Biography of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury 1682-1747
Paternal Family Tree: Bruce of Elgin
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden 1562-1643
On 31 Aug 1676 [his father] Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 20) and [his mother] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Henry Seymour and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 45). He the son of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 50). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 29 May 1682 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury was born to Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 26) and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 27).
On 20 Oct 1685 [his grandfather] Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 59) died. His son [his father] Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl Elgin, 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 2nd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, 3rd Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 2nd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire. [his mother] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 30) by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury.
In 1697 [his mother] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 42) died.
On 27 Apr 1700 [his father] Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 44) and [his step-mother] Charlotte Argenteau Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 21) were married at Brussels [Map]. She by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury.
In 1710 [his daughter] Mary Bruce was born to Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 27) and [his future wife] Anne Savile (age 19).
In Dec 1711 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 29) by writ of acceleration 4th Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire.
On 01 Jan 1712 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 Trevor Bromham, Baroness Middleton.
Thomas Windsor 1st Viscount Windsor (age 42) was created 1st Baron Mountjoy.
Before 1717 [his daughter] George Bruce was born to Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 34) and [his wife] Anne Savile (age 25).
Before 1717 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 34) and Anne Savile (age 25) were married. She the daughter of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax and Elizabeth Grimston. He the son of Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 60) and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury.
In Jul 1717 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 35) and Juliana Boyle (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington and Juliana Noel Countess Burlington (age 45). He the son of Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 61) and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury. They were second cousins.
On 18 Jul 1717 [his wife] Anne Savile (age 26) died.
On 28 Aug 1719 Henry Arundell Bedingfeld 3rd Baronet and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Boyle (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington and Juliana Noel Countess Burlington (age 47).
In 1726 Henry Boyle 1st Earl Shannon (age 44) and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Boyle (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington and Juliana Noel Countess Burlington (age 54). They were second cousin once removed.
On 21 Dec 1728 [his son-in-law] Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 20) and [his daughter] Mary Bruce (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 46) and Anne Savile. He the son of James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 55) and Mary Lake.
In 1732 [his son-in-law] Benjamin Bathurst and [his daughter] Elizabeth Bruce were married. She the daughter of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 49) and Anne Savile. He the son of Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst (age 47) and Catherine Apsley Countess Bathurst Sussex.
On 14 Aug 1738 [his daughter] Mary Bruce (age 28) died.
On 30 Aug 1738 [his son] Robert Bruce died.
In 1739 [his wife] Juliana Boyle (age 42) died.
In Mar 1739 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 56) and Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll (age 46) and Mary Drummond Bellenden. He the son of Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 83) and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury.
On 16 Dec 1741 [his father] Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 85) died. His son Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 59) succeeded 4th Earl Elgin, 3rd Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. [his wife] Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 20) by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury.
In 1746 [his former sister-in-law] Henrietta Boyle (age 45) died.
On 17 Apr 1746 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 63) was created 1st Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire with a special remainder to his nephew Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 16).
On 10 Feb 1747 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 64) died. Earl Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire, Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire extinct.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Elgin.
On 19 Dec 1747 Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway (age 26) and [his former wife] Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 26) were married. She the daughter of John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll (age 54) and Mary Drummond Bellenden.
On 17 Jan 1803 [his former wife] Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 82) died.
[his son] Robert Bruce was born to Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury and Anne Savile.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Bruce was born to Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury and Anne Savile.
[his daughter] Mary Bruce Duchess Richmond was born to Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury and Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury.
[his son] Robert Bruce and Frances Blackett were married. He the son of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury and Anne Savile.
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Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bruce
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin
GrandFather: Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chichester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Denys
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Denys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Blount 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Chichester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Harington 1st Baron Harington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Keilway
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Keilway Baroness Harington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bulstrode
Father: Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Grey Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Honora Rogers
GrandFather: Henry Seymour 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 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
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Walsingham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry St Barbe of Ashington Somerset
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ursula St Barbe
Mother: Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper
Great x 2 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
GrandMother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Clerke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hicks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard May
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden