Paternal Family Tree: Murray
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 21st February 1759 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 29] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 65] and [her grandmother] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 50]. He the son of William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore.
On 27th January 1768 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex was born to John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 38] and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 38].
On 4th April 1793 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25] were married at Rome, Italy [Map] in secret contrary to the Royal Marriages Act which required him to seek permission before marrying. She the daughter of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 63] and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 63]. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 54] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 48].
On 5th December 1793 [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. Their second marriage; again contrary to the Royal Marriages Act.
In 1794 [her daughter] Augustus Frederick d'Este Hanover was born to [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25]. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
In August 1794 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 21] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 26] marriage annulled by the Court of Arches which deemed the marriage contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. The couple continued to live together until 1801 when they separated. She received a grant of £4000 each year and custody of their children.
On 8th April 1795 [her former brother-in-law] King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 32] and Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 26] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 56] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 50]. They were first cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th April 1799 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] was created 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn.
In 1801 [her former brother-in-law] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 26] was created 1st Duke Cambridge.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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In 1801 [her daughter] Augusta Emma d'Este Hanover was born to [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 27] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 32]. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th November 1801 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 28] was created 1st Duke Sussex. Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Sussex.
In 1803 [her brother] George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore [aged 40] and [her sister-in-law] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon [aged 62] and [her aunt] Harriet Stewart. He the son of [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 73] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 73]. They were first cousins.
On 25th February 1809 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 79] died. His son [her brother] George [aged 46] succeeded 5th Earl Dunmore. [her sister-in-law] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 35] by marriage Countess Dunmore.
In 1815 [her former brother-in-law] Ernest Augustus King Hanover [aged 43] and Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [aged 36] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 76] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 70]. They were first cousins.
On 22nd July 1816 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] and [her former sister-in-law] Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. She the daughter of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 78] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 72]. He the son of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1818 [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 88] died.
On 29th May 1818 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 50] and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She by marriage Duchess Kent and Strathearn. She the daughter of Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 61]. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 1st June 1818 [her former brother-in-law] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 44] and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cambridge. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 11th July 1818 [her former brother-in-law] King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 52] and Queen Adelaide of England [aged 25] were married at Kew, Surrey. She by marriage Duchess Clarence and St Andrews. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 80].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 23rd January 1820 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 52] died at Woolbrook Cottage Sidmouth, Devon.
On 29th January 1820 [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 81] died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His reign the third longest after Victoria and Elizabeth II. His son [her former brother-in-law] George [aged 57] succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 51] by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 5th March 1830 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 62] died at Ramsgate, Kent.
On 2nd May 1831 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 58] and Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness [aged 46] were married contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. On the same day she assumed the surname Underwood by Royal Licence. She did not assume the title Duchess of Sussex. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran and Elizabeth Underwood Countess of Arran. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England.
On 21st April 1843 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 70] died at Kensington Palace. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. Duke Sussex extinct.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Tullibardine 
2 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 
4 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duncan Campbell 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sinclair 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore 5 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Grandfather: William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore 6 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
father: John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore 7 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex 8 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 1st Earl Galloway 15 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway 16 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway 17 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 5 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry 
2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair 4 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 5 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair
Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 6 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 4 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 5 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 6 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
mother: Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore 7 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 7 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis 5 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 6 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Hamilton Countess Cassilis
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 8 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland
Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 9 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland