Biography of Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 1693-1773

On 16 Jun 1674 [her father] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 26) and Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 1611-1659 and Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 1620-1652. He the son of Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham (age 52) and Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch (age 47).

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On 10 Feb 1676 Charles Gerard 3rd Baronet (age 23) and [her future sister-in-law] Honora Seymour (age 17) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 20 Apr 1678 Francis Seymour 5th Duke Somerset 1658-1678 (age 20) was killed. He was unmarried and childless. He was shot dead by Genoese Horatio Botti whose wife Seymour was said to have insulted at Lerici. His brother [her future husband] Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 15) succeeded 6th Duke Somerset, 6th Earl Hertford.

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On 30 May 1682 [her future husband] Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 19) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 15) were married. His first marriage, her third having been widowed twice by the age of seventeen. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. Being the sole heiress of her father Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought considerable wealth to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 1646-1690 (age 36). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

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On 18 Dec 1682 [her grandfather] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham (age 60) died at Great Queen Street Covent Garden. He was buried at Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire. His son [her father] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Nottingham. Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham (age 30) by marriage Countess Nottingham.

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On 29 Dec 1685 [her father] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 38) and [her mother] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea -1743 were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. He the son of Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham and Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch.

In 1693 Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset was born to Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 45) and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea -1743.

On 04 Feb 1725 Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 62) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 32) were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 77) and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea -1743. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 18 Jul 1728 [her daughter] Frances Seymour was born to [her husband] Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 65) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 35).

On 21 Sep 1730 [her daughter] Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford 1730-1805 was born to [her husband] Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 68) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 37).

In 1731 [her sister-in-law] Honora Seymour (age 72) died.

On 09 Apr 1731 [her step-daughter] Catherine Seymour (age 38) died.

On 02 Apr 1734 [her step-daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond 1685-1734 (age 49) died.

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On 02 Dec 1748 [her husband] Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 86) died at Petworth. His son [her step-son] Algernon Seymour 7th Duke Somerset (age 64) succeeded 7th Duke Somerset, 7th Earl Hertford. Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset (age 49) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

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In 1749 [her former step-son] Algernon Seymour 7th Duke Somerset (age 64) was created 1st Earl Egremont. Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset (age 49) by marriage Countess Egremont.

In 1750 [her son-in-law] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford 1715-1777 (age 34) and [her daughter] Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford 1730-1805 (age 19) were married. She was reputed to be worth £50,000. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 1693-1773 (age 57). He the son of Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford 1683-1757 (age 67) and . They were second cousins.

On 03 Sep 1750 [her son-in-law] John Manners Marquess of Granby (age 29) and [her daughter] Frances Seymour (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 1693-1773 (age 57). He the son of John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland (age 53) and Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland 1699-1734.

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On 25 Jan 1761 [her daughter] Frances Seymour (age 32) died.

On 21 Jan 1773 Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 80) died.

Family Trees of Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 1693-1773

Paternal Family Tree: Finch

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Hussey 1389-1418

Royal Ancestors of Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 1693-1773

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 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 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Philip "Bold" III King France

Ancestors of Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 1693-1773

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Finch

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Finch

Great x 2 Grandfather: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Moyle Speaker of the House of Commons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Moyle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Heneage

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Heneage

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Buckton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bell

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Bell

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmonde Beaupré of Beaupré Hall Norfolk

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothie Beaupré

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Muriel Knyvet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Parry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Parry

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Reade

Father: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey

GrandMother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 1693-1773 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hatton of Gravesend

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hatton of Long Stanton in Cambridgeshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Hatton of Clay Hall in Essex

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Shute

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Shute

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Hatton 1st Baron Hatton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Fanshawe 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas "Customer" Smythe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Smythe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton 9 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 Grandfather: Charles Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son 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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Hatton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Whitmore

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bond

Mother: Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea -1743 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tufton 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Browne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christian Browne Lady Tufton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hussey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Cheke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 1548-1609 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Cicely Tufton Viscountess Hatton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset 1561-1609 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Baker Countess Dorset

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Howard 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 1521-1581 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England