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Biography of John Mordaunt 1681-1710

Paternal Family Tree: Mordaunt

1704 Battle of Schellenberg

1704 Battle of Blenheim

In 1678 [his father] Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 20) and [his mother] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 18) were married.

Around 1695 John Mordaunt (age 14) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

In 1701 John Mordaunt (age 20) was elected MP Chippenham.

Battle of Schellenberg

On 2nd July 1704 John Mordaunt (age 23) fought at Donauwörth during the Battle of Schellenberg.

1704 Battle of Blenheim

On 13th August 1704 John Mordaunt (age 23) fought losing his left-arm at Blenheim during the Battle of Blenheim.

Major Richard Creed was killed in action.

In 1708 John Mordaunt (age 27) and Frances Powlett were married. She the daughter of Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton (age 47) and Frances Ramsden. He the son of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 50) and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 48). They were fourth cousins.

In 1708 [his son] Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth was born to John Mordaunt (age 27) and [his wife] Frances Powlett.

Around 1709 [his son] John Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt (age 28) and [his wife] Frances Powlett.

On 13th May 1709 [his mother] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 49) died.

On 5th April 1710 John Mordaunt (age 29) died.

All About History Books

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 1715 [his former wife] Frances Powlett died.

Royal Ancestors of John Mordaunt 1681-1710

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Mordaunt 1681-1710

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Fitzlewis

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Compton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Countess Dorset

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson

GrandFather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Howard 1st Baron Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Gamage Baroness Howard 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John 1st Baron St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 2nd Baron St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Fisher Baroness St John Bletso

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Dormer Baroness St John Bletso

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby

Father: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth

GrandMother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Smith

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Smith

John Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Alexander Fraser

Mother: Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth