Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Paternal Family Tree: Russell
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Windsor 1466-1500
William Russell 1st Duke Bedford educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University.
Before August 1616 [his father] Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford [aged 23] and [his mother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 36] were married.
In August 1616 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford was born to [his father] Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford [aged 23] and [his mother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 36].
Diary of Anne Clifford. 28th April 1619. The 28th my Lord [aged 30] and I, my Coz. Sackville and Lady Windsor went to the Tower to see my Lady Somerset [aged 28], where we saw her little child [aged 3]1. My Lord went to see Earl of Northumberland [aged 55]2 and I and the Lady Windsor went to see Lady Shrewsbury [aged 63]3, and after supper my Lord and I went by water to Channel Row to see my Lord of Hertford [aged 79]4 and his Lady [aged 40] where we found my Lady Beauchamp5, my Lord Essex's [aged 28] Sister, then I went to Arundel House and talked with her about Lords being made Knights of the Garter.
Note 1. "Her little Child," Anne Carr, afterwards married to William 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Bedford [aged 2].
Note 2. Henry, 6th Earl, a Prisoner since the time of the Gunpowder Plot.
Note 3. Mary Cavendish, wife of Gilbert 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, was sent to the Tower in June 1611, at the same time with her niece the Lady Arabella Stuart first cousin of King James. Lady Arabella died, in the Tower, in 1615.
Note 4. Earl of Hertford son of Protector Somerset, and his 3rd wife Frances, d. of Thomas Viscount Howard of Bindon, widow of Henry Pranell, Esq., and married, 3rdly to Ludovick Stuart Duke of Lenox and Richmond [aged 44].
Note 5. Lady Frances Devereux [aged 19], and wife of William Lord Beauchamp [aged 31], afterwards Marquis of Hertford; daughter of Queen Elizabeth's favourite, and sister of the Parliament's General.
On 3rd May 1627 Edward Russell 3rd Earl Bedford [aged 54] died at Moor Park, Hertfordshire. His first cousin [his father] Francis [aged 34] succeeded 4th Earl Bedford, 4th Baron Russell of Cheneys. [his mother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 47] by marriage Countess Bedford.
Before 1634 [his brother-in-law] George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol [aged 21] and [his sister] Anne Russell Countess Bristol [aged 13] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford [aged 40] and [his mother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 53]. He the son of John Digby 1st Earl Bristol [aged 53] and Beatrice Walcott.
Around 1637 Anthony Van Dyck [aged 37]. Portrait of [his brother-in-law] George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol [aged 24] and William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 20].
On 11th July 1637 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 20] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset [aged 50] and Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset. He the son of Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford [aged 44] and Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 57].
Before 1638 [his brother-in-law] Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke [aged 30] and [his sister] Catherine Russell Baroness Brooke were married. She by marriage Baroness Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire. She the daughter of [his father] Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford [aged 44] and [his mother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 57]. They were half sixth cousins.
Around 1638 Anthony Van Dyck [aged 38]. Portrait of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 21].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1638 [his son] Francis Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 21] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 22].
On 29th September 1639 [his son] William Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 23] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 23]. He married 1669 his fifth cousin once removed Rachel Wriothesley, daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester and Rachel Massue Countess Southampton, and had issue.
On 9th May 1641 [his father] Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford [aged 48] died. His son William [aged 24] succeeded 5th Earl Bedford, 5th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 3rd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh. [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 25] by marriage Countess Bedford.
On 28th April 1642 [his brother-in-law] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 22] and [his sister] Diana Russell Countess Bradford were married at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map]. She the daughter of [his father] Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford and [his mother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 62].
In 1643 [his son] Edward Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 26] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 27]. He married 1668 Frances Williams, daughter of Robert Williams 2nd Baronet.
Around 1645 [his son] Robert Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 28] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 29]. He married 1690 Letitia Cheek.
In 1650 [his daughter] Anne Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 33] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 34]. She died aged seven in 1657.
In 1651 [his son] James Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 34] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 35]. He married in or before 1712 Elizabeth Lloyd Lady Hoghton and had issue.
On 8th February 1651 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport [aged 63] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Francis [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. [his sister] Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Baroness Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
In 1652 [his son] George Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 35] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 36]. He married in or before 1692 Mary Pendleton.
On 9th April 1652 [his daughter] Diana Russell Baroness Latimer Willoughby Broke Alington was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 35] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 36]. She married (1) 29th August 1667 her fifth cousin once removed Greville Verney 17th Baron Latimer 9th Baron Willoughby, son of Greville Verney 16th Baron Latimer 8th Baron Willoughby and Elizabeth Wenman Baroness Latimer and Willoughby Broke, and had issue (2) 15th July 1675 her sixth cousin William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington, son of William Alington 1st Baron Alington and Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington, and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 21st January 1653 John Digby 1st Earl Bristol [aged 72] died in Paris [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Earl Bristol. [his sister] Anne Russell Countess Bristol [aged 33] by marriage Countess Bristol.
On 31st August 1656 [his daughter] Margaret Russell Countess Orford was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 40] and [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 40]. She married November 1691 her first cousin Edward Russell 1st Earl Orford.
In 1657 [his daughter] Anne Russell [aged 7] died at Woburn, Bedfordshire.
In 1657 [his mother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 77] died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 22nd April 1661. Was the splendid cavalcade of his Majesty [aged 30] from the Tower of London to Whitehall, when I saw him in the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace [Map] create six Earls, and as many Barons, viz:
Edward Lord Hyde, Lord Chancellor [aged 52], Earl of Clarendon; supported by the Earls of Northumberland [aged 58] and Sussex [aged 14]; the Earl of Bedford [aged 44] carried the cap and coronet, the Earl of Warwick [aged 46], the sword, the Earl of Newport [aged 64], the mantle.
Next, was Capel, created Earl of Essex.
Brudenell, Cardigan;.
Valentia, Anglesea;.
Greenvill, Bath;.
Howard, Earl of Carlisle.
The Barons were: Denzille Holles; Cornwallis; Booth; Townsend; Cooper; Crew; who were led up by several Peers, with Garter and officers of arms before them; when, after obedience on their several approaches to the throne, their patents were presented by Garter King-at-Arms, which being received by the [his future brother-in-law] Lord Chamberlain [aged 59], and delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the Secretary of State, were read, and then again delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the several Lords created; they were then robed, their coronets and collars put on by his Majesty, and they were placed in rank on both sides of the state and throne; but the Barons put off their caps and circles, and held them in their hands, the Earls keeping on their coronets, as cousins to the King.
I spent the rest of the evening in seeing the several archtriumphals built in the streets at several eminent places through which his Majesty was next day to pass, some of which, though temporary, and to stand but one year, were of good invention and architecture, with inscriptions.
Notes:
Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex [aged 29] was created 1st Earl Essex. Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex [aged 25] by marriage Countess Essex.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan [aged 78] was created 1st Earl Cardigan. Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan by marriage Countess Cardigan.
Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Anglesey, 1st Baron Annesley Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey [aged 41] by marriage Countess Anglesey.
John Granville 1st Earl Bath [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Bath, 1st Baron Granville of Kilkhampton and Biddeford.
Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Carlisle.
Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Holles. Jane Shirley Baroness Holles by marriage Baroness Holles.
Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 50] was created 1st Baron Cornwallis.
George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 38] was created 1st Baron Delamer. Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Delamer.
Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles.
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On 29th August 1667 [his son-in-law] Greville Verney 17th Baron Latimer 9th Baron Willoughby [aged 18] and Diana Russell Baroness Latimer Willoughby Broke Alington [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Latimer of Corby, Baroness Willoughby Broke. She the daughter of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 51] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 51]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1668 Edward Russell [aged 25] and Frances Williams were married. He the son of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 51] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 52].
John Evelyn's Diary. 3rd August 1668. Mr. Bramstone (son to Judge B), my old fellow-traveler, now reader at the Middle Temple, invited me to his feast, which was so very extravagant and great as the like had not been seen at any time. There were the Duke of Ormond [aged 57], Privy Seal [aged 62], Bedford [aged 52], Belasis [aged 54], Halifax [aged 34], and a world more of Earls and Lords.
In 1669 William Russell [aged 29] and Rachel Wriothesley [aged 33] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester and Rachel Massue Countess Southampton. He the son of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 52] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 53]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Around 1672 Peter Lely [aged 53]. Postumous portrait of Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans [aged 27] commissioned by her brother Charles II King Scotland and presented by him in the Council ChamberWhere it still hangs today, in recognition of her birth in Bedford House, Exeter, the town house of the William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 55] who had given her mother refuge during the dangerous years before her father's execution in 1649.
On 29th May 1672 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 55] was appointed 475th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 42].
On 11th March 1675 [his brother-in-law] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 55] was created 1st Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire. [his sister] Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Viscountess Newport of Bradford in Shropshire.
On 15th July 1675 [his son-in-law] William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington [aged 35] and Diana Russell Baroness Latimer Willoughby Broke Alington [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Alington of Killard. She the daughter of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 58] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 59]. They were sixth cousins.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 1st December 1676 [his sister] Catherine Russell Baroness Brooke died.
In 1678 [his son] Francis Russell [aged 40] died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 28th June 1683. After the Popish Plot, there was now a new and (as they called it) a Protestant Plot discovered, that certain Lords and others should design the assassination of the King [aged 53] and the Duke [aged 49] as they were to come from Newmarket, with a general rising of the nation, and especially of the city of London, disaffected to the present Government. Upon which were committed to the Tower [Map], the Lord Russell [aged 43], eldest son of the Earl of Bedford [aged 66], the Earl of Essex, Mr. Algernon Sidney [aged 60], son to the old Earl of Leicester, Mr. Trenchard, Hampden, Lord Howard of Escrick, and others. A proclamation was issued against my Lord Grey, the Duke of Monmouth [aged 34], Sir Thomas Armstrong, and one Ferguson, who had escaped beyond sea; of these some were said to be for killing the King, others for only seizing on him, and persuading him to new counsels, on the pretense of the danger of Popery, should the Duke live to succeed, who was now again admitted to the councils and cabinet secrets. The Lords Essex and Russell were much deplored, for believing they had any evil intention against the King, or the Church; some thought they were cunningly drawn in by their enemies for not approving some late counsels and management relating to France, to Popery, to the persecution of the Dissenters, etc. They were discovered by the Lord Howard of Escrick and some false brethren of the club, and the design happily broken; had it taken effect, it would, to all appearance, have exposed the Government to unknown and dangerous events; which God avert!
On 21st July 1683 [his son] William Russell [aged 43] was beheaded by Jack Ketch at Lincoln's Inn for his involvement in the Rye House Plot. The executioner was so inept that he took four axe blows to separate the head from the body. After the first failed blow his victim looked up and said "You dog, did I give you 10 guineas to use me so inhumanely?".
John Evelyn's Diary. 2nd August 1683. The Countesses of [his sister] Bristol [aged 63] and [his niece] Sunderland [aged 37], aunt and cousin-german of the late [his son] Lord Russell [deceased], came to visit me, and condole his sad fate. The next day, came Colonel Russell [aged 63], uncle to the late Lord Russell, and brother to the Earl of Bedford [aged 67], and with him Mrs. Middleton [aged 38], that famous and indeed incomparable beauty, daughter to my relation, Sir Robert Needham.
On 10th May 1684 [his wife] Anne Carr Countess of Bedford [aged 68] died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 27th January 1685. I din'd at Lord Sunderland's [aged 43], being invited to heare that celebrated voice of Mr. Pordage, newly come from Rome; his singing was after the Venetian recitative, as masterly as could be, and with an excellent voice both treble and basse; Dr. Walgrave accompanied it with his theorba lute, on which he perform'd beyond imagination, and is doubtlesse orie of the greatest masters in Europe on that charming in strument. Pordage is a priest, as Mr. Bernard Howard [aged 44] told me in private. There was in the roome where we din'd, and in his bed-chamber, those incomparable pieces of Columbus, a Flagellation, the Grammar-schoole, the Venus and Adonis of Titian; and of Vandyke's that picture of the [his former brother-in-law] late E. of Digby (father of the [his niece] Countess of Sunderland [aged 39]), and Earle of Bedford [aged 68], Sr Kenelm Digby, and two Ladys of incomparable performance; besides that of Moses and the burning bush of Bassano, and several other pieces of ye best masters. A marble head of M. Brutus, &c.
On 14th February 1689 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 72] was appointed Privy Council.
In 1690 [his son] Robert Russell [aged 45] died.
In 1690 Robert Russell [aged 45] and Letitia Cheek were married. He the son of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 73] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford.
In November 1691 [his son-in-law] Edward Russell 1st Earl Orford [aged 38] and Margaret Russell Countess Orford [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Countess Orford. She the daughter of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 75] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford. They were first cousins.
In or before 1692 George Russell [aged 39] and Mary Pendleton were married. He the son of William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 75] and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1692 [his son] George Russell [aged 40] died.
On 11th May 1694 [his brother-in-law] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 74] was created 1st Earl Bradford. [his sister] Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.
On 11th May 1694 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 77] was created 1st Duke Bedford, 1st Marquess Tavistock.
On 30th January 1695 [his sister] Diana Russell Countess Bradford died.
On 13th June 1695 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 78] was created 1st Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 26th January 1697 [his sister] Anne Russell Countess Bristol [aged 77] died.
On 7th September 1700 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford [aged 84] died at Bedford House Covent Garden. His grandson Wriothesley [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Duke Bedford, 2nd Marquess Tavistock, 6th Earl Bedford, 6th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 4th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 2nd Baron Howland of Streatham.
[his daughter] Catharine Russell was born to William Russell 1st Duke Bedford and Anne Carr Countess of Bedford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 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 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 24 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Russell
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 1st Earl Bedford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wise
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Wise
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sapcote
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Sapcote of Thornhaugh, Bedfordshire
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne de Semarc
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford
GrandFather: William Russell 1st Baron Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 
7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Bradshaigh
Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Morgan ap Jenkin Lord of Langstone
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Waldegrave 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Waldegrave
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Waldegrave 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh
William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandmother: Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Baynham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 8th Baron Grey of Wilton 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Grey Wilton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Tattershall
GrandFather: Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bray of Eaton Bray 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Halwell of Halwell in Devon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John IV Norbury 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Norbury 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Mother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Clinton 6th Baron Clinton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Clinton 7th Baron Clinton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Clinton 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Clinton 8th Baron Clinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Morgan of Tredegar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morgan Baroness Clinton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Vaughan 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Poynings 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Poynings 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paston 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Poynings Baroness Clinton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Anne Clinton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stourton 6th Baron Stourton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Chideock 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stourton 7th Baron Stourton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dudley 
6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Dudley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bramshott
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dudley Baroness Stourton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Windsor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Windsor