Biography of Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 1680-1743

1685 Death and Burial of Charles II

1701 Death of King James II

On 14 Oct 1633 [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland was born to [her grandfather] King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 32) and [her grandmother] Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 23) at St James's Palace [Map]. He was created 1st Duke York at birth by his father.

On 03 Sep 1660 [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 26) and Anne Hyde Queen Consort England (age 23) were married in secret. She by marriage Duchess York. She gave birth to their son [her half-brother] Charles Stewart seven weeks later. She the daughter of Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon (age 51) and Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon (age 43). He the son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 50).

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On 20 Sep 1673 [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 39) and 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 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England.

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In 1680 Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby was born illegitimately to James Duke of York (age 46) and Catherine Sedley (age 22).

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Death and Burial of Charles II

On 06 Feb 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] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 51) succeeded II King England Scotland and Ireland. 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 (age 51), William Chiffinch (age 83), Richard Mason (age 52) and Archbishop William Sancroft (age 68) were present. Duke York merged with the Crown.

In 1686 [her mother] Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 28) was created 1st Earl Dorchester for life by [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52) for services as his mistress. Her father [her grandfather] Charles Sedley 5th Baronet (age 46) quipped "As the king (age 52) has made my daughter a countess, the least I can do, in common gratitude, is to assist in making his Majesty's [her half-sister] daughter (age 23) a queen".

Before 1698 David Colyear 1st Earl Portmore 1656-1730 (age 42) and [her mother] Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 40) were married.

In Oct 1699 James Annesley 3rd Earl Anglesey 1674-1702 (age 25) and Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Anglesey. She the daughter of 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 1645-1690 and Elizabeth Manners Countess Anglesey 1654-1700 (age 45).

In 1700 [her daughter] Catherine Annesley was born to James Annesley 3rd Earl Anglesey 1674-1702 (age 25) and Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby (age 20). She a granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

1701 Death of King James II

On 16 Sep 1701 [her father] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 67) died at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines. He was buried in the Church of the English Benedictines.

On 16 Mar 1705 John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (age 56) and Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby (age 25) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham and Normanby. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the daughter of 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 1611-1658 and Elizabeth Cranfield Countess Mulgrave 1608- (age 97).

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On 11 Jan 1716 [her son] Edmund Sheffield 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby 1716-1735 was born to John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (age 67) and Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby (age 36). He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 26 Oct 1717 [her mother] Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 59) died in Bath, Somerset [Map]. Earl Dorchester extinct.

Before 22 Aug 1722 [her son-in-law] William Phipps and [her daughter] Catherine Annesley (age 22) were married. She the daughter of James Annesley 3rd Earl Anglesey 1674-1702 and Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 1680-1743 (age 42). She a granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1736 [her daughter] Catherine Annesley (age 36) died.

On 13 Mar 1743 Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby (age 63) died.

Family Trees of Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 1680-1743

Paternal Family Tree: Stewart

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Blount 1474-1509

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 1680-1743

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 1100-1170

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 1047-1132

Kings England: Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King France

Ancestors of Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 1680-1743

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise 1493-1583 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Bourbon Count Vendôme and Soissons 1470-1495 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Luxemburg Countess Vendôme and Soissons -1547 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 1518-1562 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rene Valois Duke Alençon 1454-1492 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Françoise Valois Countess Vendôme 1490-1550 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Lorraine Duchess Alençon 1463-1521 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean III King Navarre 1469-1516 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry II of Navarre 1503-1555 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Grailly I Queen Navarre 1468-1517 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 1528-1572 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre 1492-1549 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême 1476-1531 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 1680-1743 Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sedley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sedley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sedley 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Culpepper 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Culpepper 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Sedley 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Charles Sedley 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savile

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Savile

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Savile Translator

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ramsden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ramsden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Savile

Mother: Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savage 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy Chiche 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Rich

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cornwallis

GrandMother: Catherine Savage 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Parker 12th Baron Marshal 11th Baron Morley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry or Edward Parker 13th Baron Marshal 12th Baron Morley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanley Baroness and Morley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Parker 4th Baron Monteagle 14th Baron Marshal 13th Baron Morley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stanley 3rd Baron Monteagle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanley Baroness Marshal Morley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Leybourne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Parker 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tresham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Tresham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Catesby

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tresham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Throckmorton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hussey Baroness Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England