Events in ... 1760 ...
Before 1760 George Forbes 5th Earl Granard 1740-1780 (19) and Dorothy Bayly Countess Granard -1764 were married .
Around 1760 Joshua Reynolds 1723-1788 (36) . Portrait of Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton 1737-1797 (22) .
Around 1760 Joshua Reynolds 1723-1788 (36) . Portrait of Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton 1737-1797 (22) .
Around 1760 George Romney 1734-1802 (25) . Portrait of Margaret Messenger .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of Jane Monck -1794 .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of Jane Cunnington 1707- .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of Jane Monck -1794 .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of Elizabeth Brooke 1726-1766 (34) .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of William Pigot 1729-1782 (31) .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of William Brooke 1694-1763 (66) .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of Lawrence Monck of Caenby Lincolnshire -1774 .
Around 1760 Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797 (25) . Portrait of Lawrence Monck of Caenby Lincolnshire -1774 .
Around 1760 . Nathaniel Dance-Holland Painter 1735-1811 (24) . Portrait of Frederick Cornwallis Archbishop Canterbury 1713-1783 (46) .
Around 1760 . Nathaniel Dance-Holland Painter 1735-1811 (24) . Portrait of Frederick Cornwallis Archbishop Canterbury 1713-1783 (46) .
Around 1760 . Nathaniel Dance-Holland Painter 1735-1811 (24) . Portrait of George Grey 5th Earl Stamford, 1st Earl Warrington 1737-1819 (22) .
1760 . Anton Raphael Mengs 1728-1779 (31) . Portrait of George Grey 5th Earl Stamford, 1st Earl Warrington 1737-1819 (22) .
From 1760 Joseph Nollekens 1737-1823 (22) studied under Peter Scheemakers 1691-1781 (69) in Rome .
Around 1760 Robert Bertie 4th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven 1756-1779 (3) educated at St John's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire .
In 1760 Sophia Bertie 1748-1760 (11) died
In 1760 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan 1725-1811 (34) and Anne Legge Baroness Brudenell Deene -1786 were married
In 1760 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan 1725-1811 (34) was appointed as Keeper of the Privy Purse
In 1760 Elizabeth Fane 1711-1760 (49) died
In 1760 Anne Greville 1760-1783 was born to Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 1st Earl Warwick 1719-1773 (40) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle, Countess Warwick 1720-1800 (40) .
In 1760 Corbetta Manners 1728-1760 (32) died .
In 1760 Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon -1760 died .
In 1760 Catherine Anne North Baroness Benverbie 1760-1817 was born to Frederick North 2nd Earl Guilford 1732-1792 (27) and Anne Speke Countess Guilford 1740-1797 (20) .
Around 1754 Pompeo Batoni 1708-1787 (45) . Portrait of Frederick North 2nd Earl Guilford 1732-1792 (21) .
In 1760 Mary Stawell Baroness Stawell 1725-1780 (34) was created 1st Baron Stawell of Somerton in Somerset (2C 1760) .
In 1760 Francis Vernon 1752-1760 (8) died
In 1760 Rebecca Clive 1760-1795 was born to Robert Clive 1725-1774 (34) .
Around 1784 George Romney 1734-1802 (49) . Portrait of Rebecca Clive 1760-1795 (24) .
Around 1770 . Nathaniel Dance-Holland Painter 1735-1811 (34) . Portrait of Robert Clive 1725-1774 (44) .
In 1760 John Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence 1709-1767 (50) was created 1st Baron Mountflorence of Florence Court in County Fermanagh .
In 1760 William Douglas 4th Duke Queensberry 1724-1810 (35) was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to George III King Great Britain and Ireland 1738-1820 (21) .
Around 1768 . Nathaniel Dance-Holland Painter 1735-1811 (32) . Portrait of George III King Great Britain and Ireland 1738-1820 (29) .
In 1804 . Samuel Woodford 1763-1817 (40) . Portrait of George III King Great Britain and Ireland 1738-1820 (65) .
In 1760 Juliana Evans 1760-1807 was born to George Evans 3rd Baron Carbery 1732-1783 (27) and Juliana Noel Baroness Carbery 1734-1760 (26) .
In 1760 Louisa Bridget Fitzgerald 1760-1765 was born to James Fitzgerald 1st Duke Leinster 1722-1773 (38) and Emilia Mary Lennox Duchess Leinster 1731-1814 (28)
In 1760 Harbord Harbord 1st Baron Suffield 1734-1810 (25) and Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield were married .
In 1760 Catherine Pelham Duchess Newcastle-under-Lyne 1727-1760 (33) died
In 1760 Catherine Gordon 1760-1764 was born to Charles Gordon 4th Earl Aboyne 1726-1794 (34) and Margaret Stewart Countess Aboyne -1762
Around 1760 Elizabeth Warren Viscountess Bulkeley 1760-1832 was born to George Warren 1735-1801 (24) .
Around 1775 George Romney 1734-1802 (40) . Portrait of Elizabeth Warren Viscountess Bulkeley 1760-1832 (15) as Hebe .
On or before 1760 John Webb 5th Baronet Webb 1742-1797 (17) and Mary Salvin Baronetess Webb -1782 were married .
In 1760 Josiah Child -1760 died
In 1760 William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton 1724-1808 (35) was appointed Governor Jamaica but he was recalled after he lost a standoff with the Jamaican House of the Assembly, and its leader, Nicholas Bourke, over who should stand costs for the island's defence.
Before 1808 . Samuel Woodford 1763-1817 (44) . Portrait of William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton 1724-1808 (83) .
In 1760 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Sondes 1728-1795 (31) was created 1st Baron Sondes . Grace Pelham Baroness Sondes 1735-1777 (25) by marriage Baroness Sondes .
Around 1760 Mary Robinson Countess Abergavenny 1760-1796 was born to John Robinson
In 1760 Margaret Rolle Countess Orford 1709-1781 (50) succeeded as 15th Baron Clinton .
In 1760 William Trumbull 1708-1760 (52) died
In 1760 Peter Ludlow 1st Earl Ludlow 1730-1803 (29) was created 1st Earl Ludlow , 1st Viscount Preston of Ardsalaa in Meath . Frances Lumley-Sanderson Countess Ludlow -1796 by marriage Countess Ludlow .
In 1760 John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough 1719-1778 (40) and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough 1742-1821 (18) were married .
In 1751 . Arthur Pond 1705-1758 (46) . Portrait of Rhoda Delaval 1725-1757 (25) and her siblings Francis Blake Delaval 1727-1771 (23) , Edward Hussey Delaval 1729-1814 (22) , John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval 1728-1808 (22) , Anne Hussey Delaval 1743- and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough 1742-1821 (9) .
In 1760 Anne Belasyse 1760-1808 was born to Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg 1742-1802 (17) and Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg
In 1760 Robert Barnard 1760-1834 was born .
In 1760 Elizabeth Yorke 1725-1760 (35) died
In 1760 Edward Drummond 6th Duke Perth -1760 died .
Around 1760 Thomas Hudson 1701-1779 (59) . Portrait of Anne Somerset Countess Northampton 1741-1763 (18) .
Around 1760 Thomas Hudson 1701-1779 (59) . Portrait of Anne Somerset Countess Northampton 1741-1763 (18) .
In 1760 George Forbes 6th Earl Granard 1760-1837 was born to George Forbes 5th Earl Granard 1740-1780 (20) and Dorothy Bayly Countess Granard -1764 .
Jan 1760
02 Jan 1760
On 02 Jan 1760 Charles Long 1st Baron Farnborough 1760-1838 was born
05 Jan 1760
On 05 Jan 1760 Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet Astley 1692-1760 (68) died . His brother Edward Astley 4th Baronet Astley 1729-1802 (30) succeeded as 4th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton
14 Jan 1760
On 14 Jan 1760 George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton 1760-1844 was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton 1735-1811 (24) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton 1737-1804 (23) .
18 Jan 1760
On 18 Jan 1760 Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers 1720-1760 (39) shot his old family steward Johnson at Staunton Harold Hall, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
19 Jan 1760
On 19 Jan 1760 Jane Cornwallis 1703-1760 (57) died at her house in Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, Westminster
20 Jan 1760
On 20 Jan 1760 Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760 (40) died .
26 Jan 1760
On 26 Jan 1760 Lucius Knightley 1742-1791 (17) was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire
31 Jan 1760
On 31 Jan 1760 Mary Radclyffe 1714-1760 (46) died of smallpox in Brussels
Feb 1760
01 Feb 1760
On 01 Feb 1760 William Hesse-Kassel 1682-1760 (77) died . His son Frederick Hesse-Kassel 1720-1785 (39) succeeded as II Landgrave Hesse-Kassel . Mary Hanover 1723-1772 (36) by marriage Landgrave Hesse-Kassel .
07 Feb 1760
On 07 Feb 1760 George Evans 3rd Baron Carbery 1732-1783 (27) and Juliana Noel Baroness Carbery 1734-1760 (26) were married . Juliana Noel Baroness Carbery 1734-1760 (26) by marriage Baroness Carbery .
26 Feb 1760
On 26 Feb 1760 Henry Allington Finch 1760-1780 was born to Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford 1715-1777 (44) and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford 1728-1761 (29) .
Mar 1760
On Mar 1760 Edward Fane -1760 died
05 Mar 1760
On 05 Mar 1760 Charles Christian Nassau-Weilburg 1735-1788 (25) and Carolina Orange-Nassau 1743-1787 (17) were married .
10 Mar 1760
On 10 Mar 1760 Thomas Maitland 1760-1824 was born to John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale 1718-1789 (42) .
24 Mar 1760
On 24 Mar 1760 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton 1760-1828 was born to Spencer Compton 8th Earl Northampton 1738-1796 (21)
25 Mar 1760
On 25 Mar 1760 Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave 1760-1816 was born to James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave 1715-1763 (45) and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh 1736-1807 (23) .
In 1780 Joshua Reynolds 1723-1788 (56) .Known as The Ladies Waldegrave.From left to right three sisters: Charlotte Maria Waldegrave Duchess Grafton 1761-1808 (18) , Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave 1760-1816 (19) and Anne Horatia Waldegrave 1762-1801 (18) .Believed to have been commissioned by their mother in the hope of atracyting suitors since at the time of the painting all three were unmarried.All three did subsequently marry.
On 25 Mar 1760 Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford 1760-1832 was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess Bath 1734-1796 (25) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 (24)
31 Mar 1760
On 31 Mar 1760 Augusta Campbell 1760-1831 was born to John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll 1723-1806 (36) and Elizabeth Gunning Countess Argyll 1733-1790 (26) .
Apr 1760
01 Apr 1760
On 01 Apr 1760 Edward Hanover Duke York 1739-1767 (21) was appointed as Duke York .
07 Apr 1760
On 07 Apr 1760 Edmund Phipps 1760-1837 was born to Constantine Phipps 1st Baron Mulgrave 1722-1775 (37) and Lepell Hervey Baroness Mulgrave 1723-1780 (36)
09 Apr 1760
May 1760
05 May 1760
On 05 May 1760 Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers 1720-1760 (39) was hanged at Tyburn, Middlesex (the last peer to be hanged). His brother Washington Shirley 5th Earl Ferrers 1722-1778 (37) succeeded as 5th Earl Ferrers
06 May 1760
On 06 May 1760 John Cocks 1st Earl Somers 1760-1841 was born to Charles Cocks 1725-1806 (34) .
On 06 May 1760 Robert Hobart 4th Earl Buckinghamshire 1760-1816 was born to George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire 1731-1804 (28) and Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire 1738-1816 (22) at Hampden House, Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire .
07 May 1760
On 07 May 1760 Elizabeth Somerset 1742-1760 (18) died .
Jun 1760
In Jun 1760 Horace Walpole 4th Earl Orford 1717-1797 (42) commented on Cecil Bisshop's (59) "endless hoard of beautiful daughters".
02 Jun 1760
07 Jun 1760
On 07 Jun 1760 at a ball Horace Walpole (42) wrote to the Earl of Strafford (38) ... that there appeared a new Miss Bishop (19) from Sir Cecil's (59) endless hoard of beautiful daughters, who is still prettier than her sisters.
10 Jun 1760
On 10 Jun 1760 Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl Abingdon 1692-1760 (67) died . His son Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl Abingdon 1740-1799 (20) succeeded as 4th Earl Abingdon .
15 Jun 1760
On 15 Jun 1760 William Feilding 1760-1799 was born to Basil Feilding 5th Earl Desmond, 6th Earl Denbigh 1719-1800 (41) and Mary Cotton Countess Desmond, Countess Denbigh 1752- .
20 Jun 1760
On 20 Jun 1760 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley 1760-1842 was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington 1735-1781 (24) and Anne Hill Countess Mornington 1742-1831 (17) at Dungan Castle, Dungan, County Meath.
25 Jun 1760
On 25 Jun 1760 Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington 1760-1835 was born to Charles Compton 7th Earl Northampton 1737-1763 (22) and Anne Somerset Countess Northampton 1741-1763 (19) in Compton, Warwickshire
30 Jun 1760
On 30 Jun 1760 Vere Isham 1686-1760 (74) died
Jul 1760
06 Jul 1760
On 06 Jul 1760 Thomas Fane 1760-1807 was born to John Fane 9th Earl Westmoreland 1728-1774 (32) and Augusta Bertie .
14 Jul 1760
On 14 Jul 1760 Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran 1734-1809 (25) and Catherine Annesley 2nd Countess Arran -1770 were married .
31 Jul 1760
Battle of Warburg
On 31 Jul 1760 John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave 1718-1784 (42) fought at the Battle of Warburg .
After 31 Jul 1760 John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave 1718-1784 (42) was appointed as Groom of the Bedchamber .
Aug 1760
Before Aug 1760 Richard Vernon 1726-1800 (34) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory 1725-1763 (35) were married
In Aug 1760 Henrietta Vernon Countess Warwick, Countess Brooke Warwick Castle 1760-1838 was born to Richard Vernon 1726-1800 (34) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory 1725-1763 (35)
07 Aug 1760
10 Aug 1760
On 10 Aug 1760 Henry Francis Greville 1760-1816 was born to Fulke Greville 1717-1806 (43) .
16 Aug 1760
On 16 Aug 1760 Philip Wenman 6th Viscount Wenman 1719-1760 (40) died . His son Philip Wenman 7th Viscount Wenman 1742-1800 (18) succeeded as 7th Viscount Wenman. Anne Eleanora Bertie Viscountess Wenman 1737-1804 (23) by marriage Viscount Wenman.
20 Aug 1760
On 20 Aug 1760 William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot 1728-1798 (32) and Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot were married .
30 Aug 1760
On 30 Aug 1760 Marie Anne Éléonore Bourbon-Condé 1690-1760 (69) died .
Sep 1760
06 Sep 1760
On 06 Sep 1760 George Henry Neville 1760-1844 was born to George Neville 1st Earl Abergavenny 1727-1785 (33) and Henrietta Pelham Countess Abergavenny 1730-1768 (30) .
17 Sep 1760
30 Sep 1760
On 30 Sep 1760 Maria Gunning Countess Coventry 1732-1760 (28) died from lead and mercury poisoning, killed by the toxins used in her beauty regimen.
Oct 1760
01 Oct 1760
On 01 Oct 1760 William Beckford 1760-1844 was born to William Beckford 1709-1770 (50) and Maria Hamilton 1725-1798 (35) at 22 Soho Square, Soho Square, Soho, Westminster .
02 Oct 1760
On 02 Oct 1760 Lionel Tollemache 5th Earl Dysart 1734-1799 (26) and Charlotte Walpole Countess Dysart were married .
On 02 Oct 1760 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington 1735-1781 (25) was created 1st Earl Mornington (1C 1760) , 1st Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle by George III King Great Britain and Ireland 1738-1820 (22) in reward for his services to music and philanthropy.Anne Hill Countess Mornington 1742-1831 (18) by marriage Countess Mornington (1C 1760) .
08 Oct 1760
On 08 Oct 1760 Charles William Wyndham 1760-1828 was born to Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont 1710-1763 (50)
11 Oct 1760
On 11 Oct 1760 George Murray 1694-1760 (66) died
17 Oct 1760
On 17 Oct 1760 Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford 1760-1844 was born to George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington 1740-1812 (20) and Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington .
25 Oct 1760
Before 25 Oct 1760 Thomas Hudson 1701-1779 (59) . Portrait of George Augustus II King Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760 (76) .
Before 25 Oct 1760 Thomas Hudson 1701-1779 (59) . Portrait of George Augustus II King Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760 (76) .
Before 25 Oct 1760 George Knapton 1698-1778 (62) . Portrait.of George Augustus II King Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760 (76) wearing his Garter Robes .
Before 25 Oct 1760 George Knapton 1698-1778 (62) . Portrait.of George Augustus II King Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760 (76) wearing his Garter Robes .
On 25 Oct 1760 George Augustus II King Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760 (76) died at Kensington Palace, Kensington, Kensington . His grandson George III King Great Britain and Ireland 1738-1820 (22) succeeded as III King Great Britain and Ireland: Hanover .
Before 25 Oct 1760 George Knapton 1698-1778 (62) . Portrait.of George Augustus II King Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760 (76) wearing his Garter Robes .
Around 1768 . Nathaniel Dance-Holland Painter 1735-1811 (32) . Portrait of George III King Great Britain and Ireland 1738-1820 (29) .
In 1804 . Samuel Woodford 1763-1817 (40) . Portrait of George III King Great Britain and Ireland 1738-1820 (65) .
Nov 1760
02 Nov 1760
On 02 Nov 1760 Maria Louisa Lennox 1760-1843 was born to George Lennox 1737-1805 (22) and Louisa Kerr
13 Nov 1760
On 13 Nov 1760 Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers 1760-1842 was born to Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers 1723-1787 (37) and Catherine Cotton Countess Ferrers -1786
Dec 1760
01 Dec 1760
On 01 Dec 1760 Sackville Fox 1701-1760 (59) died .
09 Dec 1760
10 Dec 1760
On 10 Dec 1760 Henry Cheere 1st Baronet St Margaret's 1703-1781 (57) was knighted.
18 Dec 1760
On 18 Dec 1760 Georg Wilhelm Nassau-Weilburg 1760-1762 was born to Charles Christian Nassau-Weilburg 1735-1788 (25) and Carolina Orange-Nassau 1743-1787 (17) at The Hague .
1780 . Wilhelm Bottner 1758-1810 (27) . Portrait of Charles Christian Nassau-Weilburg 1735-1788 (44) .
On 18 Dec 1760 Juliana Noel Baroness Carbery 1734-1760 (26) died
25 Dec 1760
On 25 Dec 1760 George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburham 1760-1830 was born to John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburham 1724-1812 (36) and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham .
