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Biography of Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple 1711-1779

Paternal Family Tree: Granville

On 25 Nov 1710 [his father] Richard Granville (age 32) and [his mother] Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 20) were married.

On or before 26 Sep 1711 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple was born to Richard Granville (age 33) and Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 21).

On 17 Feb 1727 [his father] Richard Granville (age 48) died.

In 1734 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 22) was elected MP Buckingham which seat he held until 1741.

On 09 May 1737 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 25) and Anne Chamber Countess Temple were married. He the son of Richard Granville and Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 47).

In 1741 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 29) was elected MP Buckinghamshire which seat he held until 1747.

In 1747 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 35) was appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.

In 1747 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 35) was elected MP Buckingham which seat he held until 1752.

In 1752 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 40) changed his surname from Grenville to Grenville-Temple.

In 1752 [his mother] Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 62) died. Her son Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 40) succeeded 2nd Earl Temple, 3rd Viscount Cobham. [his wife] Anne Chamber Countess Temple by marriage Countess Temple.

In 1756 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 44) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty which office he held until 1757.

In 1757 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 45) was appointed Lord Privy Seal which office he held until 1761.

In 1758 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 46) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

In 1760 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 48) was appointed 579th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76).

On 07 Apr 1777 [his wife] Anne Chamber Countess Temple died.

On 12 Sep 1779 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 67) died in a carriage accident without surviving issue. His nephew George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Temple, 4th Viscount Cobham.

Royal Ancestors of Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple 1711-1779

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 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 13 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple 1711-1779

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Granville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Grenville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Greville of Wotton Underwood

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Granville

GrandFather: Richard Granville

Father: Richard Granville

Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Temple of Stowe

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Temple

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Temple 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Temple 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sandys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Miles Sandys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hester Sandys

GrandFather: Richard Temple 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Leveson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Leveson

Great x 4 Grandmother: Denise or Dionyse Bodley

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gresham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ursula Gresham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ipswell

Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Leveson 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mildmay

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Mildmay

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Read

Great x 2 Grandmother: Christian Mildmay 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Walsingham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Knapp

GrandMother: Mary Knapp Lady Temple