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Biography of Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway 1623-1683

In 1621 [his father] Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 26) and [his mother] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway (age 24) were married.

Around 1623 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway was born to Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 28) and Frances Popham Viscountess Conway (age 26).

On 11th February 1651 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 28) and Anne Finch (age 19) were married.

On 26th June 1655 [his father] Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 60) died in Lyon, France [Map]. His son Edward (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire.

After April 1660 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham (age 38) was appointed Solicitor General.

On 2nd January 1668 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 45) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

In 1671 [his mother] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway (age 74) died.

In January 1673 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham (age 51) was created 1st Baron Finch Daventry. Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch (age 46) by marriage Baroness Finch Daventry.

In 1675 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham (age 53) was appointed Lord Chancellor.

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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.

John Evelyn's Diary. 18th February 1678. My Lord Treasurer (age 45) sent for me to accompany him to Wimbledon, which he had lately purchased of the Earl of Bristol (age 44); so breaking fast with him privately in his chamber, I accompanied him with two of his daughters, my Lord Conway (age 55), and Sir Bernard Gascoyne (age 64); and, having surveyed his gardens and alterations, returned late at night.

On 23rd February 1679 [his wife] Anne Finch (age 47) died.

After 23rd February 1679 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 56) and Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 3rd December 1679 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 56) was created 1st Earl Conway. [his wife] Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway by marriage Countess Conway.

On 4th July 1681 [his wife] Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway died.

After 4th July 1681 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 58) and Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway were married. She by marriage Countess Conway.

On 11th August 1683 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 60) died. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Earl Conway, Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire extinct.

He bequeathed his estates to his cousin's son Popham Seymour-Conway (age 8) with the condition he should change his name to Seymour-Conway and adopt the Conway Arms.

On 13th August 1697 [his former wife] Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway died.

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Royal Ancestors of Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway 1623-1683

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway 1623-1683

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Conway

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Conway

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Conway of Arrow

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Verney

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Verney

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Weston

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Weston

GrandFather: Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Greville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk Greville Baron Latimer, Baron Willoughby

Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen Greville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Willoughby of Broke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Willoughby 11th Baroness Latimer 3rd Baroness Willoughby of Broke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Father: Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Popham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stradling 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stradling 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arundell 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Dinham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Francis Popham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Frances Popham Viscountess Conway 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England