Biography of James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan 1725-1811

Paternal Family Tree: Brudenell

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden 1562-1643

On 16 Jul 1703 Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan (age 96) died. His grandson [his father] George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl Cardigan.

On 15 May 1707 [his father] George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan (age 21) and [his mother] Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan (age 18) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cardigan. She the daughter of Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury (age 51) and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury.

On 20 Apr 1725 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan was born to George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan (age 39) and Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan (age 36).

On 05 Jul 1732 [his father] George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan (age 46) died. His son [his brother] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Cardigan. Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 21) by marriage Countess Cardigan.

In 1745 [his mother] Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan (age 56) died.

In 1747 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 21) graduated Bachelor of Arts at Oriel College, Oxford University.

In 1754 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 28) was elected MP Shaftesbury.

In 1758 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 32) was appointed Master of the Robes.

In 1760 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 34) and Anne Legge Baroness Brudenell Deene were married. He the son of George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan and Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan.

In 1760 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 34) was appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse.

In 1761 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 35) was elected MP Hastings.

On 08 Oct 1761 John Peyto Verney 22nd Baron Latimer 14th Baron Willoughby (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Louisa North Baroness Latimer Baroness Willoughby Broke (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Latimer of Corby, Baroness Willoughby Broke. She the daughter of Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 57) and Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford.

In Mar 1768 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 42) was elected MP Gravesend.

In Dec 1768 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 43) was elected MP Marlborough.

In 1780 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 54) was created 1st Baron Brudenell Deene in Northamptonshire. [his wife] Anne Legge Baroness Brudenell Deene by marriage Baroness Brudenell Deene in Northamptonshire.

In 1786 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 60) and Elizabeth Waldegrave Countess Cardigan (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Brudenell Deene in Northamptonshire. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave and Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave. He the son of George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan and Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 12 Nov 1786 [his wife] Anne Legge Baroness Brudenell Deene died.

On 23 May 1790 [his brother] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 77) died. Duke Montagu extinct. His brother James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 65) succeeded 5th Earl Cardigan. [his wife] Elizabeth Waldegrave Countess Cardigan (age 31) by marriage Countess Cardigan. On His grandson Henry James Montagu Scott 2nd Baron Montagu (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. Jane Margaret Douglas Baroness Montagu by marriage Baroness Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.

In 1791 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 65) was appointed Constable of Windsor Castle.

On 02 Apr 1798 [his former sister-in-law] Louisa North Baroness Latimer Baroness Willoughby Broke (age 61) died.

In 1800 [his brother-in-law] William Waldegrave 1st Baron Radstock (age 46) was created 1st Baron Radstock of Castletown in the Queen's County.

On 24 Feb 1811 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 85) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His nephew Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 41) succeeded 6th Earl Cardigan. Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 41) by marriage Countess Cardigan.

On 23 Jun 1823 [his former wife] Elizabeth Waldegrave Countess Cardigan (age 65) died.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. The [his brother] fourth Earl was succeeded by his brother John, whose nephew, the sixth Earl, was the father of my husband, James Thomas Brudenell, seventh Earl of Cardigan.

Ancestors of James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan 1725-1811

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell of Doddington in Huntingdonshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tresham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Tresham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Catesby

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Throckmorton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hussey Baroness Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savage 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy Chiche 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Rich

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cornwallis

Father: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Savile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Savile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hussey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Saye 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Sheldon of Howley in Leicestershire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey

James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bruce

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harington 1st Baron Harington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Keilway Baroness Harington

GrandFather: Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Grey Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Honora Rogers

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Seymour 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 7 x Great Grand Son 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 2 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula St Barbe

GrandMother: Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden

Royal Ancestors of James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan 1725-1811

Ancestors of James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan 1725-1811