Biography of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 1800-1870

Paternal Family Tree: Villiers

Maternal Family Tree: Theresa Robinson Baroness Boringdon

On 17th April 1798 [his father] George Villiers (age 38) and [his mother] Theresa Parker (age 23) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon and [his grandmother] Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 12th January 1800 George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon was born to [his father] George Villiers (age 40) and [his mother] Theresa Parker (age 25).

On 21st March 1827 [his father] George Villiers (age 67) died.

In 1834 John Foster Barham and [his future wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his future father-in-law] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 58) and [his future mother-in-law] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

On 22nd December 1838 [his uncle] John Villiers 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 81) died. His nephew George (age 38) succeeded 4th Earl Clarendon, 4th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

On 3rd July 1839 George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 39) and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 63) and Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

In 1840 [his daughter] Constance Villiers Countess Derby was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 39) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 29). She married 31st May 1864 Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby, son of Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby, and had issue.

Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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In 1840 [his mother] Theresa Parker (age 65) died.

On 30th October 1840 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 4th Earl Radnor (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 65) and [his mother-in-law] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam. He the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor (age 61) and Judith St John-Mildmay Countess Radnor (age 50).

In 1841 [his daughter] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 40) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 30). She married 17th August 1860 Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom and had issue.

In 1843 [his daughter] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 42) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 32). She married 5th May 1868 her fifth cousin once removed Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill and had issue.

On 12th September 1844 [his brother-in-law] James Walter Grimston 2nd Earl Verulam (age 35) and Elizabeth Joanna Weyland Countess Verulam (age 19) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 68) and [his mother-in-law] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

In 1845 [his son] Edward Villiers was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 44) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 34). He died aged one in 1846.

On 17th November 1845 [his father-in-law] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 70) died. His son [his brother-in-law] James (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Verulam, 2nd Viscount Grimston, 5th Viscount Grimston, 3rd Baron Verulam of Gorhambury in Hertfordshire, 9th Baronet Grimston of Little Waltham in Essex. Elizabeth Joanna Weyland Countess Verulam (age 20) by marriage Countess Verulam.

In 1846 [his son] Edward Villiers (age 1) died.

Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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On 11th February 1846 [his son] Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 46) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 35) at the Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin. He married (1) 6th September 1876 his sixth cousin Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon, daughter of James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton and Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton, and had issue (2) 5th August 1908 Emma Hatch Countess of Clarendon.

In 1847 [his son] George Patrick Hyde Villiers was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 46) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 36).

In 1849 George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 48) was appointed 704th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 29).

In 1850 [his daughter] Florence Margaret Villiers was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 49) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 39). She died aged one in 1851.

In 1851 [his daughter] Florence Margaret Villiers (age 1) died.

On 13th August 1852 [his son] Francis Hyde Villiers was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 52) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 42).

Blackburn Standard 11 May 1853. Marriage in High Life.—The marriage of Lord Ribblesdale (age 25) with Miss Emma Mure (age 20), youngest daughter of Colonel Mure, M.P., of Caldwell, was solemnised on Saturday, at St. James's Church, in the presence of a distinguished circle of the friends of both families. Among the company present at the church, we remarked—His Excellency the Prussian Minister, Lord and Lady John Russell and family, the Marquis of Lansdowne (age 72), the Earl (age 53) and [his wife] Countess (age 43) of Clarendon, the Countess of Mansfield (age 79)¹, and the Ladies Murray and Miss Barnett, the Countess Howe, Lord Colville, Lord and Lady De Tabley, Mr. G. C. Lewis and Lady Theresa Lewis, Captain the Hon W. J. Colville, Mr. David Mure, Mr. James Mure, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mure, Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Currie, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., Mr. B. Currie, the Hon. Mrs. Cradock, Mr. M. Drummond and the Hon. Mrs. Drummond, the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk and Lady Clerk, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stansfield, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wickham, Mr. Hallam, Lieut.-Col. Hunter Blair, M.P., and Mrs. Hunter Blair, Mr. C. L. Coming Bruce, M.P., Mr. Villiers Lister, Mr. Arthur Russell, Col. Broke, Q.A.D.C., and Mrs. Broke, Mr. Horace Broke, Mr. Campbell of Bltkewood, Mr. Markham, Mr. Edwin Markham, Mr. W. Warburton, Mr. Archibald Swinton, Mr. James Swinton, and Captain Birch, R.N. The bride was attended to the altar by the following young ladies: —The Misses Mure, the Hon. Elizabeth Lister, Miss Russell, Miss Lister, the Hon. Georgiana Colville, Miss H. Armytage, Miss Boyle, Miss Fraser, Miss Currie, Miss Markham, and Miss Wickham. The ceremony was very impressively performed by the Rev. E. H. Cradock. The bride was given away by her father. After the service bad been concluded, the bride and bridegroom with their friends returned to the Burlington Hotel, where a splendid déjeuner was served to a party of nearly seventy guests. At the breakfast, the health of the newly-wedded pair was proposed by Lord John Russell, and very warmly responded to. Early in the afternoon, Lord and Lady Ribblesdale left town in a carriage and four for the Marquis of Lansdowue's villa at Richmond, where they will pass the few first days of the honeymoon.— Morning Post.

Note 1. This appears to be a reference to the Dowager Countess of Mansfield since the wife of the incumbent Earl, Louisa Ellison, died in 1837.

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On 17th August 1860 [his son-in-law] Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom (age 22) and [his daughter] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 60) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 50).

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 31st May 1864 [his son-in-law] Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 23) and [his daughter] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 64) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 54). He the son of Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 65) and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 59).

The Times. 25th January 1865. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. The marriage of the Earl of Coventry (age 26) and Lady Blanche Craven (age 22), third daughter of Earl Craven (age 55), was solemnized yesterday morning at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The bridegroom and the friends of both families assembled at the church at 11 o'clock, and shortly afterwards were joined by the bride, accompanied by her [his sister-in-law] mother, the Countess Craven (age 48). The bride was received by her father at the church door, and, attended by eight bridesmaids, proceeded at once to the communion table, in front ot which a numerous company had assembled, including the Earl (age 65) and [his wife] Countess of Clarendon (age 54) and [his daughter] Lady Emily Villiers (age 22), the Countess of Verulam (age 40) and Lady Harriet Grimston (age 20), Viscount (age 49) and [his sister-in-law] Viscountess Folkestone (age 43) and Hon. Miss Bouverie, the Countess of Sefton (age 27) and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Viscount Chelsea (age 24), and Lady Caroline Townley (age 27) and Miss Townley, Viscount Uffington (age 23), Sir Henry (age 58) and Lady Sophia Des Voeux, Hon. Mr. and Mrs Coventry, Hon. Gerald (age 35) and Lady Maria Ponsonby (age 28), Mr. Oswald andl Miss Oswald, Dr. Quin, Mr. Cecil Boothby (age 51), Mr. James Oswald, Miss Talbot, Viscount (age 32) and Viscountess Grey de Wilton (age 28), Lady Evelyn Bruce (age 25), Hon. Mrs. Grimston and Miss Grimston, &c.

[his brother-in-law] The Hon. and Rev. Edward Grimston (age 52), uncle of the bride, performed the religious rite. After the registration of the marriage the wedding party left the church, and procceded to the Earl and Countess Craven's mansion in Charles-street, Mayfair. At 2 o'clock the newly-wedded couple took their departure for Croome Court, the Earl of Coventry's seat, near Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire [Map], there to pass the honeymoon. At Croome Pirton and Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, the marriage was celebrated yesterday by the tenantry and neighbours of the Earl of Coventry. The tenantry of the Crome Pirton and Severn Stoke estates, to ths number of about 100, dined together in two parties yesterday at Severn Stoke and High-green. At Pirton and Severn Stoke garlands of evergreens and flags were hung out over the roads, and at night a bonfire was lighted at High-green. The rejoicings have extended over all his Lordship's large estates in the southern portion of Worcestershire. The inhabitants of Worcester [Map] celebrated the marriage by hoisting flags from tile windows and streamers across the streets. The bells from the various churches rang merry peals all day.

On 24th January 1865 George Coventry 9th Earl Coventry and Blanche Craven Countess Coventry were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven.

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On 5th May 1868 [his son-in-law] Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 39) and [his daughter] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 25) were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 68) and [his wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 58). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 9th April 1869 William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor (age 89) died. His son Jacob (age 53) succeeded 4th Earl Radnor, 5th Viscount Folkestone, 5th Baron Longford, 7th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London. [his sister-in-law] Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 47) by marriage Countess Radnor.

On 27th June 1870 George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 70) died. His son Edward (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Clarendon, 5th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

In 1874 [his former wife] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 63) died.

Ancestors of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 1800-1870

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Unknown Chiffinch

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Chiffinch

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

GrandFather: Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: George Villiers 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Portland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Hyde Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Parker

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Parker

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Parker of Boringdon

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Parker

GrandFather: John Parker 1st Baron Boringdon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paulett 3rd Baron Paulett 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vere Baroness Poulett 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Herbert Baroness Poulett 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Theresa Parker 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Robinson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson of York

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Metcalfe

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Tancred of Arden, Yorkshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tancred

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Aislabie of Studley Royal, Yorkshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie

GrandMother: Theresa Robinson Baroness Boringdon

Biography of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 1800-1870

Royal Ancestors of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 1800-1870

Ancestors of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 1800-1870