Biography of Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield 1706-1776

On 04 Dec 1667 [his grandfather] Francis Lee 4th Baronet (age 28) died. His son [his father] Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 4) succeeded 5th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire.

In 1674 [his father] Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 10) was created 1st Earl Lichfield as a consequence of his being betrothed to [his mother] Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield (age 9), a natural daughter of [his grandfather] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 43).

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On 06 Feb 1677 [his father] Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 14) and [his mother] Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46) and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 36). He the son of Francis Lee 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey. They were third cousins.

On 03 Jul 1706 Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield was born to Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 43) and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield (age 41). He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 14 Jul 1716 [his father] Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 53) died. His son [his brother] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield 1690-1743 (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 6th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 19) by marriage Countess Lichfield.

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On 17 Feb 1718 [his mother] Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield (age 53) died. She a natural daughter of [his grandfather] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 23 May 1723 Arthur van Sittart (age 31) and [his future sister-in-law] Martha Stonhouse (age 25) were married.

In 1733 John Stonhouse 3rd Baronet (age 61) died. His son [his future brother-in-law] John Stonhouse 7th and 4th Baronet (age 23) succeeded 4th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley.

In or before 1736 William Bowyer 3rd Baronet (age 26) and [his future sister-in-law] Anne Stonhouse were married.

In 1740 John Stonhouse 6th Baronet died. His second cousin [his future brother-in-law] John Stonhouse 7th and 4th Baronet (age 30) succeeded 7th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley.

On 29 May 1745 Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield (age 38) and Catherine Lee Countess of Lichfield (age 37) were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. He the son of Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield. He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Around 1767 [his brother-in-law] John Stonhouse 7th and 4th Baronet (age 57) died. His son John Stonhouse 8th and 5th Baronet succeeded 8th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley, 5th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley. There is some uncertainty as to whether he inherited the Baronetcy so subsequent Baronets are sometimes numbered as if he didn't.

On 19 Sep 1772 George Henry Lee 3rd Earl Lichfield 1718-1772 (age 54) died. His uncle Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield (age 66) succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 8th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire.

After 1776. All Saints Church, Spelsbury [Map]. Monument to Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield (age 69). Sculpted by William Tyler (age 47).

On 03 Nov 1776 Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield (age 70) died without issue. Earl Lichfield and Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire extinct.

On 08 Mar 1784 [his former wife] Catherine Lee Countess of Lichfield (age 75) died.

Family Trees of Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield 1706-1776

Paternal Family Tree: Lee

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Dinley 1495-1550

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield 1706-1776

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Ancestors of Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield 1706-1776

Great x 4 Grandfather: Benedict Lee

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Lee

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Lee 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Henry Lee 2nd Baronet

GrandFather: Francis Lee 4th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dormer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne St John Countess Rochester 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Leighton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Leighton

Father: Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pope 1st Earl Downe

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pope 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Owen Hopton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hopton Baroness Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe 1622-1660 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Watson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Watson Lady Penyston

GrandMother: Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dutton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dutton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Dutton Countess Downe 1638-1665 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Baynton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bayntun

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bayntun 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Danvers

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Danvers 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield 1706-1776 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 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 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 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: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 2 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 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 1518-1562 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Françoise Valois Countess Vendôme 1490-1550 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry II of Navarre 1503-1555 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 1528-1572 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre 1492-1549 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Saunders of Harrington Northamptonshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dormer

GrandMother: Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Glemham

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I 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: Anne Sackville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Baker Countess Dorset