Paternal Family Tree: Hope
On Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere and Helen Dunbar were married. He the son of Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun and Henrietta Johnstone.
On 31st August 1699 [his father] Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun [aged 18] and [his mother] Henrietta Johnstone [aged 16] were married.
On 8th May 1710 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere was born to Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun [aged 29] and Henrietta Johnstone [aged 27].
On 14th December 1723 [his brother-in-law] James Ogilvy 5th Earl Findlater 2nd Earl Seafield [aged 34] and [his sister] Sophia Hope Countess Findlater [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun [aged 42] and [his mother] Henrietta Johnstone [aged 41]. He the son of James Ogilvy 1st Earl Seafield 4th Earl Findlater [aged 60].
On 15th August 1730 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Seafield 4th Earl Findlater [aged 67] died. His son [his brother-in-law] James [aged 41] succeeded 5th Earl Findlater, 2nd Earl Seafield. [his sister] Sophia Hope Countess Findlater [aged 28] by marriage Countess Findlater.
On 26th July 1733 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere [aged 23] and Catherine Weir were married. He the son of Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun [aged 52] and Henrietta Johnstone [aged 50].
On 14th September 1733 [his brother] John Hope 2nd Earl Hopetoun [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Ogilvy Countess Hopetoun [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] James Ogilvy 5th Earl Findlater 2nd Earl Seafield [aged 44] and Elizabeth Hay. He the son of [his father] Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun [aged 52] and [his mother] Henrietta Johnstone [aged 50].
On 26th February 1742 [his father] Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun [aged 61] died. His son [his brother] John [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Earl Hopetoun. [his sister-in-law] Anne Ogilvy Countess Hopetoun [aged 32] by marriage Countess Hopetoun.
In 1743 [his wife] Catherine Weir died.
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Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 20th March 1745 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere [aged 34] and Anne Vane [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 40] and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 47]. He the son of Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun and Henrietta Johnstone [aged 62].
On 25th November 1750 [his mother] Henrietta Johnstone [aged 68] died.
In 1757 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere [aged 46] and Anne Vane [aged 31] were divorced by Act of Parliament.
On 19th March 1757 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington [aged 30] and Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington [aged 29] were married at London. He the son of [his former father-in-law] Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 52] and [his former mother-in-law] Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 59].
On 6th March 1758 [his former father-in-law] Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 53] died. His son [his former brother-in-law] Henry [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Earl Darlington, 2nd Viscount Barnard, 4th Baron Barnard. Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington [aged 30] by marriage Countess Darlington.
On 25th April 1761 [his sister] Sophia Hope Countess Findlater [aged 58] died.
On 30th September 1762 [his brother] John Hope 2nd Earl Hopetoun [aged 58] and [his sister-in-law] Jane Oliphant Countess Hopetoun were married. She by marriage Countess Hopetoun. He the son of [his father] Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun and [his mother] Henrietta Johnstone.
On 12th February 1781 [his brother] John Hope 2nd Earl Hopetoun [aged 76] died. His son [his nephew] James [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Hopetoun.
On 30th December 1791 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere [aged 81] died.
On 8th September 1792 [his former wife] Anne Vane [aged 66] died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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[his daughter] Elizabeth Vere Hope was born to Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere and Helen Dunbar. She married 1798 her first cousin John Hope 4th Earl Hopetoun, son of John Hope 2nd Earl Hopetoun and Jane Oliphant Countess Hopetoun.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hope of Hopetoun
Grandfather: John Hope of Hopetoun
father: Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun 6 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hamilton of Priestfield
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hamilton 1st Earl Haddington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Hamilton 2nd Earl Haddington
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hamilton 4th Earl Haddington 6 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar 5 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar 6 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Erskine 5 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 3 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Mar 
4 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox
Grandmother: Margaret Hamilton 5 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Lindsay 7th Lord Lindsay of the Byres 6 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Lindsay 9th Lord Lindsay of the Byres 7 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lindsay 1st Earl Lindsay 17th Earl Crawford 8 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Lindsay Countess Haddington 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Hamilton Countess Lindsay and Crawford 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn 3 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere 7 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Johnstone 1st Earl of Hartnell
Grandfather: William Johnstone 1st Marquess of Annandale
mother: Henrietta Johnstone