Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 1887-1965

Paternal Family Tree: Quin aka Wyndham-Quin

On 18th May 1887 Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl was born to Windham Wyndham-Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl [aged 30].

On 20th October 1915 Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 28] and Helen Lindsay Swire were married. He the son of Windham Wyndham-Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl [aged 58].

In 1921 Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 33] was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

In 1923 Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 35] was appointed Companion of the Order of the British Empire.

In 1932 Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 44] and Helen Lindsay Swire were divorced.

On 7th March 1934 Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 46] and Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 32] were married. He the son of Windham Wyndham-Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl [aged 77].

On 16th February 1935 [his daughter] Melissa Eva Caroline Wyndham-Quin was born to Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 47] and [his wife] Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 33]. She married 25th June 1959 George Brooke 3rd Baronet.

On 14th September 1936 [his daughter] Caroline Wyndham-Quin Marchioness of Waterford was born to Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 49] and [his wife] Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 34]. She married 1957 her fifth cousin once removed John Beresford 8th Marquess of Waterford, son of John Beresford 7th Marquess of Waterford, and had issue.

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On 27th October 1939 [his son] Thady Wyndham-Quin 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl was born to Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 52] and [his wife] Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 37].

On 23rd October 1952 [his father] Windham Wyndham-Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl [aged 95] died. His son Richard [aged 65] succeeded 6th Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl, 6th Viscount Mount Earl, 6th Baron Adare, 4th Baron Kenry of Kenry in County Limerick. [his wife] Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 50] by marriage Countess Dunraven and Mount-Earl.

In 1957 [his son-in-law] John Beresford 8th Marquess of Waterford [aged 23] and Caroline Wyndham-Quin Marchioness of Waterford [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Waterford. She the daughter of Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 69] and Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 55]. He the son of John Beresford 7th Marquess of Waterford. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 25th June 1959 [his son-in-law] George Brooke 3rd Baronet [aged 43] and Melissa Eva Caroline Wyndham-Quin [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 72] and Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 57].

On 28th August 1965 Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 78] died. His son Thady [aged 25] succeeded 7th Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl, 7th Viscount Mount Earl, 7th Baron Adare, 5th Baron Kenry of Kenry in County Limerick.

In 1994 [his former wife] Nancy Yuille Countess of Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 92] died.

Royal Ancestors of Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 1887-1965

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 22 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 1887-1965

Great x 4 Grandfather: Valentine Quin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Windham Quin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Dawson

Great x 1 Grandfather: Windham Quin 2nd Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Fox

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiana Hope

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Strangways-Horner 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Strangeways 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Grandfather: Captain Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wyndham 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Edwin Wyndham 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Edwin 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wyndham 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Rooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Rooke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Wyndham Countess Dunraven and Mount Earl 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

father: Windham Wyndham-Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 15 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Richard Wyndham-Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 16 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England