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Biography of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave 1684-1741

Paternal Family Tree: Waldegrave

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Denman 1581-1661

On 29th November 1683 [his father] Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 22) and [his mother] Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 50) and [his grandmother] Anne Hyde Duchess of York.

In 1684 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave was born to Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 23) and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 17). He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 24th January 1689 [his father] Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 28) died. His son James (age 5) succeeded 2nd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 5th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 3rd April 1695 [his step-father] Piers Butler 1st Earl Newcastle (age 43) and [his mother] Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Newcastle in Limerick. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 61) and [his grandmother] Anne Hyde Duchess of York.

On 20th May 1714 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 30) and Mary Webb (age 19) were married. He the son of Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 47). They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 4th March 1715 [his son] James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 31) and [his wife] Mary Webb (age 20). He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1717 [his daughter] Henrietta Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 33) and [his wife] Mary Webb (age 22). She a great granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 28th April 1718 [his son] John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 34) and [his wife] Mary Webb (age 23). He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 22nd January 1719 [his wife] Mary Webb (age 24) died.

In 1729 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 45) was created 1st Earl Waldegrave.

On 3rd April 1730 [his mother] Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 63) died.

In 1734 [his son-in-law] Edward Herbert (age 35) and [his daughter] Henrietta Waldegrave (age 17) were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 50) and [his former wife] Mary Webb. He the son of William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis (age 74) and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1738 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 54) was appointed 553rd Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54).

On 11th April 1741 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 57) died. His son [his son] James (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 6th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave 1684-1741 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave 1684-1741

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: Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

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 2 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

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

Royal Descendants of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave 1684-1741

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave 1684-1741

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Waldegrave 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Jerningham of Cotesby Hall 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jermina Jerningham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Charles Waldegrave 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paston

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Paston 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Paston 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leigh 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Leigh 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Paston 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Englefield

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Englefield

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Throckmorton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Englefield 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Fitton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fitton

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Browne Lady Englefield 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Dormer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby

GrandMother: Helen Englefield Lady Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Françoise Valois Countess Vendôme 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry II of Navarre 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lawrence Hyde

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Hyde

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Sibell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Sibell

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Langford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Langford

GrandMother: Anne Hyde Duchess of York

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Aylesbury

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Aylesbury 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Denman