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Paternal Family Tree: Fitzwilliam
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1769
On 22nd June 1744 [his father] William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 24) and [his mother] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam, Baroness Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham (age 50). He the son of [his grandfather] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam and [his grandmother] Anne Stringer.
On 30th May 1748 William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 28) and Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 10th August 1756 [his father] William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 36) died. His son William (age 8) succeeded 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, 6th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. [his future wife] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
In 1769 [his mother] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam died.
In 1769 William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 24) and [his future wife] Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 20) were married.
In 1770 William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 21) and Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam were married. She the daughter of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 66) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. He the son of William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam and Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 27th November 1780 [his brother-in-law] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 22) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 45) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43). He the son of [his father-in-law] William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 76) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. They were fifth cousins.
On 4th May 1786 [his son] Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 37) and [his wife] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam.
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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.
On 10th February 1787 George Beauclerk 4th Duke St Albans (age 28) died unmarried and without issue. His first cousin once removed Aubrey (age 46) succeeded 5th Duke St Albans, 5th Earl Burford, 5th Baron Heddington. [his sister-in-law] Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans (age 44) by marriage Duchess St Albans.
On 4th September 1789 [his sister-in-law] Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans (age 46) died.
On 11th March 1793 [his father-in-law] William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 89) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Frederick (age 35) succeeded 3rd Earl Bessborough, 4th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 4th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
Before 1807 [his son] Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Dundas (age 19) were married. He the son of William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 58) and [his wife] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam. They were first cousins.
In 1807 Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley (age 22) was elected MP Malton against the interest of William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 58). However, FitzWilliam and his supporters managed to obtain evidence of corruption and had Headley unseated on petition in 1808.
In 1822 [his wife] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam died.
After 1822 William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 73) and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 73) were married. She by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam. He the son of William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam and Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam.
In 1824 [his wife] Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 75) died.
On 8th February 1833 William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 84) died. His son [his son] Charles (age 46) succeeded 5th Earl Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam, 7th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 1st Baron Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandFather: John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Cremor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cremor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Tryce
Father: William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam 16 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandMother: Anne Stringer
William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Watson of Rockingham Castle
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Digby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Watson 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Atkins Baroness Wentworth Woodhouse
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Arabella Holles 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Countess de Clare 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England