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Paternal Family Tree: Stewart
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Denman 1581-1661
On 3rd September 1660 [her father] James, Duke of York (age 26) and [her mother] Anne Hyde (age 23) were married in secret. She by marriage Duchess York. She gave birth to their son [her brother] Charles Stewart seven weeks later. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon (age 51) and [her grandmother] Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon (age 43). He the son of [her grandfather] King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and [her grandmother] Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 50).
In 1667 Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle was born to [her father] James Duke of York (age 33) and [her mother] Anne Hyde Duchess of York (age 29).
On 6th January 1667 Margaret Brooke Lady Denham (age 27) died. She was rumoured to have been poisoned by her husband John Denham (age 52) by giving her a poisoned cup of chocolate. In any case rumour named several other possible poisoners, including her former lover [her father] James (age 33), his wife [her mother] Anne Hyde (age 29) and his sister-in-law, Lady Rochester (age 21).
On 22nd May 1667 [her brother] Charles Stewart 1st Duke Kendal died. Duke Kendal extinct.
On 20th June 1667 [her brother] James Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge (age 3) died at Richmond Palace [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Cambridge extinct.
On 7th October 1667 [her brother] Edgar Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge was created 1st Duke Cambridge by [her uncle] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37).
Around 1670 Edward Lake (age 28) was appointed Chaplain to [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 7) and [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 4).
After 19th October 1670 Flower Backhouse Countess Clarendon was appointed First Lady of the Bedchamber to [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 5) her niece.
On 31st March 1671 [her mother] Anne Hyde Duchess of York (age 34) died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 8th June 1671 [her brother] Edgar Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge (age 3) died. Duke Cambridge extinct.
On 20th September 1673 [her father] James, Duke of York (age 39) and [her step-mother] Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland (age 14) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of [her grandfather] King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and [her grandmother] Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England.
On 4th November 1677 [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 27) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 15) were married. She by marriage Princess Orange. She the daughter of [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 44) and [her mother] Anne Hyde Duchess of York. They were first cousins. He a grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 1679 Bishop Thomas Ken (age 41) was appointed Chaplain to [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 16).
In 1683 Bishop Thomas White (age 55) was appointed Chaplain to [her sister] Princess Anne (age 17).
On 28th July 1683 [her brother-in-law] Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland (age 30) and [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 18) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 49) and [her mother] Anne Hyde Duchess of York. He the son of Frederick III King of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 55). They were second cousin once removed.
On 29th November 1683 Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 22) and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 16) were married. She the daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 50) and Anne Hyde Duchess of York.
Around 1684 [her father-in-law] Charles Waldegrave 3rd Baronet (age 58) died. Around 1684 His son [her husband] Henry (age 23) succeeded 4th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 17) by marriage Lady Waldegrave of Hever Castle.
In 1684 [her son] James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave was born to [her husband] Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 23) and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 17). He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 20th May 1714 his fourth cousin Mary Webb, daughter of John Webb 3rd Baronet and Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb, and had issue.
On 6th February 1685 [her uncle] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 54) died at 1145 in the morning at Whitehall Palace [Map] attended by Charles Scarburgh (age 69). His brother [her father] James (age 51) succeeded II King England Scotland and Ireland. Duke York merged with the Crown. [her step-mother] Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland (age 26) by marriage Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland. His brother King James II of England Scotland and Ireland, William Chiffinch (age 83), Richard Mason (age 52) and Archbishop William Sancroft (age 68) were present.
On 23rd April 1685 [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 51) was crowned II King England Scotland and Ireland by Archbishop William Sancroft (age 68). [her step-mother] Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland (age 26) crowned Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland.
Bishop Francis Turner (age 47) preached the sermon.
John Ashburnham 1st Baron Ashburnham (age 29) carried the canopy being one of the Barons of the Cinque Ports at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton (age 21) was appointed Constable of England.
In 1686 Bishop Thomas Cartwright (age 52) was appointed Bishop of Chester by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52).
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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In 1686 Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 28) was created 1st Countess Dorchester for life by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52) for services as his mistress. Her father Charles Sedley 5th Baronet (age 46) quipped "As the king has made my daughter a countess, the least I can do, in common gratitude, is to assist in making his Majesty's [her sister] daughter (age 23) a queen".
In 1686 [her husband] Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 25) was created 1st Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52) three years after Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave married the King's illegitimate daughter Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 19). Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle by marriage Baroness Waldegrave Chewton Somerset.
In 1686 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Oxford by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52).
John Evelyn's Diary. 6th January 1686. Passed the Privie Seale, amongst others, the creation of Mrs. Sedley J (concubine to) Countesse of Dorchester (age 28), which the [her step-mother] Queene took very grievously (age 27), so as for two dinners, standing neere her I observed she hardly eate one morsel, nor spake one word to the [her father] King (age 52), or to any about her, tho' at other times she us'd to be extreamly pleasant, full of discourse and good humour. The Roman Catholics were also very angry, because they had so long valu'd the sanctity of their religion and proselytes. Dryden (age 54) the famous playwriter, and his two sonns, and Mrs. Nelly (age 35) (Misse to ye late) were said to go to masse; such proselytes were no greate losse to the church. This night was burnt to the ground my Lord Mountague's palace in Bloomsbury, than wch for painting and furniture there was nothing more glorious in England. This happen'd by the negligence of a servant, airing, as they call it, some of the goods by the fire in a moist season; indeede so wet and mild a winter had scarce ben seene in man's memory. At this Seale there also pass'd the creation of [her husband] Sr H. Walgrave (age 25) to be a Peere. He had married one of the King's natural daughters (age 19) by [her mother] Mrs. Churchill. These two Seales my brother Commissioners pass'd in the morning before I came to towne, at. wch I was not displeas'd. We likewise pass'd Privy Seales for 5.2/6,000 upon severall accounts, pensions, guards, wardrobes, pri vie purse, &c. besides divers pardons, and one more wch I must not forget (and wch by Providence I was not present at) one Mr. Lytcott to be Secretary to the Ambassador to Rome. We being three Commissioners, any two were a quorum.
In 1687 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 47) was appointed Magdalen College, Oxford University by the Ecclesiastical Commission when the fellows refused to elect any of the king's nominees. This act became one of the most celebrated episodes leading up to [her father] King James's (age 53) abdication.
In 1687 [her illegitimate half-brother] James Fitzjames 1st Duke Berwick (age 16) was created 1st Duke Berwick by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 53).
In 1688 [her illegitimate half-brother] James Fitzjames 1st Duke Berwick (age 17) was appointed 495th Knight of the Garter by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 54).
On 13th December 1688 Elizabeth Waller 1st Baroness Shelburne (age 52) was created 1st Baroness Shelburne for life only by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 55). Her son Charles Petty 1st Baron Shelburne (age 15) was created 1st Baron Shelburne.
On 23rd December 1688 [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 55) left England for France effectively abdicating as King England Scotland and Ireland. In April 1689 Parliament made William and Mary joint monarchs; His daughter [her sister] Mary (age 26) succeeded II Queen England Scotland and Ireland. His nephew [her brother-in-law] William (age 38) succeeded III King England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1689 [her brother-in-law] Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland (age 35) was created 1st Duke Cumberland by his father-in-law [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 55). [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 23) by marriage Duchess Cumberland.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1689 Frederick Schomberg 1st Duke Schomberg (age 73) was appointed 497th Knight of the Garter by [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 38) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 26).
In 1689 William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire (age 48) was appointed 498th Knight of the Garter by [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 38) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 26).
After 1689 Dr Henry Dove was appointed Chaplain to [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 38) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 26).
On 24th January 1689 [her husband] Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 28) died. His son [her son] James (age 5) succeeded 2nd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 5th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.
On 22nd April 1689 Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby (age 29) was appointed Principal Lady in Waiting to [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 26) as well as Groom of the Stool and Mistress of the Robes attracting a salary of £1200 per annum (£800 and £400 respectively).
In 1690 George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 65) was appointed 500th Knight of the Garter by [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 39) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 27).
In 1690 Frederick I King Prussia (age 32) was appointed 499th Knight of the Garter by [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 39) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 27).
On or before 15th August 1690 Charles Tuke 2nd Baronet (age 19) died of wound received at the Battle of the Boyne fighting for [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 56). Baronet Tuke of Cressing Temple extinct.
Around May 1691 Dr Henry Dove was appointed Chaplain to [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 57).
In 1692 John George Wettin IV Elector Saxony (age 23) was appointed 501st Knight of the Garter by [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 29).
In 1692 [her future husband] Piers Butler 1st Earl Newcastle (age 39) was created 1st Earl Newcastle in Limerick.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1694 Charles Talbot 1st Duke Shrewsbury (age 33) was appointed 503rd Knight of the Garter by [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 43) and [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 31).
On 28th December 1694 [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 32) died of smallpox shortly after midnight at Kensington Palace. Her body lay in state at the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace [Map].
On 5th March 1695 she was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map]. Archbishop Thomas Tenison (age 58) preached the sermon.
She had reigned for five years. Her husband [her brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 44) continued to reign for a further eight years.
On 26th March 1695 [her illegitimate half-brother] James Fitzjames 1st Duke Berwick (age 24) and [her sister-in-law] Honora Burke Duchess Berwick (age 21) were married at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines. She by marriage Duchess Berwick. She the daughter of William Burke 7th Earl Clanricarde and Helen MacCarty Countess Clanricarde (age 63). He the illegitmate son of [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 61) and Arabella Churchill (age 46).
On 3rd April 1695 Piers Butler 1st Earl Newcastle (age 43) and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Newcastle in Limerick. She the daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 61) and Anne Hyde Duchess of York.
On 13th January 1696 [her illegitimate half-brother] Henry Fitzjames 1st Duke Albemarle (age 22) was created 1st Duke Albemarle Jacobite.
In 1698 [her illegitimate half-brother] James Fitzjames 1st Duke Berwick (age 27) and [her sister-in-law] Anne Bulkeley Duchess Berwick were married. She by marriage Duchess Berwick. He the illegitmate son of [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 64) and Arabella Churchill (age 48).
In October 1699 [her brother-in-law] James Annesley 3rd Earl Anglesey (age 25) and [her illegitimate half-sister] Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Anglesey. She the illegitmate daughter of [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 65) and Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 41). He the son of James Annesley 2nd Earl Anglesey and Elizabeth Manners Countess Anglesey (age 45). They were fourth cousin twice removed.
On 16th September 1701 [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 67) died at Château de Saint Germain en Laye. He was buried in the Church of the English Benedictines.
On 8th March 1702 [her former brother-in-law] King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 51) died. His first cousin [her sister] Anne (age 37) succeeded I Queen England Scotland and Ireland. She, Anne, being the sister of his wife [her sister] Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland.
On 23rd April 1702 [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37) was crowned I Queen England Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Thomas Tenison (age 65).
In December 1702 [her illegitimate half-brother] Henry Fitzjames 1st Duke Albemarle (age 29) died. Duke Albemarle Jacobite extinct.
On 13th April 1703 David Colyear 1st Earl Portmore (age 47) was created 1st Earl Portmore. Possibly for having married the [her father] King's former mistress Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 45). Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore by marriage Countess Portmore.
On 15th April 1703 Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun (age 22) was created 1st Earl Hopetoun by [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 38) in recognition of his father having given up his seat in a lifeboat to the [her father] Duke of York during the Sinking of the Gloucester; his father subsequently drowned.
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 16th March 1705 [her brother-in-law] John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (age 56) and [her illegitimate half-sister] Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby (age 25) were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham and Normanby. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the illegitmate daughter of [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland and Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 47). He the son of Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave and Elizabeth Cranfield Countess Mulgrave (age 97).
In 1707 Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham (age 28) and Abigail Hill Baroness Masham (age 37) were married. [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 41) was present. She contributed £2,000 to Abigail's dowry.
On 1st January 1712 [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46), on behalf of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 50), created a number of new Baronies to balance power in Parliament, known as Harley's Dozen,...
Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst (age 27) was created 1st Baron Bathurst.
Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 29) by writ of acceleration 3rd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire.
James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 24) by writ of acceleration 6th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley (age 38) was created 1st Baron Foley.
George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon. Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne by marriage Baroness Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon.
George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull (age 22) was created 1st Baron Hay of Pedwardine in Herefordshire.
Thomas Mansel 1st Baron Mansel (age 44) was created 1st Baron Mansel of Margam. Martha Millington Baroness Mansel by marriage Baroness Mansel of Margam.
Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham (age 33) was created 1st Baron Masham of Otes in Essex. Abigail Hill Baroness Masham (age 42) by marriage Baroness Masham of Otes in Essex.
Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 48) was created 1st Baron Burton.
Thomas Trevor 1st Baron Trevor Bromham (age 53) was created 1st Baron Trevor Bromham.
Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 39) was created 1st Baron Middleton. Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.
Thomas Windsor 1st Viscount Windsor (age 42) was created 1st Baron Mountjoy.
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On 20th May 1714 [her son] James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 30) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Webb (age 19) were married. He the son of [her former husband] Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 47). They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st August 1714 [her sister] Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 49) died at Kensington Palace. Her second cousin George (age 54) succeeded I King Great Britain and Ireland.
On 3rd April 1730 Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 63) died.
On 18th June 1740 [her former husband] Piers Butler 1st Earl Newcastle (age 88) died without surviving issue. Earl Newcastle in Limerick extinct.
[her daughter] Arabella Waldegrave was born to Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle. She a granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland 
Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland 
Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian III King of Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II King of Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Bourbon Count Vendôme and Soissons 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Luxemburg Countess Vendôme and Soissons 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rene Valois Duke Alençon 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Françoise Valois Countess Vendôme 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Lorraine Duchess Alençon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean III King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry II of Navarre 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Grailly I Queen Navarre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lodovico de Medici aka Giovanni delle Bande Nere
Great x 3 Grandfather: Cosimo I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lawrence Hyde 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hyde
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Sibell
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Sibell
GrandFather: Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Langford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Langford
Mother: Anne Hyde Duchess of York
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Aylesbury 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Aylesbury 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Denman