Biography of Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 1783-1861
Paternal Family Tree: Fortescue
Maternal Family Tree: Audrey Saunders 1551-1588
In May 1496 [his future wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue died.
On 10 May 1782 [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 29) and [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 16) were married.
On 13 Feb 1783 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 29) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 17).
In 1785 [his grandfather] Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue (age 66) died. His son [his father] Hugh Fortescue (age 31) succeeded 3rd Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
On 04 Jul 1817 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 34) and Susan Ryder (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 54) and Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 44). He the son of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 64) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 51). They were fourth cousins.
On 04 Apr 1818 [his son] Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 35) and [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 21).
On 14 Jul 1819 [his son] John Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 36) and [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 23).
On 04 Aug 1820 [his son] Dudley Francis Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 37) and [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 24).
In 1825 John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 2nd Baron Wharncliffe (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Elizabeth Ryder Baroness Wharncliffe (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 62) and Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 52). They were third cousin once removed.
On 30 May 1825 [his brother-in-law] Granville Dudley Ryder (age 25) and Georgiana Augusta Somerset (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 58) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 54). He the son of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 62) and Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 52). They were first cousins.
On 30 Jul 1827 [his wife] Susan Ryder (age 31) died.
Before 11 Jul 1831 Marcus Somerville 4th Baronet and [his future wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue were married.
On 15 Aug 1839 Charles Amelius Hervey (age 24) and [his former sister-in-law] Harriet Charlotte Sophia Ryder were married. She the daughter of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 76) and Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire. He the son of Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol (age 69) and Elizabeth Albana Upton (age 64).
In 1841 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 57) and Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue were married. He the son of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 87) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 75).
On 16 Jun 1841 [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 88) died. His son Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 58) succeeded 2nd Earl Fortescue, 2nd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 4th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. [his former wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue by marriage Countess Fortescue.
On 13 Nov 1847 [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 81) died.
On 08 Jun 1852 [his son] Dudley Francis Fortescue (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Camilla Eleanor Wallop were married. She the daughter of Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth (age 79) and Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth (age 65). He the son of Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 69) and Susan Ryder. They were first cousins.
In 1856 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 36) appointed three Knights of the Garter:
715th Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 72).
716th Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston (age 71).
717th Sultan Abdulmejid I (age 32).
On 25 Sep 1859 [his son] John Fortescue (age 40) died.
On 14 Sep 1861 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue (age 78) died. His son [his son] Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue (age 43) succeeded 3rd Earl Fortescue, 3rd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 5th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fortescue 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rolle of Heanton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Rolle
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Fortescue 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Aylmer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Aylmer
Father: Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Campbell 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Campbell 16th Thane of Cawdor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 4th Earl Moray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Home Countess Moray 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Campbell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lort 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lort 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Annesley 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Holles 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandMother: Anne Campbell Baroness Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Pryse of Gogirthen in Wales
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Pryse
Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Greville of Wotton Underwood
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Granville
GrandFather: George Granville
Mother: Hester Granville Countess Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wyndham of Orchard
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wyndham 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford
14 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Hungerford 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Jones
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
GrandMother: Elizabeth Wyndham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour Trowbridge
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
