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Biography of William Cope 2nd Baronet 1577-1637

Paternal Family Tree: Cope

Around 1577 William Cope 2nd Baronet was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet (age 29) and Frances Lytton.

In 1600 [his mother] Frances Lytton died.

On 07 Apr 1600 [his father] Anthony Cope 1st Baronet (age 52) and [his step-mother] Anne Paston Lady Hanwell (age 47) were married.

On 08 Apr 1602 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 25) and Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope were married at Hanwell, Oxfordshire.

In 1604 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Banbury.

Around 28 Aug 1608 [his son] John Cope 3rd Baronet was born to William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 31) and [his wife] Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope.

In 1614 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Banbury.

On 06 Jul 1614 [his father] Anthony Cope 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope by marriage Lady Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.

On 11 May 1615 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 38) was knighted by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 48) at Charterhouse [Map].

On 08 Aug 1615 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 38) admitted at Lincoln's Inn.

In 1619 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 42) was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.

In 1621 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Oxfordshire.

In 1621 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Banbury.

In 1624 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 47) was elected MP Oxfordshire.

In 1625 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 48) was elected MP Banbury.

On 14 Feb 1631 [his son] John Cope 3rd Baronet (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Fane (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 49). They were fourth cousins.

Before 22 Aug 1637 William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 60) died. On 22 Aug 1637 he was buried at Hanwell, Oxfordshire. His son [his son] John Cope 3rd Baronet (age 28) succeeded 3rd Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.

[his son] Johnathan Cope was born to William Cope 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope.

[his father] Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and [his mother] Frances Lytton were married.

Royal Ancestors of William Cope 2nd Baronet 1577-1637

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 20 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 13 Grand Son of King Edward I 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 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Cope 2nd Baronet 1577-1637

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cope

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Cope

GrandFather: Edward Cope

Father: Anthony Cope 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Mohun 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Mohun 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

William Cope 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Rowland Lytton of Knebworth in Hertfordshire

Mother: Frances Lytton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Carleton of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Carleton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Welbeck

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Welbeck of Oxon Hoath in Kent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Culpepper 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Welbeck 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Anne Carleton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England