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Biography of Robert Robartes 1634-1682

Paternal Family Tree: Robartes

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Coningsby 1542-1569

1660 Convention Parliament

1661 Cavalier Parliament

After 1625 [his father] John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 19) and [his step-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 [his father] John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 28) and [his mother] Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick (age 46) and [his grandmother] Frances Hatton Countess Warwick.

On 7th February 1634 Robert Robartes was born to John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 28) and Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes (age 19).

In or after November 1635 [his mother] Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes (deceased) died.

Around 1646 Robert Robartes (age 11) educated at Felstead School, Essex.

In 1657 Robert Robartes (age 22) and Sarah Bodvel (age 20) were married. He the son of John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 51) and Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes.

Convention Parliament

In 1660 Robert Robartes (age 25) was elected MP Cornwall during the Convention Parliament.

In 1660 [his son] Charles Robartes 2nd Earl Radnor was born to Robert Robartes (age 25) and [his wife] Sarah Bodvel (age 23).

Cavalier Parliament

On 8th May 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) summoned his second Parliament.

John Bennet 1st Baron Ossulston (age 44) was elected MP Wallingford.

James Thynne (age 56) was elected MP Wiltshire.

Adam Browne 2nd Baronet (age 35) was elected MP Surrey.

Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 30) was elected MP Northumberland.

William Compton (age 36) was elected MP Cambridge.

Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry (age 32) was elected MP Camelford.

Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 61) was elected MP Bath and Heytesbury.

Edward Hungerford (age 28) was elected MP Chippenham.

Robert Pierrepont (age 24) was elected MP Nottingham.

John Melbury Sampford Strangeways (age 75) was elected MP Weymouth.

Giles Strangeways (age 45) was elected MP Dorset.

John Strangeways (age 24) was elected MP Bridport.

William Wyndham 1st Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Taunton.

James Herbert (age 38) was elected MP Queenborough.

William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington (age 21) was elected MP Cambridge.

William Bowes of Streatlam (age 4) was elected MP Durham.

Robert Brooke (age 24) was elected MP Aldeburgh.

Josiah Child (age 30) was elected MP Dartmouth.

Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet (age 73) was elected MP Nottinghamshire.

Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew (age 37) was elected MP Brackley.

Richard Jennings (age 42) was elected MP St Albans.

Robert Kemp 2nd Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Norfolk.

Edward Phelips (age 48) was elected MP Somerset.

Robert Robartes (age 27) was elected MP Bossiney.

[his brother] Hender Robartes (age 25) was elected MP Bodmin.

Clement Fisher 2nd Baronet (age 48) was elected MP Coventry.

William Portman 6th Baronet (age 17) was elected MP Taunton.

John Robinson 1st Baronet (age 46) was elected MP Rye.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 3rd May 1664. Thence walked to Westminster Hall [Map]; and there, in the Lords' House, did in a great crowd, from ten o'clock till almost three, hear the cause of Mr. Roberts (age 30), my [his father] Lord Privy Seal's (age 58) son, against Win, who by false ways did get the father of Mr. Roberts's [his wife] wife (age 27) ([his father-in-law] Mr. Bodvill) to give him the estate and disinherit his daughter. The cause was managed for my Lord Privy Seal by Finch (age 42) the Solicitor [General]; but I do really think that he is truly a man of as great eloquence as ever I heard, or ever hope to hear in all my life.

In 1671 [his son] Russell Robartes was born to Robert Robartes (age 36) and [his wife] Sarah Bodvel (age 34).

In 1681 Robert Robartes (age 46) was appointed Ambassador to Denmark.

On 8th February 1682 Robert Robartes (age 48) died at Denmark.

In 1720 [his former wife] Sarah Bodvel (age 83) died.

Royal Ancestors of Robert Robartes 1634-1682

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 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 Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Robert Robartes 1634-1682

Robert Robartes 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Rich

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Rich 1st Baron Rich

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Dinley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Jenks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jenks Baroness Rich

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Baldry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez

GrandFather: Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Grey Baroness Ferrers Chartley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter 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 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Mother: Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Newport of Hunningham in Warwickshire

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Newport aka Hatton

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hatton

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hatton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Hatton

GrandMother: Frances Hatton Countess Warwick

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas aka Francis Gawdy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gawdy

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Coningsby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Coningsby

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coningsby