Paternal Family Tree: Mordaunt
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Smith -1648
On 7th May 1657 [his father] John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 30] and [his mother] Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt [aged 25] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough [aged 54]. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1658 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth was born to John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 31] and Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt [aged 26].
On 10th July 1659 [his father] John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 33] was created 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 1st Baron Mordaunt of Reigate. [his mother] Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt [aged 27] by marriage Viscountess Mordaunt of Avalon.
On 11th April 1674 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 16] began his education at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 5th June 1675 [his father] John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 48] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham. His son Charles [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 2nd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.
In 1678 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 20] and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 18] were married.
On 5th April 1679 [his mother] Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt [aged 47] died.
Around 1681 [his son] John Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 23] and [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 21]. He married 1708 his fourth cousin Frances Powlett, daughter of Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton and Frances Ramsden, and had issue.
Around 1685 Godfrey Kneller [aged 38]. Portrait of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 27].
On 9th April 1689 a number of new peers were created at the Coronation William III and Mary II...
Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton [aged 59] was created 1st Duke Bolton.
Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 31] was created 1st Earl Monmouth. [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 29] by marriage Countess Monmouth.
Thomas Belasyse 1st Earl Fauconberg [aged 62] was created 1st Earl Fauconberg. Mary Cromwell Countess Fauconberg [aged 52] by marriage Countess Fauconberg.
William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 39] was created 1st Earl of Portland.
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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John Evelyn's Diary. 5th May 1695. I came to Deptford, Kent [Map] from Wotton, Surrey [Map], in order to the first meeting of the Commissioners for endowing an hospital [Map] for seamen at Greenwich; it was at the Guildhall [Map], London. Present, the Archbishop of Canterbury [aged 58], Lord Keeper, Lord Privy Seal, Lord Godolphin [aged 49], Duke of Shrewsbury [aged 34], Duke of Leeds [aged 63], Earls of Dorset [aged 52] and Monmouth [aged 37], Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy, Sir Robert Clayton, Sir Christopher Wren [aged 71], and several more. The Commission was read by Mr. Lowndes, Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury, Surveyor-General.
On 19th June 1697 [his uncle] Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough [aged 75] died. His nephew Charles [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Peterborough. His daughter Mary [aged 38] succeeded 7th Baroness Mordaunt. [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 37] by marriage Countess Peterborough.
In 1705, Elizeus Burges was made adjutant-general – the chief administrative officer – to Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 47].
Between 14th September 1705 and 19th October 1705 a multinational Grand Alliance army led by Lord Peterborough [aged 47] captured the city of Barcelona [Map] from its Spanish defenders, most of whom then joined the Grand Aliance army.
On 13th September 1705 Prince George of Hesse Darmstadt [aged 36] was killed.
On 17th November 1705 Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk [aged 46] died. Her first cousin Charles [aged 47] succeeded 8th Baron Mordaunt. Her husband John Germain 1st Baronet [aged 55] inherited her Drayton estates and the rest of her inheritance, valued at £70,000.
Before 13th February 1707 [his son-in-law] Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon [aged 29] and Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon were married. She the daughter of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 49] and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 47]. He the son of George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon [aged 64] and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon.
In 1708 John Mordaunt [aged 27] and Frances Powlett were married. She the daughter of Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton [aged 47] and Frances Ramsden. He the son of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 50] and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 48]. They were fourth cousins.
On 13th May 1709 [his wife] Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 49] died.
On 27th February 1710 [his son] Henry Mordaunt died.
On 5th April 1710 [his son] John Mordaunt [aged 29] died.
In 1713 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 55] was appointed 524th Knight of the Garter by Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 47].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 25th October 1735 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 77] died. His grandson Charles [aged 27] succeeded 4th Earl Peterborough, 2nd Earl Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt, 3rd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 3rd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.
[his daughter] Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon was born to Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth. She married before 13th February 1707 Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon, son of George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon, and had issue.
[his son] Henry Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 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 Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt 
17 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt 18 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt 19 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzlewis
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ellen Fitzlewis
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt 20 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Compton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Compton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Werburga Brereton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 
3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Walden
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Knightley 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Countess Dorset
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
father: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Howard 1st Baron Howard 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gamage
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Gamage Baroness Howard 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John 1st Baron St John 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Waldegrave 
7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 2nd Baron St John 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fisher
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Fisher Baroness St John Bletso
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer of Wing 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dormer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Dormer Baroness St John Bletso
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Catesby of Whiston 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Pigot
Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
mother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Smith
Grandmother: Margaret Smith