Biography of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave 1715-1763
Paternal Family Tree: Waldegrave
Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602
On 24 Jan 1689 [his grandfather] Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset (age 28) died. His son [his father] James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 5) succeeded 2nd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 5th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.
On 20 May 1714 [his father] James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 30) and [his mother] Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave (age 19) were married. He the son of Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 47). They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 04 Mar 1715 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 31) and Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave (age 20). He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 22 Jan 1719 [his mother] Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave (age 24) died.
Around 1723 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 7) educated at Westminster School [Map].
Around 1728 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 12) educated at Eton College [Map].
In 1729 [his father] James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 45) was created 1st Earl Waldegrave. [his mother] Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave by marriage Countess Waldegrave.
On 11 Apr 1741 [his father] James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 57) died. His son James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 6th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.
In 1757 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 41) was appointed 576th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 73).
On 13 Sep 1758 Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 30) and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Laura Walpole were married. He the son of William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle (age 55). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 15 May 1759 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 44) and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Waldegrave. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave and Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave. He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25 Mar 1760 [his daughter] Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 45) and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 23). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 11 Oct 1761 [his daughter] Charlotte Maria Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 46) and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 25). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1762 [his daughter] Anne Horatia Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 46) and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 25). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 13 Apr 1763 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 48) died. His brother [his brother] John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Waldegrave, 4th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 7th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave (age 39) by marriage Countess Waldegrave.
In 1766 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 22) and [his former wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 29) were married in secret at Pall Mall [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. He the son of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 46). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 22 Aug 1807 [his former wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 71) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Waldegrave 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jermina Jerningham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Waldegrave 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Paston
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Paston 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Leigh 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Paston 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Englefield
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Englefield 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Englefield 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Browne Lady Englefield 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dormer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen Englefield Lady Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Hyde
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hyde
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sibell
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Langford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Langford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hyde Queen Consort England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Aylesbury 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Denman
James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Webb 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Webb 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Caryll
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Caryll of Harting
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Caryll Lady Webb 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Dormer 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Dormer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Blomer of Hatherop Castle
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Blomer Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dormer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Browne 8 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 Grandmother: Jane Sackville Viscountess Montague 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Baker Countess Dorset
Mother: Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bellasis of Newburgh Priory in Yorkshire 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fairfax 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fairfax of Denton in Yorkshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ursula Fairfax
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Belasyse 1st Baron Belasyse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "The Great Black Knight of the North" Cholmeley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cholmley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Clifford Baroness Scrope Bolton 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara Cholmley Viscountess Faunconberg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Babthorpe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Babthorpe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Constable 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Paulett Baroness Belasyse 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrick Burke 3rd Earl Clanricarde
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans
Great x 2 Grandmother: Honora Burke Marchioness Winchester 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I 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