Biography of Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 1699-1758

Paternal Family Tree: Savile

Maternal Family Tree: Emma de Dinan 1136-1208

On 24 Nov 1687 [her father] William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 22) and Elizabeth Grimston were married. He the son of George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 54) and Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile.

On 02 Apr 1695 [her father] William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 30) and [her mother] Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 18) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Halifax. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 47) and Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham. He the son of George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 61) and Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile. They were fourth cousins.

On 05 Apr 1695 [her grandfather] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 61) died apparently as a consequence of eating undercooked chicken. He was buried in the north aisle of the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [her father] William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 30) succeeded 2nd Marquess Halifax, 2nd Earl Halifax, 2nd Viscount Halifax, 2nd Baron Savile of Elland, 5th Baronet Savile of Thornhill. [her mother] Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 18) by marriage Marchioness Halifax.

In 1699 Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington was born to William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 34) and Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 22).

On 09 Feb 1704 Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington (age 36) died. His son [her future husband] Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 9) succeeded 3rd Earl Burlington, 5th Baron Clifford.

Before 1709 [her step-father] John Ker 1st Duke Roxburghe (age 28) and [her mother] Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 31) were married. She by marriage Duchess Roxburghe. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 61) and Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham. He the son of Robert Ker 3rd Earl Roxburghe and Margaret Hay Countess Roxburghe.

In Jul 1717 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 35) and [her future sister-in-law] 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 28 Aug 1719 Henry Arundell Bedingfeld 3rd Baronet and [her future 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).

On 21 Mar 1720 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 25) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax and Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 43). He the son of Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington and Juliana Noel Countess Burlington (age 48).

On 14 May 1724 [her daughter] Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston was born to [her husband] Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 30) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 25).

In 1726 Henry Boyle 1st Earl Shannon (age 44) and [her 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.

In 1727 [her daughter] Julianna Boyle was born to [her husband] Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 32) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 28).

Around 1728 William Aikman (age 45). Portrait of Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 29). Chiswick House.

In 1730 [her daughter] Julianna Boyle (age 3) died.

Around 1730 William Aikman (age 47). Portrait of Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 31) and her son William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 8).

On 27 Oct 1731 [her daughter] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington was born to [her husband] Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 37) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 32).

In 1739 [her sister-in-law] Juliana Boyle (age 42) died.

On 10 Oct 1741 [her son-in-law] George Fitzroy Earl Euston (age 26) and [her daughter] Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston (age 17) were married. She died seven months later. He was accused of treating her with the "utmost brutality". She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 47) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 42). He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 57) and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 02 May 1742 [her daughter] Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston (age 17) died.

Before 20 Oct 1743 Michael Dahl (age 84). Portrait of Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 44). Hardwick Hall.

In 1746 [her sister-in-law] Henrietta Boyle (age 45) died.

Before 1748 [her son-in-law] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 27) and [her daughter] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 53) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 48). He the son of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 49) and Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire (age 49).

On 04 Dec 1753 [her husband] Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 59) died. Earl Burlington extinct. His daughter [her daughter] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 22) succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford.

On 08 Dec 1754 [her daughter] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 23) died. Her son William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 6) succeeded 7th Baron Clifford.

In 1755 [her former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Boyle (age 65) died.

In 1758 Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 59) died.

Royal Ancestors of Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 1699-1758

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

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

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 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 1699-1758

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 1

Ancestors of Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 1699-1758

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Savile 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Talbot 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Atkins

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Atkins Baroness Wentworth Woodhouse

GrandFather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Aldersley of Spurstow in Cheshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry

Father: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Catlyn

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

GrandMother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sidney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 9 x Great Grand Son 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 2 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gamage of Coity Castle 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Finch

Great x 3 Grandfather: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moyle

Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Heneage

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bell

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Bell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothie Beaupré

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Knyvet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Parry

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Mother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Newport of Hunningham in Warwickshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Newport aka Hatton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Hatton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Hatton Countess Warwick

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas aka Francis Gawdy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gawdy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coningsby

GrandMother: Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cheke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cheeke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cheeke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Radclyffe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Harvey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez

Great x 2 Grandmother: Essex Rich 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England