Biography of Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford 1743-1822

On 29th May 1741 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 22] and [his mother] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 57] and [his grandmother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 12th February 1743 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 24] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 16]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In August 1750 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp. [his mother] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 23] by marriage Countess Hertford.

On 28th October 1758 Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda [aged 57] died at sea whilst travelling between Holyhead and Dublin. His son [his future brother-in-law] Charles [aged 28] succeeded 6th Earl Drogheda, 8th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 8th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. [his sister] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda [aged 14] by marriage Countess Drogheda.

On 15th February 1766 [his brother-in-law] Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda [aged 35] and [his sister] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 47] and [his mother] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 39]. He the son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby.

On 4th February 1768 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 24] and Alice Elizabeth Windsor [aged 18] were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 49] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 41]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 3rd December 1771 [his illegitimate son] Henry Augustus Seymour was born illegitimately to Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 28]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 11th February 1772 [his wife] Alice Elizabeth Windsor [aged 22] died.

On 20th May 1776 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 33] and Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 16] were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 57] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 49]. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 11th March 1777 [his son] Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 34] and [his wife] Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 17]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 19th May 1798 Maria "Mie Mie" Seymour-Conway Marchioness of Hertford, daughter of William Douglas 4th Duke Queensberry.

On 10th November 1782 [his mother] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 56] died.

On 4th November 1784 [his sister] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda [aged 40] died.

On 14th June 1794 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 75] died. His son Francis [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Marquess Hertford, 2nd Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, 2nd Viscount Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. [his wife] Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 35] by marriage Marchioness Hertford. The estate was worth £70000 a year, and included Ragley Hall, Alcester, Sudbourne Hall, Sudbourne and estates in Ireland.

In 1797 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 53] bought the lease of Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone. It was later renamed Hertford House.

On 19th May 1798 Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford [aged 21] and Maria "Mie Mie" Seymour-Conway Marchioness of Hertford [aged 26] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of William Douglas 4th Duke Queensberry [aged 73]. He the son of Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 55] and Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 38].

In 1804 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 60] was appointed Master of the Horse by William "The Younger" Pitt [aged 44].

In 1807 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 63] was appointed 633rd Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 68].

In 1807 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 63] took his wife Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 47] to Ireland in an attempt to prevent King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 44] taking her as a mistress. By the summer King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland was a regular visitor at Ragley Hall, Alcester and Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone.

On 28th June 1822 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 79] died at Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone. His son Francis [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Marquess Hertford, 3rd Earl Hertford, 3rd Earl of Yarmouth, 3rd Viscount Beauchamp, 4th Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 4th Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.

1828. Church of St Nicholas, Alcester [Map]. Monument to Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford sculpted by Francis Leggatt Chantrey [aged 46]. Signed and dated 1828. Half reclining figure on high base.

On 12th April 1834 [his former wife] Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 74] died at Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone.