Paternal Family Tree: Capell
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden 1562-1643
On 28th November 1627 [her father] Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 19) and [her mother] Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham (age 16) were married.
On or before 16th September 1630 Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort was born to [her father] Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 22) and [her mother] Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham (age 19) at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire [Map].
On 6th August 1641 [her father] Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 33) was created 1st Baron Capell Hadham. [her mother] Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham (age 30) by marriage Baroness Capell Hadham.
On 28th June 1648 Henry Seymour (age 22) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 17) were married at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire [Map]. He the son of William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 60) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 48). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 9th March 1649 at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster Palace three Royalist Lords were beheaded ...
[her father] Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 41) was beheaded. His son [her brother] Arthur (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Capell Hadham.
Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 58) was beheaded. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Holland. Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland (age 26) by marriage Countess Holland.
James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 42) was beheaded. His brother William (age 32) succeeded 2nd Duke Hamilton, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 3rd Baron Innerdale by special remainder.
John Owen (age 49) had been sentenced to death but was subsequently pardoned.
Around 1650 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 62) and [her mother-in-law] Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 50). He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Before 25th June 1652 [her brother-in-law] Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 19) and [her sister] Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. He the son of Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon and Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon. They were fourth cousins.
On 19th May 1653 [her brother] Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex (age 21) and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 50) and Anne Cecil. They were fourth cousin once removed.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1654 [her son] William Seymour 3rd Duke of Somerset was born to [her husband] Henry Seymour (age 28) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 23).
On 30th March 1654 [her husband] Henry Seymour (age 28) died. He was buried at Bedwyn Magna Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.
Around 1655 [her daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury was born to [her former husband] Henry Seymour and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 24). She married 31st August 1676 her fourth cousin Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury, son of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury, and had issue.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th September 1655. Came to see me Sir Edward Hales (age 29), Mr. Ashmole (age 38), Mr. Harlakenton, and Mr. Thornhill: and, the next day, I visited Sir Henry Newton at Charlton, where I met the Earl of Winchelsea (age 27) and Baroness Beauchamp (age 25), daughter to the Lord Capel.
Before 25th December 1660 Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 31) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 30) were married. He the son of Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 58) and Elizabeth Dormer. They were fourth cousins.
On 25th December 1660 [her son] Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester was born to [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 31) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 30). He married 6th June 1682 Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester and had issue.
On 23rd April 1661 [her brother] Henry Capell 1st Baron Capell Tewkesbury (age 23) was appointed Knight of the Bath.
In 1664 [her daughter] Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde was born to [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 35) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 33). She married 1685 James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde, son of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory, and had issue.
On 19th January 1667 Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis (age 69) died. His son William (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 2nd Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire. [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 32) by marriage Baroness Powis of Powis Castle in Powys.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 3rd April 1667 [her father-in-law] Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 65) died. His son [her husband] Henry (age 38) succeeded 3rd Marquess Worcester, 7th Earl Worcester, 9th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Worcester.
Around 1669 [her daughter] Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk was born to [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 40) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 38). She married (1) 24th June 1686 her fourth cousin once removed Henry Horatio O'Brien, son of Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond and Sarah Russell Countess Thomond, and had issue (2) April 1705 her fifth cousin Henry Howard 6th Earl Suffolk, son of Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk and Mary Stewart.
On 29th September 1671 [her son] Arthur Somerset was born to [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 42) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 41). He married 1695 Mary Russell, daughter of William Russell 1st Baronet and Hester Rouse Lady Russell, and had issue.
On 12th December 1671 [her son] William Seymour 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 17) died. His uncle [her former brother-in-law] John (age 26) succeeded 4th Duke Somerset, 3rd Marquess Hertford, 4th Earl Hertford, 4th Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset. Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset (age 29) by marriage Duchess Somerset.
In 1672 [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 43) was appointed 473rd Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 41).
On 17th April 1672 [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 43) was appointed Privy Council.
On 22nd July 1673 [her daughter] Anne Somerset Countess Coventry was born to [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 44) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 42). She married 1691 her sixth cousin Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry, son of Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry and Winifred Edgecumbe, and had issue.
In 1674 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 48) was created 1st Earl Powis. [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 39) by marriage Countess Powis.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 31st August 1676 [her son-in-law] Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 20) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry Seymour and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 45). He the son of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 50). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1678 [her sister] Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon (age 45) died.
On 6th June 1682 [her son] Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester (age 16) were married. He the son of [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 53) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 51).
On 2nd December 1682 [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 53) was created 1st Duke Beaufort by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52). Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 52) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 13th July 1683 [her brother] Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex (age 51) committed suicide at the Tower of London [Map]. He was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map]. He was said to have been discovered in his chamber with his throat cut whilst awaiting execution for treason. His son [her nephew] Algernon (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex, 3rd Baron Capell Hadham.
In 1685 [her son-in-law] James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde (age 19) and [her daughter] Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 56) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 54). He the son of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory (age 49).
On 24th June 1686 [her son-in-law] Henry Horatio O'Brien and [her daughter] Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 57) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 55). He the son of Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond (age 66) and Sarah Russell Countess Thomond (age 48). They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1687 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 61) was created 1st Marquess Powis. [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 52) by marriage Marchioness Powis.
In 1691 [her son-in-law] Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry (age 29) and [her daughter] Anne Somerset Countess Coventry (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 62) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 60). He the son of Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry (age 62) and Winifred Edgecumbe (age 54). They were sixth cousins.
On 16th March 1691 [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 56) died.
On 11th April 1692 [her brother] Henry Capell 1st Baron Capell Tewkesbury (age 54) was created 1st Baron Capell Tewkesbury by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41).
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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In 1695 [her son] Arthur Somerset (age 23) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Russell (age 26) were married. He the son of [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 66) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 64).
On 30th May 1696 [her brother] Henry Capell 1st Baron Capell Tewkesbury (age 58) died at Chapelizod. Baron Capell Tewkesbury extinct.
In 1697 [her daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 42) died.
On 13th July 1698 [her son] Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 37) died.
On 21st January 1700 [her husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 71) died at Badminton, Gloucestershire. He was buried at Beaufort Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His grandson [her grandson] Henry (age 15) succeeded 2nd Duke Beaufort, 4th Marquess Worcester, 8th Earl Worcester, 10th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
In April 1705 [her son-in-law] Henry Howard 6th Earl Suffolk (age 35) and [her daughter] Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk (age 36) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 74). He the son of Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk (age 77) and Mary Stewart. They were fifth cousins.
On 7th January 1715 Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 84) died.
[her son] Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Capell of Rayne Hall 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Capell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Capell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paston 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gage
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Gage
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Guildford
Father: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ladde Montagu 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dudley 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Roper
GrandMother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harrington 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Moton of Peckleton in Leicestershire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Sidney 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brandon 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Pakenham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Morison of Hertfordshire 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Morrison
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hussey 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Grey 2nd Earl Kent 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Herbert Countess Kent 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Clerke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke
Mother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hicks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Hicks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
GrandMother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard May
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden