Biography of Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk 1659-1705

Paternal Family Tree: Mordaunt

Maternal Family Tree: Mary Curzon 1553-1628

On 18 Jun 1642 [her grandfather] John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough died. His son [her father] Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Peterborough, 6th Baron Mordaunt.

In 1644 [her father] Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 22) and [her mother] Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Peterborough. She the daughter of Barnabas O'Brien 6th Earl Thomond and Anne or Mary Fermor (age 52). He the son of John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough and Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough (age 41).

Around 1659 Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk was born to Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 37) and Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough (age 37).

On 08 Aug 1677 Henry Howard 7th Duke of Norfolk (age 22) and Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 55) and Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough (age 55). He the son of Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk (age 49) and Anne Somerset Countess Norfolk.

Evelyn's Diary. 09 Aug 1677. Dined at the [her father] Earl of Peterborough's (age 55) the day after the marriage of my [her husband] Lord of Arundel (age 22) to Lady Mary Mordaunt (age 18), daughter of the Earl of Peterborough.

On 13 Jan 1684 [her father-in-law] Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk (age 55) died. His son [her husband] Henry Howard 7th Duke of Norfolk (age 29) succeeded 7th Duke Norfolk, 25th Earl Arundel Sussex, 8th Earl Surrey, 5th Earl Norfolk, 2nd Earl Norwich, 18th Baron Mowbray, 19th Baron Segrave, 16th Baron Furnivall, 20th Baron Strange Blackmere, 17th Baron Talbot, 15th Baron Maltravers, 15th Baron Arundel, 2nd Baron Howard of Castle Rising, Earl Marshal.

Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 25) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

Before 09 Nov 1689 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Howard (age 32) and Mary Elizabeth Savile (age 26) were married. He the son of Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk and Anne Somerset Countess Norfolk.

On 09 Nov 1689 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Howard (age 32) died.

Around 28 Feb 1692 [her husband] Henry Howard 7th Duke of Norfolk (age 37) failed in his attempt to divorce his wife Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 33) for her adultery with [her future husband] John Germain 1st Baronet (age 41).

On 19 Jun 1697 [her father] Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 75) died. His nephew Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Peterborough. His daughter Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 38) succeeded 7th Baroness Mordaunt. Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 37) by marriage Countess Peterborough.

On 25 Mar 1698 [her future husband] John Germain 1st Baronet (age 47) was created 1st Baronet Germain of Westminster.

Evelyn's Diary. 01 Apr 1700. The [her husband] Duke of Norfolk (age 45) now succeeded in obtaining a divorce from his wife (age 41) by the Parliament for adultery with [her future husband] Sir John Germaine (age 49), a Dutch gamester, of mean extraction, who had got much by gaming; the Duke (age 45) had leave to marry again, so that if he should have children, the Dukedom will go from the late [her brother-in-law] Lord Thomas's children, Papists indeed, but very hopeful and virtuous gentlemen, as was their father. The now Duke (age 45) their uncle is a Protestant.

On 11 Apr 1700 Henry Howard 7th Duke of Norfolk (age 45) and Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 41) were divorced due to her aldulterous relationship with John Germain 1st Baronet (age 49) who she married a year later.

On 02 Apr 1701 [her former husband] Henry Howard 7th Duke of Norfolk (age 46) died of apoplexy. He was buried in the Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle [Map]. His nephew Thomas Howard 8th Duke of Norfolk (age 17) succeeded 8th Duke Norfolk, 26th Earl Arundel Sussex, 9th Earl Surrey, 6th Earl Norfolk, 3rd Earl Norwich, 19th Baron Mowbray, 20th Baron Segrave, 17th Baron Furnivall, 21st Baron Strange Blackmere, 18th Baron Talbot, 16th Baron Maltravers, 16th Baron Arundel, 3rd Baron Howard of Castle Rising.

On 15 Sep 1701 John Germain 1st Baronet (age 51) and Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 42) were married. She by marriage Lady Germain of Westminster. She the daughter of Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough and Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough (age 79).

On 18 Apr 1702 [her mother] Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough (age 80) died.

In Aug 1702 [her former brother-in-law] James Howard drowned.

On 17 Nov 1705 Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 46) died. Her first cousin Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 47) succeeded 8th Baron Mordaunt. Her husband [her husband] John Germain 1st Baronet (age 55) inherited her Drayton estates and the rest of her inheritance, valued at £70,000.

On 15 Sep 1706 [her former husband] John Germain 1st Baronet (age 56) and Elizabeth Berkeley Lady Germain were married. She brought £6000 to the marriage. She the daughter of Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley (age 57) and Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley (age 52).

On 11 Dec 1718 [her former husband] John Germain 1st Baronet (age 68) died. Baronet Germain of Westminster extinct. His wife survived him until 1769 when she left his and her etates to George Sackville aka Germain 1st Viscount Sackville (age 2) who adopted the surname Germain.

Ancestors of Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk 1659-1705

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzlewis

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ellen Fitzlewis

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt

GrandFather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Compton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Compton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Werburga Brereton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Walden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Knightley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Countess Dorset

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath

Father: Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Howard 1st Baron Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gamage

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Gamage Baroness Howard 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon

GrandMother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John 1st Baron St John 8 x Great Grand Son 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 2 Grandfather: John St John 2nd Baron St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fisher

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Fisher Baroness St John Bletso

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer of Wing

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dormer

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Dormer Baroness St John Bletso

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Catesby of Whiston

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Pigot

Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Connor O'Brien King of Thomond

Great x 3 Grandfather: Donough O'Brien 2nd Earl of Thomond

Great x 2 Grandfather: Connor O'Brien 3rd Earl of Thomond 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Butler 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory

Great x 1 Grandfather: Donogh O'Brien 4th Earl Thomond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Barnabas O'Brien 6th Earl Thomond 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 8th Earl of Kildare

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 9th Earl of Kildare

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzeustace Countess Kildare

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerald "Wizard Earl" Fitzgerald 11th Earl of Kildare 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Kildare 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Thomond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mabel Browne Countess Kildare 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gage

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Gage

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Guildford

Mother: Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fermor

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Fermor of Easton Neston

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Vaux

GrandMother: Anne or Mary Fermor 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Curzon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Curzon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Curzon of Addington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lygon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lygon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Greville

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Curzon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Royal Ancestors of Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk 1659-1705

Ancestors of Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk 1659-1705