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Biography of Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness 1785-1873

On 14 Jul 1760 [her father] Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 25) and Catherine Annesley were married. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran (age 57).

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In 1771 [her father] Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 36) and were married. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran (age 68).

On 17 Apr 1773 [her grandfather] Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran (age 70) died. His son [her father] Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 38) succeeded 2nd Earl Arran, 2nd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 2nd Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford. by marriage Countess Arran.

In Feb 1781 [her father] Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 46) and [her mother]  were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran.

Around 1785 Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness was born to Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 50) and .

On 04 Apr 1793 [her future husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 20) and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 25) were married at Rome in secret contrary to the Royal Marriages Act which required him to seek permission before marrying. She the daughter of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore 1730-1809 (age 63) and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore 1730-1818 (age 63). He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 48).

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In Aug 1794 [her future husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 21) and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 26) marriage annulled by the Court of Arches which deemed the marriage contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. The couple continued to live together until 1801 when they separated. She received a grant of £4000 each year and custody of their children.

On 24 Nov 1801 [her future husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 28) was created 1st Duke Sussex. Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex (age 33) by marriage Duchess Sussex.

On 08 Oct 1809 [her father] Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 75) died. His son [her half-brother]  (age 48) succeeded 3rd Earl Arran, 2nd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 2nd Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford. (age 42) by marriage Countess Arran.

On 02 May 1831 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 58) and Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness (age 46) were married contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. On the same day she assumed the surname Underwood by Royal Licence. She did not assume the title Duchess of Sussex. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran and . He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England.

On 10 Jan 1840 [her sister-in-law] Princess Elizabeth Hanover (age 69) died.

The London Gazette 19842. Whitehall, March 30, 1840.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Duchess of the United Kingdom of Great Britaip and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Lady Cecilia Letitia Underwood (age 55) (eldest surviving daughter of Arthur Saunders, second Earl of Arran, by Elizabeth, his third wife, daughter of Richard Underwood, late of the city of Dublin,Esq.), and the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Duchess of Inverness.

On 22 Sep 1840 [her sister-in-law] Princess Augusta Sophia Hanover (age 71) died.

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On 21 Apr 1843 [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 70) died at Kensington Palace. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. Duke Sussex extinct.

In 1848 [her former step-daughter] Augustus Frederick d'Este Hanover (age 54) died.

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In 1866 [her former step-daughter] Augusta Emma d'Este Hanover (age 65) died.

In 1873 Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness (age 88) died. Duke of Inverness extinct.

Family Trees of Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness 1785-1873

Paternal Family Tree: Gore

Ancestors of Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness 1785-1873

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Gore 2nd Baronet

GrandFather: Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran

Father: Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran

Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness 1785-1873

GrandFather: Richard Underwood

Mother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: Caleb Goold of Dublin

GrandMother: Christiana Goold