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Biography of Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet 1721-1769

Paternal Family Tree: Wrottesley

Maternal Family Tree: Katherine Anderson Lady Dunham Massey 1568-1639

Before 1717 [his father] John Wrottesley 4th Baronet (age 34) and [his mother] Frances Grey Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

On 19th June 1721 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet was born to John Wrottesley 4th Baronet (age 39) and Frances Grey Lady Wrottesley.

In 1726 [his father] John Wrottesley 4th Baronet (age 44) died. His son [his brother] Hugh (age 4) succeeded 5th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

In 1731 [his brother] Walter Wrottesley 6th Baronet (age 9) died. His brother Richard (age 9) succeeded 7th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

In 1739 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 17) and Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. The had five daughters. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 44) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. They were sixth cousins.

In 1744 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 22) and Elizabeth Fazakerley were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

On 29th June 1744 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

On 22nd December 1744 [his son] John Wrottesley 8th Baronet was born to Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 23) and [his wife] Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley.

On 1st November 1745 [his daughter] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton was born to Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 24) and [his wife] Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley.

In December 1747 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Tavistock which seat he held until 1754.

In 1748 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 26) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 41). He the son of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 53) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. They were fifth cousins.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 7th May 1751 John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 33) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave (age 27) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 56) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. He the son of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave and Mary Webb. They were sixth cousins. He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 5th October 1751 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 32) was created 1st Earl Upper Ossory. [his sister-in-law] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 26) by marriage Countess Upper Ossory.

On 25th December 1754 [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 60) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Granville (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Gower, 3rd Baron Gower, 7th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 31) by marriage Countess Gower.

Before August 1760 Richard Vernon (age 34) and [his sister-in-law] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 35) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

In 1763 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 41) was appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 24).

On 13th April 1763 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 48) died. His brother John (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Waldegrave, 4th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 7th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave (age 39) by marriage Countess Waldegrave.

On 14th April 1763 [his sister-in-law] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 38) died.

In 1768 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 46) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford were married. She by marriage Countess Gower. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 74) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 59). He the son of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 24th June 1769, three months after his divorce from his first wife Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32), [his son-in-law] Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 29th June 1769 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 48) died. His son [his son] John (age 24) succeeded 8th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

On 30th April 1778 [his former wife] Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley died.

Royal Ancestors of Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet 1721-1769

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet 1721-1769

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Wrottesley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Devereux 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Devereux 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Walter Wrottesley 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: John Wrottesley 4th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Windsor 2nd Baron Windsor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Windsor Baroness Grey Groby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sambourne Baroness Windsor

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville 1526-1588 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Brome Baroness Bergavenny

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lennard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Lennard Baroness Bergavenny

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamon

GrandFather: John Grey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Cheke

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess Stamford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Drury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Rich

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Frances Grey Lady Wrottesley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Dudley 5th Baron Dudley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinando Dudley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Harrington Baroness Dudley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Honora Seymour 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Honora Rogers

GrandMother: Catherine Ward 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brereton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Holland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Holland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Langley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Brereton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Booth

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Booth 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Booth Lady Brereton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Anderson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Anderson Lady Dunham Massey