Biography of Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda 1650-1685

After 1625 [her father] John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 19) and [her mother] Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor were married. She by marriage Baroness Robartes of Truro in Cornwall. The difference in their ages was 24 years.

Before 7th February 1634 [her father] John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 28) and Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick (age 46) and Frances Hatton Countess Warwick.

Around 1650 Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda was born to John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 44) and Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor (age 20) at Lanhydrock, Bodmin.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th April 1668. At noon with Creed to my Lord Crew's (age 70), and there dined; and here was a very fine-skinned lady dined, the daughter (age 18) of my [her father] Lord Roberts (age 62), and also a fine lady, Mr. John Parkhurst (age 25) his wife, that was but a boy the other day. And after dinner there comes in my [her mother] Lady Roberts (age 38) herself, and with her Mr. Roberts's daughter, that was Mrs. Boddevill (age 31), the great beauty, and a fine lady indeed, the first time I saw her. My Lord Crew, and Sir Thomas, and I, and Creed, all the afternoon debating of my Lord Sandwich's (age 42) business, against to-morrow, and thence I to the King's playhouse, and there saw most of "The Cardinall", a good play, and thence to several places to pay my debts, and then home, and there took a coach and to Mile End [Map] to take a little ayre, and thence home to Sir W. Pen's (age 47), where I supped, and sat all the evening; and being lighted homeward by Mrs. Markham, I blew out the candle and kissed her, and so home to bed.

On 28th October 1669 Charles Moore 2nd Earl Drogheda and Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 63) and Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor (age 39). He the son of Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 47) and Alice Spencer Countess Drogheda (age 43). They were sixth cousins.

On 3rd July 1675 [her brother-in-law] Henry Hamilton Moore 3rd Earl of Drogheda (age 20) and Mary Cole (age 15) were married. He the son of [her father-in-law] Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 53) and [her mother-in-law] Alice Spencer Countess Drogheda (age 49). They were second cousin once removed.

On 12th January 1676 [her father-in-law] Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 54) died. His son [her husband] Charles succeeded 2nd Earl Drogheda, 4th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 4th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda (age 26) by marriage Countess Drogheda.

On 18th June 1679 [her husband] Charles Moore 2nd Earl Drogheda died. His brother [her brother-in-law] Henry (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Drogheda, 5th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 5th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda (age 19) by marriage Countess Drogheda.

On 29th September 1679 William Wycherley (age 38) and Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda (age 29) were married in secret fearing to lose the King's patronage. She the daughter of John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 73) and Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor (age 49).

Around 1685 Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda (age 35) died.

After 17th July 1685 [her step-father] Charles Cheyne 1st Viscount Newhaven (age 59) and [her mother] Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor (age 55) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Newhaven.

On 1st January 1716 [her former husband] William Wycherley (age 74) died.