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Biography of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds 1659-1729
Paternal Family Tree: Osborne
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Morris Countess Dover 1565-1648
In 1651 [his father] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 18) and [his mother] Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 43) and [his grandmother] Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness.
In 1659 Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds was born to Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 26) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 30).
On 02 Feb 1673 [his father] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 40) was created 1st Viscount Osborne.
On 19 Jun 1673 [his father] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 41) was created 1st Viscount Latimer, 1st Baron Osborne of Kinderton.
On 27 Jun 1674 [his father] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 42) was created 1st Earl of Danby when he surrendered his Scottish Viscount Osborne to his third son Peregrine Osborne (age 15). He, Thomas, was on his mother's side a great-nephew of the previous Earl of Danby who was brother to Anne's mother Eleanor Danvers.
On 25 Apr 1682 Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 23) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 20) were married. He the son of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 50) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 53).
Evelyn's Diary. 07 Dec 1683. I went to the Tower, and visited the [his father] Earl of Danby (age 51), the late Lord High Treasurer, who had ben imprison'd four years: he receiv'd me with greate kindnesse. I dined with him, and staied till night. We had discourse of many things, his [his mother] Lady (age 54) railing sufficiently at the keeping her husband so long in prison. Here I saluted the Lord Dunblaine's (age 24) wife (age 21), who before had ben married to Emerton, and about whom there was that scandalous businesse before ye delegates.
On 14 Aug 1688 [his daughter] Mary Osborne Duchess Beaufort was born to Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 29) and [his wife] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 26).
In 1690 [his son] William Henry Osborne was born to Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 31) and [his wife] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 28).
On 11 Nov 1691 [his son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds was born to Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 32) and [his wife] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 29).
Calendar of the State Papers of William and Mary 1693 April. 15 Apr 1693. Whitehall. Commission for James Brough, gent., to be lieutenant to Capt. Percy Kirke in the first marine regiment of foot, commanded by Peregrine, Earl of Danby (age 34). [Ibid., p. 363.]
Calendar of the State Papers of William and Mary 1693 April. 15 Apr 1693. Whitehall. Commission for Thomas Wilson, gent., to be Leutenant to Capt. Hillis Cooper, in the first marine regiment of foot, commanded by Peregrine, Earl of Danby (age 34). [H.O. Military Entry Book 2, p. 358.]
Calendar of the State Papers of William and Mary 1693 April. 28 Apr 1693. London. The Marquis of Carmarthen (age 34) to the King. Lord Galloway [Galway] will inform you of the conferences which have been had with him about what is thought probable to be attempted at Brest, St. Malo, or Rochefort which are all the places that can be thought of with probability of doing anything upon them; the two latter are to be attempted by land. He will also let you know what his thoughts are about both, and will receive your own orders concerning them, when he has laid down the same observations before you, which he has done to the Queen, and in which I agree with him. As to Brest, which | think the only place where there can be hopes of effecting anything this summer, it is reduced, in my opinion, within a very narrow compass as to what is advisable to be tried there, according to the opinions of the three admirals who are to command the fleet; it is this: that—if a fleet, not under 65 sail of men-of-war, can be got to sea in time, so as to be at Brest before the Brest ships have gone, and before the Toulon squadron joins them—your fleet should attempt to destroy them in Brest Water, notwithstanding the batteries in their passage up to Brest Water, or any preparations of fire ships or other defences which the enemy can have made to oppose them.
But as it will be to no purpose to go into Brest Water if the French fleet has gone out, so also it must by no means be ventured to attack the enemy's whole fleet there, if the Toulon squadron should have come to them, it being the unamimous opinion of the Admiralty that whenever the fleet shall make that attempt in Brest Water, they must either be entire conquerors over all the enemies' ships they find there, or that all the ships which make the attempt must be destroyed, insomuch that they say the undertaking is of no less concern than the whole fleet of England. This is what the said three admirals have only said to me privately, and do not seem willing to speak so freely to the Council, and they did not tell me at the same time that they had reason to believe unless some very positive and particular order is given to the Dutch about this undertaking they would not hazard to make the attempt with them, notwithstanding their general orders to obey the English admirals. I must also inform you, although no doubt Lord Portland has already done so, that when the three admirals had gone from me, Sir Cloudesley Shovell (age 42) returned back and told me that, as he believed the Dutch would not make that attempt with them unless they had positive orders for it, so he was also confident excuses would be made by the English themselves, if it should be left to the discretion of a council of war to attempt it or not as they should think fit. He therefore wished that if they should proceed with the design, the orders to the fleet should be positive to attempt it unless they can give very good reasons why they ought not to putit in execution. If you resolve to attempt anything of this kind at Brest, there will be no use for horse there, nor of more than 5,000 or 6,000 foot, a good number of which the admirals would desire to have on board the men-of-war. They also desire good store of small shot on board when they go into Brest Water, so as to endeavour to take some of the batteries in their passage, if they find it practicable.
In order to this the Queen has already commanded five regiments to be quartered as near Portsmouth as they can conveniently be done, and I wish you would appoint three or four regiments more to be laid so as to be ready for the same use, if it shall be thought convenient, for secrecy is so necessary, and we are in such "reserves" to one another, that we do not speak out enough to be understood amongst ourselves, insomuch that you will be forced to send us your own orders for whatever you think fit to have done of this kind. In short, if anything can be done that is considerable it depends upon expedition and secrecy; and it is so difficult to find either, that I fear our success.
One cause why I find there is not that dispatch made which ought to be, is because some amongst us declare it to be so much in vain to think of attempting anything that they find fault with going about it.
Another thing desired by the Admiralty is that Mons. Meisters may go with them with his machines in case they go to Brest. All his materials are in such readiness that the addition of charge will not be much more than is laid out already.
Whatever your commands shall be, the execution of them will wholly depend upon dispatch, so I hope you will write something to be communicated to the Council to quicken them in making that dispatch, and I hope you will let us know who shall command the land forces to be put on board the ships for the purposes aforesaid, in case you shall give order for no more than will be necessary for the expedition to Brest. [S.P. Dom. King Wiiliam's Chest 14, No. 10.]
In 1694 [his father] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 61) was created 1st Duke Leeds by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 43) in recognition of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 1632-1712's support of the Glorious Revolution he having been one of the signatories of the Invitation to William of Orange from the Immortal Seven. [his mother] Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 65) by marriage Duchess Leeds.
Evelyn's Diary. 18 Mar 1701. I let Sayes Court, Deptford [Map] to Lord Carmarthen (age 42), son to the [his father] Duke of Leeds (age 69). 28th. I went to the funeral of my sister Draper, who was buried at Edmonton in great state. Dr. Davenant displeased the clergy now met in Convocation by a passage in his book, p. 40.
On 07 Jan 1704 [his mother] Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 75) died.
On 14 Sep 1711 [his son-in-law] Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 27) and [his daughter] Mary Osborne Duchess Beaufort (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. She the daughter of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 52) and [his wife] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 49).
On 26 Jul 1712 [his father] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 80) died. His son Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 53) succeeded 2nd Duke Leeds, 2nd Earl of Danby, 2nd Viscount Osborne, 2nd Viscount Latimer, 2nd Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 3rd Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. [his wife] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 50) by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 16 Dec 1712 [his son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Harley (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 51) and Elizabeth Foley Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 53) and [his wife] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 50).
On 17 Sep 1719 [his son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 57) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 52). He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 60) and [his wife] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 57).
In 1722 [his daughter] Mary Osborne Duchess Beaufort (age 33) died.
On 25 Jun 1729 Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 70) died. His son [his son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 37) succeeded 3rd Duke Leeds, 3rd Earl of Danby, 3rd Viscount Osborne, 3rd Viscount Latimer, 3rd Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 4th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. [his former daughter-in-law] Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds by marriage Duchess Leeds.
[his daughter] Bridget Osborne was born to Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
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Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 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 x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Osborne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hewett Osborne
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hewett
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hewett
GrandFather: Edward Osborne 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joyce Fleetwood
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Spring
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spring
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Spring
Father: Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Danvers
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sylvester Danvers
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Danvers
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mordaunt
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Danvers 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bertie
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria de Salinas Baroness Willoughby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford
GrandFather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Jeffrey of Chiddington Sussex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffrey
Mother: Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Cockayne
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cockayne
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cockayne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Medcalf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Medcalf
GrandMother: Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Morris
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover