Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh 1672-1728

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In 1661 [her father] James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury [aged 13] and [her mother] Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland [aged 56] and [her grandmother] Frances Montagu Countess Rutland [aged 47]. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 28th October 1662 [her future husband] Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh [aged 21] and Elizabeth Willoughby Countess Ranelagh [aged 29] were married.

In 1672 Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh was born to James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury [aged 24] and Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury.

In 1674 [her future husband] Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Ranelagh. Elizabeth Willoughby Countess Ranelagh [aged 41] by marriage Countess Ranelagh.

In 1682 [her mother] Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury died.

In 1683 John Stawell 2nd Baron Stawell [aged 14] and Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh [aged 11] were married. She the daughter of James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury [aged 35] and Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury.

In June 1683 [her father] James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury [aged 35] died. His son [her brother] James [aged 17] succeeded 4th Earl Salisbury.

On 13th July 1683 [her brother] James Cecil 4th Earl Salisbury [aged 17] and [her sister-in-law] Frances Bennett Countess of Salisbury [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Salisbury. Her father had left his daughters £20,000 in his will, subject to their not marrying before the age of sixteen or without the consent of those he named, with the proviso that the legacy of a daughter doing so was to be reduced to £10,000. Frances Bennett married Salisbury before she was sixteen, but with the consent of the Executors to the will, and this later led to litigation. He the son of James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury and Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury.

On 8th August 1689 [her father-in-law] Ralph Stawell 1st Baron Stawell [aged 48] died at Low Ham, Somerset. His son [her husband] John [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Baron Stawell of Somerton in Somerset. Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh [aged 17] by marriage Baroness Stawell of Somerton in Somerset.

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On 30th November 1692 [her husband] John Stawell 2nd Baron Stawell [aged 23] died. His half brother [her brother-in-law] William [aged 10] succeeded 3rd Baron Stawell of Somerton in Somerset.

In 1694 [her brother] James Cecil 4th Earl Salisbury [aged 28] died. His son [her nephew] James [aged 2] succeeded 5th Earl Salisbury. Anne Tufton Countess of Salisbury by marriage Countess Salisbury.

On 9th January 1696 Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh [aged 54] and Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Ranelagh. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury and Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury.

On 23rd April 1698 Thomas Coningsby 1st Earl Coningsby [aged 41] and [her step-daughter] Frances Jones [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh [aged 57] and Elizabeth Willoughby Countess Ranelagh. They were second cousins.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller [aged 53]. Portrait of Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh [aged 28]. One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

On 5th January 1712 [her husband] Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh [aged 70] died. His daughter [her step-daughter] Catherine Jones [aged 40] inherited Ranelagh House.

On 21st February 1728 Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh [aged 56] died.

Ancestors of Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh 1672-1728

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury 11 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Braye Baroness Cobham 11 x Great Granddaughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brooke 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Newton of Hawtrey 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Newton Baroness Cobham 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Poyntz 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Grandfather: Charles Cecil 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard Earl of Surrey 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe

father: James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Maxwell 1st Earl Dirletoun

Grandmother: Diana Maxwell

Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paston

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Vernon 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Tailboys 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Empson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Thwaites

Great x 3 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites

Great x 1 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

mother: Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington 17 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington 18 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington 19 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham

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 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Shirley 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Giffard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard

Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh 1672-1728

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh 1672-1728

Ancestors of Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh 1672-1728