Biography of Willem Wissing 1656-1687

In 1656 Willem Wissing was born.

In 1676 Willem Wissing (age 20) moved to London where he studied under Peter Lely (age 57).

Around 1680 Willem Wissing (age 24). Portrait of Winifred Trentham (age 34).

Winifred Trentham: Before 19 May 1645 she was born to Christopher Trentham. On 19 May 1645 Winifred Trentham was baptised at Rocester, Staffordshire. Before 1675 Thomas Strickland (age 53) and Winifred Trentham (age 29) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. In 1725 Winifred Trentham (age 79) died.

Around 1680 Willem Wissing (age 24). Portrait of King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 29) wearing his Garter Collar.

In 1684 Willem Wissing (age 28). Portrait of Elizabeth Jones Countess Kildare (age 19).

Elizabeth Jones Countess Kildare: In 1665 she was born to Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 23). On 12 Jun 1684 John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare (age 23) and Elizabeth Jones Countess Kildare (age 19) were married. They were second cousins.. She by marriage Countess Kildare. She the daughter of Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 43). He the son of Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare. In Apr 1758 Elizabeth Jones Countess Kildare (age 93) died.

Around 1685 Willem Wissing (age 29). Portrait of Ruperta Palatinate Simmern (age 14).

Ruperta Palatinate Simmern: In 1671 she was born illegitimately to Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 51) and Margaret "Peg" Hughes (age 41). In 1695 Emanual Scrope Howe (age 32) and Ruperta Palatinate Simmern (age 24) were married. She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 1566-1625. She the daughter of Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland and Margaret "Peg" Hughes (age 65). In 1740 Ruperta Palatinate Simmern (age 69) died.

Around 1685 Willem Wissing (age 29). Portrait of Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland (age 26).

In 1686 Willem Wissing (age 30). Portrait of Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 20).

Around 1686 Willem Wissing (age 30). Portrait of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester (age 43) wearing his Garter Robes including the Garter Collar and holding his white Lord Treasurer Staff of Office.

Around 1686 Willem Wissing (age 30). Portrait of Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 23).

In 1686 Willem Wissing (age 30). Portrait of Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 18).

In 1687 Willem Wissing (age 31). Portrait of Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 19).

Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield: Around 1668 she was born to Richard Mason (age 35) and Anna Margaret Long (age 27). Before Mar 1698 Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 39) and Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Macclesfield. He the son of Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield and Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield. In Mar 1698 Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 39) and Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 30) were divorced by Act of Parliament; the first occasion on which a divorce was so granted without a previous decree of an ecclesiastical court. In 1753 Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 85) died.

In 1687 Willem Wissing (age 31). Portrait of Frances Teresa Stewart Duchess Lennox.

In 1687 Willem Wissing (age 31). Portrait of Frances Jones Countess Coningsbury (age 14) and Catherine Jones (age 15).

Frances Jones Countess Coningsbury: Around 1673 she was born to Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 31). On 23 Apr 1698 Thomas Coningsby 1st Earl Coningsby 1656-1729 (age 41) and Frances Jones Countess Coningsbury (age 25) were married. They were second cousins.. She the daughter of Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 57). Around 1716 Frances Jones Countess Coningsbury (age 43) died. On 30 Apr 1719 Thomas Coningsby 1st Earl Coningsby 1656-1729 (age 62) was created 1st Earl Coningsbury with a special remainder to the eldest daughter of his second marriage Margaret Coningsby 2nd Countess Coningsby (age 10). She by marriage Countess Coningsbury.

Catherine Jones: In 1672 she was born to Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 30). On 05 Jan 1712 Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 70) died. Catherine Jones (age 40) inherited Ranelagh House. On 14 Apr 1740 Catherine Jones (age 68) died.

Before 10 Sep 1687 Willem Wissing (age 31). Portrait of Dorothy Ferrers Countess Arran (age 32).

Dorothy Ferrers Countess Arran: Richard Butler 1st Earl Arran and she were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde. In 1655 she was born to John Ferrers (age 25) and Anne Carlton (age 30) On 30 Nov 1716 Dorothy Ferrers Countess Arran (age 61) died.

Before 10 Sep 1687 Willem Wissing (age 31). Portrait of Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 28).

Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow: In 1659 she was born to Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe (age 42) and Margaret Dewe. On 12 Sep 1668 Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe (age 51) died at Lobthorpe. He was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham. His memorial reads: "Near this Place lies the Body of Richard Sherard Of the Hamlet of Lopthorp in the County of Lincoln, Esq;, the only Son of John Sherard, Esq;, who was the eldest Son of Sir William Sherard; the which Richard married Margaret, Daughter of Lumley Dewe of Bishop-Upton (age 68) in the County of Hereford, Esq;, and had by her six Children, namely, three Sons, (viz.) John (age 6), Richard (age 2), and Brownlow; and Three Daughters, (viz.) Alice (age 9), Mary, and Elizabeth. He died the twelfth Day of September in the Year of our Lord 1668." On 27 Mar 1676 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 16) and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 17) were married at Westminster Abbey. They were half second cousins.. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. On 24 Nov 1679 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 89) died without issue. Baronet Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire extinct. He left Belton House to his great-nephew John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 20) (grand-son of his brother William Brownlow 1st Baronet) and niece Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 20) (grand-daughter of his sister Elizabeth Brownlow ) who had married three years before in 1676. He also left them an income of £9,000 per annum and £20,000 in cash. They immediately bought a townhouse in Southampton Square. On 27 Jul 1721 Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 62) died.

Before 10 Sep 1687 Willem Wissing (age 31). Portrait of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 76).

On 10 Sep 1687 Willem Wissing (age 31) died at Burghley House. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map].