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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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Paternal Family Tree: Stanhope
Maternal Family Tree: Eleanor Gifford 1575
In 1692 [his father] Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield (age 18) and [his mother] Elizabeth Savile (age 15) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 58) and [his grandmother] Gertrude Pierrepont Marchioness Halifax. He the son of [his grandfather] Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 58) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Dormer Countess Chesterfield. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 22nd September 1694 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield was born to Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield (age 21) and Elizabeth Savile (age 17).
In 1708 [his mother] Elizabeth Savile (age 31) died. She was buried with her parentrrs in Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 27th January 1726 [his father] Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield (age 52) died. His son Philip (age 31) succeeded 4th Earl Chesterfield, 4th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire and inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
In 1730 John Vanderbank (age 35). Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 35) in his Garter Robes
In 1730 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 35) was appointed 547th Knight of the Garter by [his future brother-in-law] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46).
On 5th September 1733 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 38) and Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield (age 40) were married at Isleworth. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the illegitmate daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland and Melusine Schulenburg 1st Duchess Munster 1st Duchess Kendal (age 65). He the son of Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield and Elizabeth Savile.
On 8th May 1740 Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 19) and Mary Hanover (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] King George II (age 56). She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of William Hesse-Kassel (age 58). They were fourth cousins.
1742. William Hoare (age 35). Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 47).
Around 1745 George Knapton (age 47). Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 50).
Before 28th May 1745 Johnathan "The Elder" Richardson (age 78). Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 50). Cromwell Museum.
On 1st November 1749 Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover (age 25) was appointed Aide-de-Camp to [his brother-in-law] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 66).
In 1750 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 55) sold Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map] to Galfridus Mann (age 43).
In 1752 [his brother-in-law] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 68) created a number of new Garter Knights:
567th Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke of York (age 12).
568th William Orange Nassau V Prince Orange (age 3).
569th Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 31).
570th Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham (age 62).
571st George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 39).
William Dalrymple Crichton 5th Earl Dumfries 4th Earl of Stair (age 53) was appointed 42nd Knight of the Thistle.
Richard Onslow 3rd Baron Onslow (age 39) was appointed Order of the Bath.
On 28th June 1757 [his sister-in-law] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 70) died.
On 25th October 1760 [his brother-in-law] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76) died at Kensington Palace. His grandson George (age 22) succeeded III King Great Britain and Ireland. Duke Cambridge merged with the Crown.
On 24th May 1773 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 78) died at Chesterfield House. His third cousin once removed Philip (age 17) succeeded 5th Earl Chesterfield, 5th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.
On 16th September 1778 [his former wife] Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield (age 85) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 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 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stanhope 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Port
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Alington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cordelia Alington
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stanhope 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
GrandFather: Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield
Father: Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dormer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Dormer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Dormer Countess Chesterfield 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden
Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Savile 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Talbot 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Atkins
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Atkins Baroness Wentworth Woodhouse
GrandFather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Aldersley of Spurstow in Cheshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry
Mother: Elizabeth Savile 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Talbot 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rayner
GrandMother: Gertrude Pierrepont Marchioness Halifax 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Harries of Cruckton in Shropshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Prowde of Sutton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Prowde
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Gifford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford