Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaurice
Before 2nd May 1737 [his father] John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne [aged 31] and [his mother] Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Fitzmurice 1st Earl Kerry [aged 69] and [his grandmother] Anne Petty Countess Kerry. They were half first cousins.
On 2nd May 1737 William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne was born to John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne [aged 31] and Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne at Dublin [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.91%.
Under a Chancery decree of 1739 the park and Bowood House [Map], which Sir Orlando Bridgeman [aged 60] had built on it, were acquired by Richard Long, Sir Orlando's principal creditor, who sold them in 1754 to [his father] John Petty [aged 33], earl of Shelburne. Petty devised them to his wife [his mother] Mary, who in 1761 or 1762 conveyed them to her son William Petty [aged 1], earl of Shelburne (cr. marquess of Lansdowne 1784, d. 1805).
On 17th April 1751 Henry Petty 1st Earl Shelburne [aged 75] died. Earl Shelburne in County Wexford, Baron Shelburne extinct. His estates were inherited by his nephew [his father] John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne [aged 45] who changed his surname to Petty-Fitzmaurice.
In 5th June 1753 [his father] John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne [aged 47] was created 1st Earl Shelburne in County Wexford. [his mother] Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne by marriage Countess Shelburne in County Wexford.
Around 1760 Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard [aged 25] was working as a prostitute with clients including William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 22].
On 14th May 1761 [his father] John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne [aged 55] died. His son William [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Earl Shelburne in County Wexford.
On 3rd February 1765 William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 27] and Sophia Carteret Countess Shelburne [aged 19] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Countess Shelburne in County Wexford. She the daughter of John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville and Sophia Fermor Countess Granville. He the son of John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne and Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne.
On 2nd May 1765 [his son] John Petty 2nd Marquess Lansdowne was born to William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 28] and [his wife] Sophia Carteret Countess Shelburne [aged 19].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 5th January 1771 [his wife] Sophia Carteret Countess Shelburne [aged 25] died.
After 5th January 1771 William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 33] and Louisa Fitzpatrick Marchioness Lansdowne [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Shelburne in County Wexford. She the daughter of John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne and Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne.
On 14th July 1776 George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Vernon Countess Warwick and Brooke [aged 15] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess Warwick, Countess Brooke Warwick Castle. She the daughter of Richard Vernon [aged 50] and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 56]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1777 [his brother] Thomas Fitzmaurice Earl Orkney [aged 34] and [his sister-in-law] Mary O'Brien 4th Countess Orkney [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Murrough O'Brien 1st Marquess Thomond [aged 51] and Mary O'Brien 3rd Countess Orkney and Inchquin [aged 56]. He the son of [his father] John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne and [his mother] Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne.
On 2nd July 1780 [his son] Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 3rd Marquess Lansdowne was born to William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 43] and [his wife] Louisa Fitzpatrick Marchioness Lansdowne [aged 25]. He married 1808 Louisa Emma Fox-Strangways Marchioness of Lansdowne, daughter of Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester and Mary Theresa O'Grady Countess of Ilchester, and had issue.
On 9th December 1780 [his mother] Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne died.
In 1782 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 43] created new Garter Knights as follows:
596th King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 16],
597th Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 46],
598th William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire [aged 34],
599th William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 44],
600th Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland [aged 27].
In 1784 William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 46] was created 1st Marquess Lansdowne. [his wife] Louisa Fitzpatrick Marchioness Lansdowne [aged 29] by marriage Marchioness Lansdowne.
On 7th August 1789 [his wife] Louisa Fitzpatrick Marchioness Lansdowne [aged 34] died.
On 10th May 1790 Mary O'Brien 3rd Countess Orkney and Inchquin [aged 69] died. Her daughter [his sister-in-law] Mary [aged 34] succeeded 4th Countess Orkney. [his brother] Thomas Fitzmaurice Earl Orkney [aged 47] by marriage Earl Orkney.
On 28th October 1793 [his brother] Thomas Fitzmaurice Earl Orkney [aged 51] died.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 7th May 1805 William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 68] died. His son John [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Marquess Lansdowne, 3rd Earl Shelburne in County Wexford and inherited Bowood House, Wiltshire [Map].
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzmaurice 20th Baron Kerry
Grandfather: Thomas Fitzmurice 1st Earl Kerry
Father: John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Petty
Grandmother: Anne Petty Countess Kerry
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Waller of Groombridge
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Waller
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hardress Waller
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Waller 1st Baroness Shelburne
William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzmaurice 20th Baron Kerry
Grandfather: William Fitzmaurice
Mother: Mary Fitzmaurice Countess Shelburne
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Brookes of York
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Brookes 1st Baronet
Grandmother: Deborah Brookes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Waller of Groombridge
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Waller
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hardress Waller
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Waller