In 1740 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier was born illegitimately to Francois Auguste de Ligonier [aged 47].
On 25th January 1746 [his father] Francois Auguste de Ligonier [aged 53] died.
On 1st May 1762 [his uncle] Jean Louis Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 81] was created 1st Viscount Ligonier of Clonmell with a remainder to his nephew Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 22].
On 12th November 1764 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 24] was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 20].
On 6th December 1766 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 26] and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 17] were married at the chapel of the British Embassy, Paris.
On 28th April 1770 [his uncle] Jean Louis Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 89] died unmarried. Earl Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier of Enniskillen and Baron Ligonier extinct. His nephew His nephew Edward [aged 30] succeeded Viscount Ligonier of Clonmell and was created Earl Ligonier albeit in the Irish peerage six years later. Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 21] by marriage Countess Ligonier.
On 7th May 1771 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 31] duelled at Green Park with Vittorio Amadeo, Count Alfieri, with whom he believed his wife Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 22] was conducting an affair.
On 7th November 1771 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 31] and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 22] were divorced.
On 14th December 1773 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 33] and Mary Henley Countess Ligonier [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington and Jane Huband.
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On 19th July 1776 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 36] was created 1st Earl Ligonier. Mary Henley Countess Ligonier [aged 23] by marriage Countess Ligonier.
On 14th June 1782 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 42] died. Earl Ligonier extinct.
Grandfather: Louis de Ligonier
father: Francois Auguste de Ligonier