Earl Coventry
Earl Coventry is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry. Died 1699. Son.
2nd: Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry. Died 1710. Son.
3rd: Thomas Coventry 3rd Earl Coventry. Died 1712. Uncle.
4th: Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry. Died 1719. Half Second Cousin Once Removed.
5th: William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry. Died 1751. Son.
6th: George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry. Died 1809. Son.
7th: George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry. Died 1831. Son.
8th: George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry. Died 1843. Grandson.
9th: George Coventry 9th Earl Coventry. Died 1930. Grandson.
10th: George Coventry 10th Earl Coventry. Died 1940. Son.
11th: George William Coventry 11th Earl Coventry. Died 2002. First Cousin Once Removed.
12th: Francis Henry Coventry 12th Earl Coventry. Died 2004. Fourth Cousin.
In 1697 Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry (age 68) was created 1st Earl Coventry with a special remainder to issue of Walter Coventry brother to the 1st Baron Coventry. Elizabeth Grimes Countess Coventry (age 27) by marriage Countess Coventry.
On 15 Jul 1699 Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry (age 70) died. His son Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry (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.
Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry: Around 1662 he was born to Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry and Winifred Edgecumbe. In 1691 Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry and Anne Somerset Countess Coventry were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort. He the son of Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry and Winifred Edgecumbe. In Aug 1710 Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry died. His son Thomas Coventry 3rd Earl Coventry succeeded 3rd Earl Coventry, 7th Baron Coventry.
Anne Somerset Countess Coventry: On 22 Jul 1673 she was born to Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort. On 14 Feb 1763 Anne Somerset Countess Coventry died at Snitterfield.
Mary Glanville: she was born to John Glanville. In 1636 Colonel Piers Edgecumbe and she were married at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street.
In Aug 1710 Thomas Coventry 2nd Earl Coventry (age 48) died. His son Thomas Coventry 3rd Earl Coventry (age 8) succeeded 3rd Earl Coventry, 7th Baron Coventry.
On 28 Jan 1712 Thomas Coventry 3rd Earl Coventry (age 10) died at Eton College [Map]. His uncle Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry (age 44) succeeded 4th Earl Coventry, 8th Baron Coventry.
On 25 Jun 1715 Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry (age 47) and Anne Master Countess Coventry (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry and Winifred Edgecumbe.
On 27 Oct 1719 Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry (age 51) died. His half second cousin once removed William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry (age 43) succeeded 5th Earl Coventry. Baron Coventry extinct.
In 1720 William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry (age 44) and Elizabeth Allen Countess Coventry were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry.
On 18 Mar 1751 William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry (age 75) died. His son George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry (age 28) succeeded 6th Earl Coventry.
On 05 Mar 1752 George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry (age 29) and Maria Gunning Countess Coventry (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. He the son of William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry.
On 27 Sep 1764 George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry (age 42) and Barbara St John Countess Coventry were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. He the son of William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry.
On 03 Sep 1809 George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry (age 87) died. His son George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 51) succeeded 7th Earl Coventry. Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry (age 49) by marriage Countess Coventry.
On 26 Mar 1831 George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 72) died. His son George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 46) succeeded 8th Earl Coventry. Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 39) by marriage Countess Coventry.
On 15 May 1843 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 58) died. His grandson George Coventry 9th Earl Coventry (age 5) succeeded 9th Earl Coventry.
The Times. 25 Jan 1865. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. The marriage of the Earl of Coventry (age 26) and Lady Blanche Craven (age 22), third daughter of Earl Craven (age 55), was solemnized yesterday morning at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The bridegroom and the friends of both families assembled at the church at 11 o'clock, and shortly afterwards were joined by the bride (age 22), accompanied by her mother, the Countess Craven (age 48). The bride (age 22) was received by her father (age 26) at the church door, and, attended by eight bridesmaids, proceeded at once to the communion table, in front ot which a numerous company had assembled, including the Earl (age 65) and Countess of Clarendon (age 54) and Lady Emily Villiers (age 22), the Countess of Verulam (age 40) and Lady Harriet Grimston (age 20), Viscount (age 49) and Viscountess Folkestone (age 43) and Hon. Miss Bouverie, the Countess of Sefton (age 27) and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Viscount Chelsea (age 24), and Lady Caroline Townley (age 27) and Miss Townley, Viscount Uffington (age 23), Sir Henry (age 58) and Lady Sophia Des Voeux, Hon. Mr. and Mrs Coventry, Hon. Gerald (age 35) and Lady Maria Ponsonby (age 28), Mr. Oswald andl Miss Oswald, Dr. Quin, Mr. Cecil Boothby (age 51), Mr. James Oswald, Miss Talbot, Viscount (age 32) and Viscountess Grey de Wilton (age 28), Lady Evelyn Bruce (age 25), Hon. Mrs. Grimston and Miss Grimston, &c.
The Hon. and Rev. Edward Grimston (age 52), uncle of the bride, performed the religious rite. After the registration of the marriage the wedding party left the church, and procceded to the Earl (age 55) and Countess Craven's (age 48) mansion in Charles-street, Mayfair. At 2 o'clock the newly-wedded couple took their departure for Croome Court, tbe Earl of Coventry's (age 26) seat, near Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire [Map], there to pass the honeymoon. At Croome Pirton and Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, the marriage was celebrated yesterday by the tenantry and neighbours of the Earl of Coventry (age 26). The tenantry of the Crome Pirton and Severn Stoke estates, to ths number of about 100, dined together in two parties yesterday at Severn Stoke and High-green. At Pirton and Severn Stoke garlands of evergreens and flags were hung out over the roads, and at night a bonfire was lighted at High-green. The rejoicings have extended over all his Lordship's (age 26) large estates in the southern portion of Worcestershire. The inhabitants of Worcester [Map] celebrated the marriage by hoisting flags from tile windows and streamers across the streets. The bells from the various churches rang merry peals all day.
On 24 Jan 1865 George Coventry 9th Earl Coventry (age 26) and Blanche Craven Countess Coventry (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven (age 55) and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 48). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Before 13 Mar 1930 George William Coventry died. His son George Coventry 10th Earl Coventry (age 29) succeeded 10th Earl Coventry.
On 27 May 1940 George Coventry 10th Earl Coventry (age 39) was killed in action during the Battle of Wytschaete at La Bassée. His son George William Coventry 11th Earl Coventry (age 6) succeeded 11th Earl Coventry.
On 14 Jun 2002 George William Coventry 11th Earl Coventry (age 68) died. His first cousin once removed Francis Henry Coventry 12th Earl Coventry (age 89) succeeded 12th Earl Coventry. He died less than two years later.
On 12 Mar 2004 Francis Henry Coventry 12th Earl Coventry (age 91) died. His fourth cousin George William Coventry 13th Earl Coventry (age 64) succeeded 13th Earl Coventry.