Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 1734-1796

Paternal Family Tree: Thynne

Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602

On 6th December 1726 [his father] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth [aged 16] and Elizabeth Sackville Viscountess Weymouth [aged 15] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset [aged 38] and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset [aged 37]. They were fifth cousins.

On 3rd July 1733 [his father] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth [aged 23] and [his mother] Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville [aged 43] and [his grandmother] Frances Worsley Countess Granville [aged 40]. They were second cousin once removed.

On 13th September 1734 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath was born to Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth [aged 24] and Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth [aged 22].

On 25th December 1736 [his mother] Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth [aged 24] died.

In January 1751 [his father] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth [aged 40] died. His son Thomas [aged 16] succeeded 3rd Viscount Weymouth, 3rd Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 4th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire.

In 1759 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 24] and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland [aged 49] and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland [aged 43]. They were third cousins.

On 25th March 1760 [his daughter] Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 25] and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 24]. She married 18th November 1781 Heneage Finch 4th Earl Aylesford, son of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford, and had issue.

On 1st May 1762 [his father-in-law] William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland [aged 53] died. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Duke Portland, 4th Earl of Portland.

On 17th November 1762 [his daughter] Henrietta Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 28] and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 27]. She married 2nd May 1799 Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Chesterfield and had issue.

On 28th May 1763 George Grey 5th Earl Stamford 1st Earl Warrington [aged 25] and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Bentinck Countess Stamford and Warrington [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Stamford. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland and [his mother-in-law] Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland [aged 48]. He the son of Henry Grey 4th Earl Stamford [aged 47] and Mary Booth Countess Stamford [aged 59].

On 19th December 1763 [his daughter] Sophia Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 29] and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 28]. She married 28th August 1784 her fourth cousin twice removed George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham, son of John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham, and had issue.

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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In 1765 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 30] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

On 23rd January 1765 [his son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 29]. He married 14th April 1794 his fifth cousin Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath, daughter of George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington and Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington, and had issue.

On 8th November 1766 [his brother-in-law] William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland [aged 28] and Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Portland. She the daughter of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. He the son of [his father-in-law] William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland and [his mother-in-law] Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland [aged 51]. They were half fourth cousins.

In January 1768 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 33] was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department.

On 23rd January 1770 [his son] George Thynne 2nd Baron Carteret was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 35] and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 34]. He married 9th May 1797 Harriet Courtenay Baroness Carteret, daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon and Frances Clack Countess Devon.

On 28th December 1772 [his son] John Thynne 3rd Baron Carteret was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 38] and [his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 37].

In 1778 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 43] was appointed 595th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 39].

In 1781 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 46] was appointed High Steward of Sutton Coldfield.

On 18th November 1781 [his son-in-law] Heneage Finch 4th Earl Aylesford [aged 30] and Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Aylesford. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 47] and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 46]. He the son of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford [aged 51].

In 1784 Henry Carteret 1st Baron Carteret [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Carteret with a special remainder to the younger sons of his brother, the Marquess of Bath.

On 28th August 1784 [his son-in-law] George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 23] and Sophia Thynne [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 49] and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 49]. He the son of John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham [aged 59] and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham. They were fourth cousin twice removed.

The London Gazette 13123. Whitehall, August 18 [1789].

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable James Earl of Salisbury [aged 40], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Salisbury, in the County of Wilts. [Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 39] by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire.]

The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Thomas Viscount Weymouth [aged 54], Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Bath, in the County of Somerset. [[his wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 54] by marriage Marchioness of Bath.]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of this Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable George Viscount Mount-Edgcumbe and Valletort [aged 69], and the Heirs Male of liis Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe. [Emma Gilbert Countess Mount Edgcumbe by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Hugh Lord Fortescue [aged 36], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1stViscount Ebrington, of Ebrington in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Fortescue. [Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 23] by marriage Countess Fortescue.]

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 9th April 1791 [his daughter] Sophia Thynne [aged 27] died.

On 14th April 1794 Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath [aged 29] and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath [aged 20] were married. He the son of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 59] and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 58]. They were fifth cousins.

On 19th November 1796 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 62] died. His son Thomas [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Marquess of Bath, 4th Viscount Weymouth, 4th Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 5th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath [aged 23] by marriage Marchioness of Bath.

After 19th November 1796. Saints Peter and Paul Church, Longbridge Deverill [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [deceased].

On 12th December 1825 [his former wife] Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 90] died. Memorial in Saints Peter and Paul Church, Longbridge Deverill [Map].

Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath: On 27th June 1735 she was born to William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland at Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire [Map]. In 1759 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath and she were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland. They were third cousins.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 1734-1796

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 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 Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 18 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 1734-1796

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Thynne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Hayward

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lyte aka Howard 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Howard 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Frederick Thynne 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Aldersley of Spurstow in Cheshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry

Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

father: Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 14 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Grandmother: Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Unknown Chiffinch

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Chiffinch

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias Carteret 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Carteret 13 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sidney Montagu 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Paulina Pepys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Grenvlle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Smith of Exeter

Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Smith

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grave Viell

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Wyche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

mother: Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Worsley 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Neville 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Herbert 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Howard 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England