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Biography of Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 1783-1861

Paternal Family Tree: Fortescue

Maternal Family Tree: Audrey Saunders 1551-1588

On 10th May 1782 [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 29) and [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 16) were married.

On 13th February 1783 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 29) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 17).

On 4th July 1817 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 34) and Susan Ryder (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 54) and Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 44). He the son of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 64) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 51). They were fourth cousins.

On 4th April 1818 [his son] Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 35) and [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 21).

On 14th July 1819 [his son] John Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 36) and [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 23).

On 4th August 1820 [his son] Dudley Francis Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 37) and [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 24).

In 1823 [his brother-in-law] Dudley Ryder 2nd Earl of Harrowby (age 24) and Frances Stuart Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute and Frances Coutts Marchioness Bute. He the son of [his father-in-law] Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 60) and [his mother-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 50). They were third cousins.

Around 7th April 1825 Marcus Somerville 4th Baronet and [his future wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue were married.

All About History Books

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 30th July 1827 [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 31) died.

In 1841 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 57) and Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue were married. He the son of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 87) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 75).

On 16th June 1841 [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 88) died. His son Hugh (age 58) succeeded 2nd Earl Fortescue, 2nd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 4th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. [his wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue by marriage Countess Fortescue.

On 13th November 1847 [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 81) died.

On 8th June 1852 [his son] Dudley Francis Fortescue (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Camilla Eleanor Wallop were married. She the daughter of Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth (age 79) and [his sister] Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth (age 65). He the son of Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 69) and [his former wife] Susan Ryder. They were first cousins.

1856 Appointment of Garter Knights

In 1856 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 36) appointed three Knights of the Garter:

715th Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 72).

716th Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston (age 71).

717th Sultan Abdulmejid I (age 32).

On 25th September 1859 [his son] John Fortescue (age 40) died.

On 14th September 1861 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 78) died. His son [his son] Hugh (age 43) succeeded 3rd Earl Fortescue, 3rd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 5th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.

In May 1896 [his former wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue died.

Royal Ancestors of Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 1783-1861

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 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 England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

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

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 1783-1861

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fortescue 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rolle of Heanton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Rolle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Fortescue 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Aylmer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Aylmer

Father: Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Campbell 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Campbell 16th Thane of Cawdor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 4th Earl of Moray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Home Countess Moray 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Campbell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lort 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lort 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Annesley 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Holles 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Anne Campbell Baroness Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Pryse of Gogirthen in Wales

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Pryse

Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Greville of Wotton Underwood

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Granville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Granville

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Granville

GrandFather: George Granville

Mother: Hester Granville Countess Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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

GrandMother: Elizabeth Wyndham 7 x Great Grand Daughter 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