Biography of Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire 1812-1840
Paternal Family Tree: Howard
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771
On 21 Mar 1801 [her father] George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 27) and [her mother] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 53) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 43). He the son of Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 52) and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle. They were fourth cousins.
On 11 Jan 1812 Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire was born to George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 38) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 28).
On 04 Sep 1825 [her grandfather] Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 77) died. His son [her father] George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 51) succeeded 6th Earl Carlisle.
In 1829 William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 20) and Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire (age 16) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 55) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 45). They were second cousins.
On 08 Oct 1831 [her son] William Cavendish was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 23) and Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%.
On 23 Jul 1833 [her son] Spencer Cavendish 8th Duke Devonshire was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 25) and Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%.
On 04 May 1834 George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 80) died. His grandson [her husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.
On 15 May 1834 [her son] William Cavendish (age 2) died.
On 16 Mar 1835 [her daughter] Louisa Caroline Cavendish was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 26) and Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%.
On 30 Nov 1836 [her son] Frederick Charles Cavendish was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 28) and Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire (age 24) at Compton Place Eastbourne. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%.
On 28 Jan 1838 [her son] Edward Cavendish was born to [her husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 29) and Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire (age 26) at Marylebone. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%.
Before 1840. John Lindsay Lucas (age 32). Portrait of Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire (age 27).
11 Feb 1840. Tuesday. Supplement to the London Gazette.
St James's Palace [Map]. February 10, 1840.
THIS day the Marriage of the QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY (age 20) with Field Marshal His ROYAL HIGHNESS FRANCIS ALBERT AUGUSTUS CHARLES EMANUEL, DUKE OF SAXE, PRINCE OF SAXE COBOURG AND GOTHA, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (age 20), was solemnized at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.
Field Marshal His Royal Highness the Prince Albert (age 20), attended by his Suite, proceeded from Buckingham-Palace [Map] this day, about half past eleven o'clock, to St. James's-Palace [Map], in the following order:
The first Carriage,.
Conveying General Sir George Anson, G.C.B. (age 43); George Edward Anson, Esq (age 28); and Francis Seymour, Esq (age 26); the Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour.
The second Carriage,.
Conveying the Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the Earl of Uxbridge (age 42) (who afterwards returned to Buckingham-Palace [Map], to attend in Her Majesty's Procession), and the Officers of the Suite of His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, viz. Count Kolowrath (age 62), Baron Alvensleben, and Baron De Lowenfels.
The third Carriage,.
Conveying His Royal Highness the Prince Albert (age 20), His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Colourg and Gotha (age 56) (father), and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha (age 21) (elder brother).
Her Majesty (age 20), attended by Her Royal Household, accompanied by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (age 53), proceeded, at twelve o'clock, from Buckingham-Palace [Map] to St James's Palace [Map], in the following order:
The first Carriage,
Conveying two Gentlemen Ushers, Charles Heneage, Esq (age 33) and the Honourable Heneage Legge (age 51); Yeoman of the Yeomen of the Guard, Charles Hancock, Esq,; and the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour (age 51).
The second Carriage,.
Conveying the Equerry in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget (age 23); two Pages of Honour, Charles T. Wemyss, Esq and Henry William John Byng (age 8), Esq j and the Groom in Waiting, the Honourable George Keppel.
The third Carriage,.
Conveying the Clerk Marshal, Colonel the Honourable H. E. G. Cavendish (age 50); the Vice-Chamberlain, the Earl of Belfast, G. C. H. (age 43); and the Comptroller of the Household, the Right Honourable George Stevens Byng (age 33).
The fourth Carriage,.
Conveying the Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting, Mrs. Brand (age 60); the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Earl of Ilchester (age 52); the Master of the Buck Hounds, Lord Kinaird; and the Treasurer of the Household, the Earl of Surrey (age 48).
The fifth Carriage,.
Conyeying the Maid of Honour in Waiting, the Honourable Caroline Cocks (age 45); the Duchess of Kent's Lady in Waiting, Lady K Howard; the Gold Stick, General Lord Hill, G. C.B., G. C. H.; and the Lord in Waiting, Viscount Torrington (age 27).
The sixth Carriage,.
Conveying the Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting, the Countess of Sandwich (age 27); the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Albemarle, G. C.H. (age 67); the Lord Steward, the Earl of Erroll, K.T. G.C.H. (age 38); and the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Uxbridge (age 42).
The seventh Carriage,.
Conveying Her Most Excellent Majesty the QUEEN (age 20); Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (age 53); and the [her sister] Duchess of Sutherland, the Mistress of the Robes to Her Majesty (age 33).
The illustrious Personages, and others composing the Procession, then assembled in the Throneroom, and, having been called over by Garter Principal King of Arms, the Processions, moyed in the following order, to the Chapel Royal:
THE PROCESSION OF THE BRIDEGROOM.
Drums and Trumpets.
Serjeant Trumpeter.
Master of the Ceremonies, Sir Robert Chester, Knt.
Lancaster Herald, George Frederick Beltz, Esq K.H (age 65), York Herald, Charles George Young, Esq (age 44).
The Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour, viz. Francis Seymour, Esq (age 26) Gen. Sir George Anson, G.C B. (age 43) George Edward Anson, Esq (age 28).
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Belfast, G.C.H. (age 43), Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Uxbridge.
Continues ...
THE QUEEN. Wearing the Collar of the Order of the Garter.
Her Majesty's Train borne by the following twelve unmarried Ladies, viz.
Lady Adelaide Paget (age 20), Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox (age 20), Lady Sarah Frederica Caroline Villiers (age 18), [her sister] Lady Elizabeth Anne Georgiana Dorothea Howard (age 23), Lady Frances Elizabeth Cowper (age 20), Lady Ida Harriet Augusta Hay (age 18), Lady Elizabeth West (age 21), Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope, Lady Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 20), Lady Jane Harriet Bouverie (age 20), Lady Eleanora Caroline Paget (age 12), Lady Mary Charlotte Howard (age 18).
Assisted by the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour (age 51).
Master of the Horse, The Earl of Albemarle, G.C.H. (age 67), Mistress of the Robes, The Duchess of Sutherland (age 33).
Ladies of the Bedchamber, The Marchioness of Normanby (age 41), The Duchess of Bedford (age 56), The Countess of Burlington (age 28), The Countess of Sandwich (age 27), The Baroness Portman (age 30), The Dowager Lady Lyttleton (age 52), The Lady Barham (age 25).
Maids of Honour, The Hon. Amelia Murray, The Hon. Harriet Pitt, The Hon. Caroline Cocks, The Hon. Henrietta Anson, The Hon. Matilda Paget, The Hon. Harriet Lister, The Hon. Sarah Mary Cavendish.
On 18 Jan 1858 [her uncle] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 67) died at Hardwick Hall [Map]. He was buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. His first cousin once removed [her former husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 49) succeeded 7th Duke Devonshire, 10th Earl Devonshire. Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire by marriage Duchess Devonshire. Baron Clifford abeyant.
On 21 Dec 1891 [her former husband] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 83) died. He was buried at the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. His son [her son] Spencer Cavendish 8th Duke Devonshire (age 58) succeeded 8th Duke Devonshire, 11th Earl Devonshire, 3rd Earl Burlington.
George Henry Cavendish and Louisa Lascelles were married. She the daughter of Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood and Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Howard 2nd Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Howard Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Uvedale
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Uvedale Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Victoria Carey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Capell Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Byron 3rd Baron Byron
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Booth
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Byron 4th Baron Byron 14 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chaworth 2nd Viscount Chaworth 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Byron 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Viscountess Chaworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiana Riccard Baroness Berkeley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Berkeley Baroness Byron 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Temple
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Yarner
Father: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child
Blanche Georgiana Howard Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire
GrandFather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Seymour Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Noel
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England