Biography of Wriothesley Digby 1697-1767
Paternal Family Tree: Digby
Maternal Family Tree: Audrey Saunders 1551-1588
On 19 Jan 1685 [his uncle] Simon Digby 4th Baron Digby (age 28) died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Coleshill [Map]. His brother [his father] William Digby 5th Baron Digby (age 23) succeeded 5th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
In 1686 [his father] William Digby 5th Baron Digby (age 24) and [his mother] Jane Noel Baroness Digby were married. She by marriage Baroness Digby of Geashill in County Offaly. She the daughter of Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 45) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough (age 40).
Before 10 May 1697 Wriothesley Digby was born to William Digby 5th Baron Digby (age 36) and Jane Noel Baroness Digby.
On 09 Mar 1714 Wriothesley Digby (age 16) was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University.
In 1716 Wriothesley Digby (age 18) was awarded Bachelor of Arts at Magdalen College, Oxford University.
In 1725 Wriothesley Digby (age 27) admitted at Inner Temple.
Before 01 Jan 1752 [his daughter] Frances Digby was born to Wriothesley Digby (age 54) and [his wife] Mary Cotes (age 36).
On 27 Nov 1752 [his father] William Digby 5th Baron Digby (age 91) died at Sherborne, Dorset [Map]. His grandson Edward Digby 6th Baron Digby (age 22) succeeded 6th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly.
Before 03 Oct 1782 [his former wife] Mary Cotes (age 67) died.
[his daughter] Mary Digby was born to Wriothesley Digby and Mary Cotes.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 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 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Digby
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Digby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Throckmorton 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Digby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Heveningham 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Abigail Heveningham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald "Wizard Earl" Fitzgerald 11th Earl of Kildare 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald Baron Offaly 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Browne Countess Kildare 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Fitzgerald 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Knollys Baroness Offaly 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Kildare Digby 2nd Baron Digby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Boyle Baroness Digby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fenton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fenton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Fenton Countess Cork
Father: William Digby 5th Baron Digby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Wriothesley Digby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hopton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hicks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard May
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden
GrandFather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Mother: Jane Noel Baroness Digby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Cheney Countess Southampton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leigh
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Leigh
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Egerton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Boteler 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Waller
Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders