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Paternal Family Tree: Ponsonby
Maternal Family Tree: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland 1764-1793
On 16th November 1805 [his father] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 24) and [his mother] Maria Fane (age 18) were married at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 46) and [his grandmother] Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 47) and [his grandmother] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 44).
On 14th October 1809 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 28) and Maria Fane (age 22).
In 1834 [his mother] Maria Fane (age 47) died.
On 8th September 1835 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 25) and Frances Charlotte Lambton (age 22) were married. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham (age 43) and Harriet Cholmondeley. He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 54) and Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins.
On 18th December 1835 [his wife] Frances Charlotte Lambton (age 23) died of consumption.
On 16th May 1847 [his father] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 65) died. His son John (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Bessborough, 6th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 6th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 4th October 1849 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 39) and Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 58) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 53). He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
The London Gazette 22106. Master of the Horse's Office, February 26, 1858. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John William (age 46), Earl of Sandwich, to be Master of Her Majesty's Buck Hounds, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon (age 48), Earl of Bessborough, resigned.
The London Gazette 22279. Master of the Horse's Office, June 18, 1859. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John George Brabazon (age 49), Earl of Bessborough, to be Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds,.in the room of the Right Honourable John William (age 47), Earl of Sandwich, resigned.
On 21st October 1860 [his father-in-law] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 69) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 42) succeeded 6th Duke Richmond, 6th Earl March, 6th Baron Settrington. Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 36) by marriage Duchess Richmond.
Before 13th December 1860 Charles George Bingham 4th Earl Lucan (age 30) and [his sister-in-law] Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond and [his mother-in-law] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 64). He the son of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan (age 60) and Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan (age 51). They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1867 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 48) was appointed 750th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 47).
The London Gazette 24071. Board of Green Cloth, March 2, 1874.
The Queen (age 54) has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Frederick, Earl Beauchamp (age 43), to be Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough (age 64), resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry George Percy (age 27) (commonly called Earl Percy) to be Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable William John, Lord Monson (age 45), resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry Richard Charles Somerset (age 24) (commonly called Lord Henry Somerset) to be Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the right Honourable Otho Augustus Fitzgerald (age 46) (commonly called Lord Otho Fitzgerald), resigned.
In 1876 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 57) was created 1st Duke Gordon.
On 28th January 1880 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 70) died. His brother [his brother] Frederick (age 64) succeeded 6th Earl Bessborough, 7th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 7th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 30th April 1890 [his former wife] Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough (age 70) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 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 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ponsonby
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Randle Moore
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Moore
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop James Margetson
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Margetson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bonnett
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
GrandFather: Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hale
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hale
Father: John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Fane 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fane of Brympton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hannah Rushworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Scrope 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hooke
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Swymmer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland
GrandFather: John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Farington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven
Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Bertie 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Piers
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Piers
Mother: Maria Fane 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Child of Headington in Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Child
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Child
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Child
GrandMother: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland