Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett -1769

Paternal Family Tree: Manners

Maternal Family Tree: Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland 1685-1751

Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett was born to John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland.

Before 21st October 1696 [her father] John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland [aged 20] and Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland [aged 20] were married. He the son of [her grandfather] John Manners 1st Duke Rutland [aged 58] and [her grandmother] Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland [aged 39]. They were sixth cousins.

On 10th January 1711 [her grandfather] John Manners 1st Duke Rutland [aged 72] died at Belvoir Castle [Map]. His son [her father] John [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Duke Rutland, 2nd Marquess Grandby, 10th Earl of Rutland, 2nd Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire. Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland [aged 34] by marriage Duchess Rutland.

On 1st January 1713 [her father] John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland [aged 36] and [her mother] Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Duchess Rutland. He the son of [her grandfather] John Manners 1st Duke Rutland and [her grandmother] Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland [aged 56].

On 18th January 1716 Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet [aged 76] died. His grandson [her future husband] Robert succeeded 4th Baronet Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire. The title had originally been claimed by Walter, younger brother of Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet. However, Elizabeth Tracy [aged 35], wife of Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet's son Robert, who had died sixteen days before his father, subsequently gave birth to a son who became the 4th Baronet.

Before 1718 [her half-brother] John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland [aged 21] and [her sister-in-law] Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland [aged 18] were married. He the son of [her father] John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland [aged 41] and Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland.

On 22nd February 1721 [her father] John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland [aged 44] died. His son [her half-brother] John [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Duke Rutland, 3rd Marquess Grandby, 11th Earl of Rutland, 3rd Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire. [her sister-in-law] Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland [aged 21] by marriage Duchess Rutland.

In or before 1725 [her brother-in-law] John Monckton 1st Viscount Galway [aged 29] and [her half-sister] Elizabeth Manners Viscountess Galway [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Galway. She the daughter of [her father] John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland.

In 1727 [her brother-in-law] John Monckton 1st Viscount Galway [aged 32] was created 1st Viscount Galway. [her half-sister] Elizabeth Manners Viscountess Galway [aged 18] by marriage Viscountess Galway.

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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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On 22nd March 1730 [her half-sister] Elizabeth Manners Viscountess Galway [aged 21] died.

On 2nd October 1734 Henry Harpur 5th Baronet [aged 26] and Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett were married. She the daughter of John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland [aged 49]. They were half fifth cousins.

In 1739 [her son] Henry Harpur 6th Baronet was born to [her husband] Henry Harpur 5th Baronet [aged 30] and Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett. He married 1762 Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur, daughter of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick, and had issue.

On 6th November 1739 [her future husband] Robert Burdett 4th Baronet [aged 23] and Elizabeth Sedley Lady Burdett were married. She by marriage Lady Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire.

In 1741 [her father-in-law] John Harpur 4th Baronet [aged 62] died. His son [her husband] Henry [aged 32] succeeded 5th Baronet Harpur of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire. Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett by marriage Lady Harpur of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire.

On 28th October 1742 [her brother-in-law] William Graham 2nd Duke Montrose [aged 30] and [her sister] Lucy Manners Duchess Montrose [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Duchess Montrose. She the daughter of [her father] John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and [her mother] Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland [aged 57]. He the son of James Graham 1st Duke Montrose.

On 7th June 1748 [her husband] Henry Harpur 5th Baronet [aged 39] died. His son Henry [aged 9] succeeded 6th Baronet Harpur of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire.

In 1751 [her mother] Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland [aged 66] died.

On 17th July 1753 Caroline Burdett and Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett were married. She the daughter of John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland.

On 17th July 1753 Robert Burdett 4th Baronet [aged 37] and Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett were married. She by marriage Lady Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire. She the daughter of John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland. They were half sixth cousins.

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In 1762 [her son] Henry Harpur 6th Baronet [aged 23] and [her daughter-in-law] Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 42] and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 42].

On 30th December 1766 [her step-son] Francis Burdett [aged 23] and Eleanor Jones were married.

On 10th November 1769 Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett died.

In 1797 [her former husband] Caroline Burdett died.

On 13th February 1797 [her former husband] Robert Burdett 4th Baronet [aged 80] died. His grandson Francis [aged 27] succeeded 5th Baronet Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire.

Royal Ancestors of Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett -1769

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

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

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

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France

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

Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett -1769

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tailboys 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites

Great x 2 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington 18 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington 19 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard

Father: John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Noel

Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Noel

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hopton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden 20 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington 18 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Harrington 19 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 1 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 21 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hicks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard May

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden

Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffrey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cockayne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Medcalf

Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Morris

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover

Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Sherard

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Sherard

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Sherard

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Poulteney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rose Poulteney

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sherard 1st Baron Sherard

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Moore of Bourne in Lincolnshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Moore

Grandfather: Bennet Sherard 2nd Baron Sherard

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cave

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Cave of Stanford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Danvers

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cecil Cave of Stanford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cecil

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Abigail Cave Baroness Sherard

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Bennett of Greenwich

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Bennett

Mother: Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland