Biography of Anne Somerset Countess Coventry 1673-1763

On 28 Jun 1648 Henry Seymour (age 22) and [her mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 17) were married at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire [Map]. He the son of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 60) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 48). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 25 Dec 1660 [her father] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 31) and [her mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 30) were married. He the son of Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 58) and Elizabeth Dormer.

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On 03 Apr 1667 [her grandfather] Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 65) died. His son [her father] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 38) succeeded 3rd Marquess Worcester, 7th Earl Worcester. [her mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Worcester.

On 22 Jul 1673 Anne Somerset Countess Coventry was born to Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 44) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 42).

On 02 Dec 1682 [her father] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 53) was created 1st Duke Beaufort by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52). [her mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 52) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

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In 1691 Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry 1662-1710 (age 29) and Anne Somerset Countess Coventry (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 62) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 60). He the son of Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry (age 62) and Winifred Edgecumbe (age 54).

On 15 Jul 1699 [her father-in-law] Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry (age 70) died. His son [her husband] Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry 1662-1710 (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Coventry, 6th Baron Coventry. Anne Somerset Countess Coventry (age 25) by marriage Countess Coventry. He was buried in St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot [Map].

Monument in St Mary the Virgin Church, Elmley [Map]. The Monument was commissioned by his second wife (age 29) but rejected by his son. She was, apparently, somewhat imaginative in describing her provenance to the point that the second Earl (age 37), son of the first Earl's first wife, refused to have the monument erected over his father's remains.

High quality. Monument including a white marble figure elbow reclining on a deep chest in front of a lengthy inscription and under an arch crowned with armorial bearings. Large sub-figures flank the chest and the armorial bearings. Earl's coronet. Signed by William Stanton (age 60). Powdered Wig. Heeled Shoes. Buckled Shoes.

Mary Glanville: She was born to John Glanville. In 1636 Colonel Piers Edgecumbe (age 27) and she were married at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street.

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Around 1702 [her son] Thomas Coventry 3rd Earl Coventry 1702-1712 was born to [her husband] Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry 1662-1710 (age 40) and Anne Somerset Countess Coventry (age 28).

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In Aug 1710 [her husband] Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry 1662-1710 (age 48) died. His son [her son] Thomas Coventry 3rd Earl Coventry 1702-1712 (age 8) succeeded 3rd Earl Coventry, 7th Baron Coventry.

On 07 Jan 1715 [her mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 84) died.

On 14 Feb 1763 Anne Somerset Countess Coventry (age 89) died at Snitterfield.

Family Trees of Anne Somerset Countess Coventry 1673-1763

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden 1562-1643

Royal Ancestors of Anne Somerset Countess Coventry 1673-1763

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Philip "Bold" III King France

Ancestors of Anne Somerset Countess Coventry 1673-1763

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward North 1st Baron North

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christina North Countess of Worcester -1558

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Squier Baroness North

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 1577-1646 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester 1546-1621 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 1st Earl Bedford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Waldegrave 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Russell 2nd Marchioness Worcester 1578-1639 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cooke 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Father: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Dormer 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: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Dormer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalen Dacre Viscountess Montague 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon 1610-1643 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Molyneux 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gerard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ratclyffe

GrandMother: Elizabeth Dormer 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Parr Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Anne Somerset Countess Coventry 1673-1763 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Capell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gage

GrandFather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 1 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham

Mother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Morison of Hertfordshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Morrison

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Clerke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke

GrandMother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hicks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hicks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard May

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden