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Paternal Family Tree: Brudenell
On 31st March 1926 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury was born to [his father] Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 22).
On 17th March 1952 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 25) and Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills (age 19) were married. He the son of Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 48).
On 12th November 1952 [his son] David Brudenell-Bruce 9th Marquess of Ailesbury was born to Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 26) and [his wife] Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills (age 19). He married (1) 1980 Rosamund Jane Winkley Marchioness of Ailesbury.
In 1961 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 34) and Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills (age 28) were divorced.
On 4th August 1961 [his grandfather] George Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 88) died. His son [his father] Cedric (age 57) succeeded 7th Marquess Ailesbury, 13th Earl Cardigan, 8th Earl Ailesbury, 7th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 7th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 13th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 8th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
On 10th July 1963 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 37) and Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford were married. He the son of Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 59).
In 1974 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 47) and Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford were divorced.
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 July 1974 [his father] Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 70) died. His son Michael (age 48) succeeded 8th Marquess Ailesbury, 14th Earl Cardigan, 9th Earl Ailesbury, 8th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 8th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 14th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 9th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
On 18th September 1974 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 48) and Caroline Elizabeth Wethered Marchioness of Ailesbury (age 37) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. He the son of Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury.
In 1980 [his son] David Brudenell-Bruce 9th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Rosamund Jane Winkley Marchioness of Ailesbury (age 31) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. He the son of Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 53) and [his former wife] Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills (age 47).
In 1992 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 65) and Caroline Elizabeth Wethered Marchioness of Ailesbury (age 54) were divorced.
In or before 2011 [his son] David Brudenell-Bruce 9th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 58) and [his daughter-in-law] Rosamund Jane Winkley Marchioness of Ailesbury (age 61) were divorced.
In 2023 [his former wife] Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills (age 90) died.
On 12th May 2024 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 98) died after falling from a window at his home in the Shepherd's Bush area of London. His son David (age 71) succeeded 9th Marquess Ailesbury, 15th Earl Cardigan, 10th Earl Ailesbury, 9th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 9th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 15th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 10th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Hill 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Vernon 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgibbon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley
GrandFather: George Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury 11 x Great Grand Son of
Father: Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury 12 x Great Grand Son of
Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury 13 x Great Grand Son of