8th April 1727 [his son] John Brydges (age 24) died.
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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On 21st December 1728 [his son] Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Bruce (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 46) and Anne Savile. He the son of James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 55) and [his former wife] Mary Lake. They were fifth cousins.
On 11th June 1731 [his brother-in-law] Richard Child aka Tylney 1st Earl Tylney (age 51) was created 1st Earl Tylney of Castlemaine in County Kerry, 1st Viscount Castlemaine in County Kerry, 1st Baron Newtown in County Donegal. Dorothy Glynne Countess Castlemaine by marriage Countess Tylney of Castlemaine in County Kerry.
On 16th July 1735 [his wife] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 65) died. She was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore.
On 18th April 1736 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 63) and Lydia Catherine Van Hatten Duchess Chandos were married. She by marriage Duchess Chandos.
On 9th August 1744 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 71) died at Cannons House Little Stanmore. He was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 2nd Duke Chandos, 2nd Marquess Carnarvon, 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Viscount Wilton, 10th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 5th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Brydges 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Giles Brydges 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hovell Carne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Carne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Kemys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Carne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Brydges 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Brydges 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Scudamore of Holme Lacy 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Scudamore 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Pakington 
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Scudamore 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Croft of Croft Castle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elynor Croft
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Herbert 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Scudamore Lady Bridges 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Throckmorton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ann Reade
Father: James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Barnard
Mother: Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos