Biography of Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory 1635-1688

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Before 4th March 1635 Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory was born to [her father] Louis Nassau Beverweert [aged 33] in The Hague. On 4th March 1635 Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory was baptised.

In 1649 Gerrit van Honthorst [aged 56]. Portrait of Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 13].

In March 1655 [her brother-in-law] Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington [aged 37] and [her sister] Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington [aged 21] were married.

On 14th November 1659 Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 25] and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 24] were married at Den Bosch. He the son of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde [aged 49] and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde [aged 44].

In 1660 [her daughter] Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby was born to [her husband] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 25] and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 24]. She married 1673 her half third cousin William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby, son of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby, and had issue.

In 1662 [her husband] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 27] by writ of acceleration6th Earl Ossory. Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 26] by marriage Countess Ossory.

In May 1662 [her brother-in-law] Richard Butler 1st Earl Arran [aged 22] was created 1st Earl Arran.

On 26th October 1662 William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire [aged 22] and [her sister-in-law] Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde [aged 52] and [her mother-in-law] Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde [aged 47]. He the son of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire [aged 45] and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire [aged 43]. They were fifth cousins.

In September 1664 [her brother-in-law] Richard Butler 1st Earl Arran [aged 25] and Mary Stewart Countess Arran [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. She the daughter of James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond and Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond [aged 42]. He the son of [her father-in-law] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde [aged 53] and [her mother-in-law] Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde [aged 49]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

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 28th February 1665 [her father] Louis Nassau Beverweert [aged 63] died at The Hague.

On 14th March 1665 [her brother-in-law] Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington [aged 47] was created 1st Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex with a special remainder allowing it to pass to both male and female descendants. [her sister] Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.

On 29th April 1665 [her son] James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde was born to [her husband] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 30] and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 30]. He married (1) 1682 his sixth cousin Anne Hyde, daughter of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester and Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester (2) 1685 Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde, daughter of Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort, and had issue.

In July 1665 [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield [aged 25] died.

Around 1670 [her brother-in-law] Colin Lindsay 3rd Earl Balcarres [aged 17] and [her sister] Mauritiade Nassau Countess Balcarres were married. She by marriage Countess Balcarres. He the son of Andrew Lindsay 1st Earl Balcarres.

Around 1671 [her sister] Mauritiade Nassau Countess Balcarres died.

In June 1671 William St Lawrence 12th Baron Howth [aged 43] died. His son Thomas [aged 12] succeeded 13th Baron Howth. He was placed nuder the guardianship of his father's friend [her husband] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 36].

On 4th September 1671 [her son] Charles Butler 3rd Duke Ormond was born to [her husband] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 37] and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 36]. He married 3rd June 1705 Elizabeth Crew Countess Arran, daughter of Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew and Anne Armine.

On 22nd April 1672 [her brother-in-law] Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington [aged 54] was created 1st Earl Arlington, 1st Viscount Thetford and 1st Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex with a similar remainder, and in default of heirs of his body, to his brother Sir John Bennet [aged 55] and the heirs male of his body. [her sister] Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington [aged 38] by marriage Countess Arlington. See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder.

In 1673 [her son-in-law] William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby [aged 18] and Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 38] and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 37]. He the son of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 43]. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 19th February 1674 [her brother-in-law] Richard Butler 1st Earl Arran [aged 34] and Dorothy Ferrers Countess Arran [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of [her father-in-law] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde [aged 63] and [her mother-in-law] Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde [aged 58].

In January 1675 [her brother-in-law] John Butler 1st Earl Gowran [aged 32] and Anne Chichester Countess Gowran and Longford were married. She the daughter of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal [aged 68] and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal [aged 48]. He the son of [her father-in-law] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde [aged 64] and [her mother-in-law] Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde [aged 59].

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 13th April 1676 [her brother-in-law] John Butler 1st Earl Gowran [aged 33] was created 1st Earl Gowran, 1st Viscount Clonmore, 1st Baron Aghrim. Anne Chichester Countess Gowran and Longford by marriage Countess Gowran.

In 1677 [her brother-in-law] John Butler 1st Earl Gowran [aged 34] died at Paris [Map].

John Evelyn's Diary. 26th July 1680. His Majesty [aged 50] never lost a worthier subject, nor father a better or more dutiful son; a loving, generous, good-natured, and perfectly obliging friend; one who had done innumerable kindnesses to several before they knew it; nor did he ever advance any that were not worthy; no one more brave, more modest; none more humble, sober, and every way virtuous. Unhappy England in this illustrious person's loss! Universal was the mourning for him, and the eulogies on him; I stayed night and day by his bedside to his last gasp, to close his dear eyes! O sad father, mother, wife, and children! What shall I add? He deserved all that a sincere friend, a brave soldier, a virtuous courtier, a loyal subject, an honest man, a bountiful master, and good Christian, could deserve of his prince and country. One thing more let me note, that he often expressed to me the abhorrence he had of that base and unworthy action which he was put upon, of engaging the Smyrna fleet in time of peace, in which though he behaved himself like a great captain, yet he told me it was the only blot in his life, and troubled him exceedingly. Though he was commanded, and never examined further when he was so, yet he always spoke of it with regret and detestation. The Countess [aged 45] was at the seat of her daughter, the Countess of Derby [aged 20], about 200 miles off.

On 30th July 1680 [her husband] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory [aged 46] died. He was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey the next day.

In 1682 James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde [aged 16] and Anne Hyde were married. She the daughter of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester [aged 39] and Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester [aged 36]. He the son of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 46]. They were sixth cousins.

In 1685 James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde [aged 19] and Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort [aged 56] and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort [aged 54]. He the son of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 49].

Before 12th December 1688 Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory [aged 53] died. She was buried 12th December 1688 in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey.

[her daughter] Henrietta Butler Countess Grantham was born to Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory. She married 12th January 1697 her first cousin Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham and had issue.

Grammont. The Duke of York consented, and Lord Falmouth having assembled both his counsel and his witnesses, conducted them to his royal highness's cabinet, after having instructed them how to act: these gentlemen were the Earl of Arran, Jermyn, Talbot, and Killegrew, all men of honour; but who infinitely preferred the Duke of York's interest to Miss Hyde's reputation, and who, besides, were greatly dissatisfied, as well as the whole court, at the insolent authority of the prime minister. The duke having told them, after a sort of preamble, that although they could not be ignorant of his affection for Miss Hyde, yet they might be unacquainted with the engagements his tenderness for her had induced him to contract; that he thought himself obliged to perform all the promises he had made her; but as the innocence of persons of her age was generally exposed to court scandal, and as certain reports, whether false or true, had been spread abroad on the subject of her conduct, he conjured them as his friends, and charged them upon their duty, to tell him sincerely every thing they knew upon the subject, since he was resolved to make their evidence the rule of his conduct towards her. They all appeared rather reserved at first, and seemed not to dare to give their opinions upon an affair of so serious and delicate a nature; but the Duke of York having renewed his entreaties, each began to relate the particulars of what he knew, and perhaps of more than he knew, of poor Miss Hyde; nor did they omit any circumstance necessary to strengthen the evidence. For instance, the Earl of Arran, who spoke first, deposed, that in the gallery at Honslaerdyk, where the Countess of Ossory, his sister-in-law, and Jermyn, were playing at nine-pins, Miss Hyde, pretending to be sick, retired to a chamber at the end of the gallery; that he, the deponent, had followed her, and having cut her lace, to give a greater probability to the pretence of the vapours, he had acquitted himself to the best of his abilities, both to assist and to console her.

Talbot said, that she had made an appointment with him in the chancellor's cabinet, while he was in council; and, that not paying so much attention to what was upon the table, as to what they were engaged in, they had spilled a bottle full of ink upon a despatch of four pages, and that the king's monkey, which was blamed for this accident, had been a long time in disgrace.

Jermyn mentioned many places where he had received long and favourable audiences: however, all these articles of accusation amounted only to some delicate familiarities, or at most, to what is generally denominated the innocent part of an intrigue; but Killegrew, who wished to surpass these trivial depositions, boldly declared that he had had the honour of being upon the most intimate terms with her: he was of a sprightly and witty humour, and had the art of telling a story in the most entertaining manner, by the graceful and natural turn he could give it: he affirmed that he had found the critical minute in a certain closet built over the water, for a purpose very different from that of giving ease to the pains of love: that three or four swans had been witnesses to his happiness, and might perhaps have been witnesses to the happiness of many others, as the lady frequently repaired to that place, and was particularly delighted with it.

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