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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 27 Nov 1780 [his father] (age 22) and [his mother] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 45) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43). He the son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 76) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760.
On 31 Aug 1781 John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough was born to (age 23) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 20).
On 11 Mar 1793 [his grandfather] William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 89) died. His son [his father] (age 35) succeeded 3rd Earl Bessborough.
In 1804 John Parker 1st Earl Morley (age 31) and [his future sister-in-law] Augusta Fane Baroness Boringdon (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Boringdon. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 44) and .
On 16 Nov 1805 John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 24) and Maria Fane (age 18) were married at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 46) and . He the son of Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 1758-1844 (age 47) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 44).
On 15 Aug 1807 [his daughter] Georgiana Sarah Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 25) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 20).
In 1809 Arthur Paget (age 37) and [his sister-in-law] Augusta Fane Baroness Boringdon (age 23) were married. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 49) and . He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 64) and (age 67).
On 14 Oct 1809 [his son] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 28) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 22).
On 29 Dec 1812 [his son] William Wentworth Brabazon Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 31) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 25).
On 11 May 1814 [his daughter] Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 32) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 27).
On 11 Sep 1815 [his son] was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 34) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 28).
On 17 Feb 1817 [his daughter] Emily Charlotte Mary Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 35) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 30).
On 14 Mar 1819 [his daughter] Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 37) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 32).
On 13 Aug 1821 [his son] Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 39) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 34).
On 11 Nov 1821 [his mother] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 60) died.
In 1822 [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Fane (age 29) died unmarried.
On 14 Mar 1824 [his son] Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 42) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 37).
On 17 Jun 1825 [his son] Harriet Frederica Anne Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 43) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 38).
On 30 Aug 1826 [his daughter] Kathleen Louisa Georgina Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 44) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 39).
On 28 May 1828 [his son] Son Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 46) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 41).
On 05 Jul 1828 [his son] Son Ponsonby died.
On 17 Jul 1829 [his son] Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 47) and [his wife] Maria Fane (age 42).
On 08 Jul 1831 [his son] William Wentworth Brabazon Ponsonby (age 18) died.
In 1834 [his wife] Maria Fane (age 47) died.
In 1834 [his son-in-law] William Petty-Fitzmaurice (age 22) and [his daughter] Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847 (age 52) and Maria Fane (age 47). He the son of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 3rd Marquess Lansdowne (age 53) and .
On 08 Sep 1835 [his son] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Charlotte Lambton (age 22) were married. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham (age 43) and Harriet Cholmondeley. He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847 (age 54) and Maria Fane.
On 09 Aug 1838 [his son-in-law] Charles Frederick Ashley-Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron de Mauley (age 22) and [his daughter] Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847 (age 56) and Maria Fane. They were first cousins.
In 1841 [his son] George Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby died.
On 03 Feb 1844 [his father] (age 86) died. His son John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 62) succeeded 4th Earl Bessborough.
On 02 Apr 1845 [his son-in-law] Charles Alexander Gore (age 33) and [his daughter] Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby (age 30) were married at All Souls Church Langham Place Marylebone. She the daughter of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847 (age 63) and Maria Fane.
On 16 May 1847 John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 65) died. His son [his son] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Bessborough.
[his son] George Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane.
Paternal Family Tree: Ponsonby
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771
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 24 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 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ponsonby
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Strode Countess Roscommon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 1679-1758 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandfather: Randle Moore
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Moore
GrandFather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archbishop James Margetson
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Margetson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bonnett
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore
Father: Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 1758-1844 12 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 1619-1689
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 1674-1725 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester
7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
GrandMother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 1683-1716 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
GrandFather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carteret
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower 1654-1744
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 1716-1780 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough -1693
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 1693-1743 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Mother: Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Poyntz 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England