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Biography of George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield 1787-1869

Paternal Family Tree: Wyndham

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont 1769-1822

On 5th June 1787 George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield was born illegitimately to [his father] George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont (age 35) and [his mother] Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont (age 18).

In 1801 [his father] George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont (age 49) and [his mother] Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Egremont. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and [his grandmother] Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont.

1812. Thomas Phillips (age 41). Portrait of George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 24).

In 1815 George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 27) and Mary Fanny Blunt were married. He the illegitmate son of George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont (age 63) and Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont (age 46).

On 18th October 1819 [his brother-in-law] George Fitz-Clarence 1st Earl Munster (age 25) and [his illegitimate sister] Mary Wyndham Countess Munster (age 27) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont (age 67) and [his mother] Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont (age 50). He the illegitmate son of King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 54) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan".

On 30th December 1822 [his mother] Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont (age 53) died.

On 12th July 1829 [his daughter] Caroline Sophia Wyndham was born to George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 42) and Mary Fanny Blunt. She married 13th March 1851 her fifth cousin Colonel Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote.

The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.

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On 31st July 1830 [his son] Henry Wyndham 2nd Baron Leconfield was born to George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 43) and Mary Fanny Blunt. He married 15th July 1867 Constance Evelyn Primrose Baroness Leconfield, daughter of Archibald John Primrose and Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope Duchess of Cleveland, and had issue.

On 30th January 1835 [his son] Percy Scawen Wyndham was born to George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 47) and Mary Fanny Blunt. He married before 3rd August 1862 Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell, daughter of Guy Campbell 1st Baronet and Pamela Fitzgerald Lady Campbell, and had issue.

On 11th November 1837 [his father] George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont (age 85) died at Petworth House. His nephew George (age 51) succeeded 4th Earl Egremont, 6th Baronet Wyndham of Orchard in Somerset. Jane Roberts Countess Egremont by marriage Countess Egremont. His left Petworth House to his illegitimate son George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 50).

On 3rd December 1842 [his illegitimate sister] Mary Wyndham Countess Munster (age 50) died.

On 13th March 1851 [his son-in-law] Colonel Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (age 21) and [his daughter] Caroline Sophia Wyndham (age 21) were married at Petworth. They were fifth cousins.

On 19th March 1852 [his daughter] Caroline Sophia Wyndham (age 22) died in childbirth at Drove Westhampnett. She and the child, who died on the same day, were buried at Bartons Lane Cemetery Petworth.

In 1859 George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 71) was created 1st Baron Leconfield of Leconfield in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Before 3rd August 1862 [his son] Percy Scawen Wyndham (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell were married.

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 18th March 1869 George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield (age 81) died. His son Henry (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baron Leconfield of Leconfield in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Royal Ancestors of George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield 1787-1869

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield 1787-1869

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wyndham of Orchard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wyndham 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Hungerford 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Jones

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I 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: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham 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

GrandFather: Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Warncombe Carpenter

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore

GrandMother: Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: David Petty

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter

George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland