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Biography of Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton 1669-1725

Paternal Family Tree: Boyle

Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602

On 7th May 1661 [his father] Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford (age 21) and [his mother] Jane Seymour (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset and [his grandmother] Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 61). He the son of [his grandfather] Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 48) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 47). They were half sixth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 12th July 1669 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton was born to Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford (age 29) and Jane Seymour (age 32). He was educated at Westminster School [Map].

In 1679 [his father] Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford (age 39) and [his step-mother] Arethusa Berkeley Baroness Clifford (age 15) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley (age 51) and Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley. He the son of [his grandfather] Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 66) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 65). They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 23rd November 1679 [his mother] Jane Seymour (age 42) died.

In 1689 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 19) was elected MP Tamworth which seat he held until 1690.

On 21st November 1692 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 23) was elected MP Cambridge University at a by-election which seat he held until 1690.

On 12th October 1694 [his father] Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford (age 54) died. His son [his brother] Charles (age 26) succeeded 4th Baron Clifford.

In 1699 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 29) was appointed one of the Commissioners of the Treasury.

In 1701 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 31) was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer.

1703. Godfrey Kneller (age 56). Portrait of Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 33).

In 1704 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 34) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire and Lord Treasurer of Ireland.

In 1705 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 35) was elected MP Westminster.

In or after 1705 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 35) was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department.

In 1714 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 44) was created 1st Baron Carleton.

In 31st March 1725 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 55) died unmarried. Baron Carleton extinct.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton 1669-1725

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 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 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton 1669-1725

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork

GrandFather: Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fenton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fenton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Fenton Countess Cork

Father: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Grisold Hughes Countess Cumberland

GrandMother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Braye Baroness Cobham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brooke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Newton Baroness Cobham

Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Grey Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandFather: William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Honora Rogers

Mother: Jane Seymour 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Grey Baroness Ferrers Chartley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Walsingham

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Walsingham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Writtle

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Denny

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Troutbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard St Barbe

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry St Barbe of Ashington Somerset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ursula St Barbe