Paternal Family Tree: Villiers
Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne was born to Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey and Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey.
On 17th December 1681 [her father] Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey [aged 25] and [her mother] Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey [aged 18] were married.
In 1691 [her father] Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey [aged 35] was created 1st Viscount Villiers, 1st Baron Villiers probably as a consequence of his sister [her aunt] Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge [aged 37] being a mistress of King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 40]. [her mother] Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey [aged 28] by marriage Viscountess Villiers.
In 1697 [her father] Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey [aged 41] was created 1st Earl Jersey probably as a consequence of his sister [her aunt] Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge [aged 43] being a mistress of King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 46]. [her mother] Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey [aged 34] by marriage Countess Jersey.
In 1710 [her future husband] Thomas Thynne died.
Before 21st May 1710 Thomas Thynne and Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne were married. She the daughter of Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey [aged 54] and Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey [aged 47]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 21st May 1710 [her son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth was born to [her former husband] Thomas Thynne and Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne. He married (1) 6th December 1726 his fifth cousin Elizabeth Sackville Viscountess Weymouth, daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset (2) 3rd July 1733 his second cousin once removed Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth, daughter of John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville and Frances Worsley Countess Granville, and had issue.
On 25th August 1711 [her father] Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey [aged 55] died. His son [her brother] William [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Earl Jersey, 2nd Viscount Villiers, 2nd Baron Villiers.
On 15th December 1711 George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne [aged 45] and Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. She the daughter of Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey and Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey [aged 48].
On 1st January 1712 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 46], on behalf of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer [aged 50], created a number of new Baronies to balance power in Parliament, known as Harley's Dozen,...
Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Bathurst.
Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury [aged 29] by writ of acceleration 3rd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire.
James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton [aged 24] by writ of acceleration 6th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley [aged 38] was created 1st Baron Foley.
[her husband] George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne [aged 45] was created 1st Baron Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon. Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne by marriage Baroness Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon.
George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull [aged 22] was created 1st Baron Hay of Pedwardine in Herefordshire.
Thomas Mansel 1st Baron Mansel [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Mansel of Margam. Martha Millington Baroness Mansel by marriage Baroness Mansel of Margam.
Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Masham of Otes in Essex. Abigail Hill Baroness Masham [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Masham of Otes in Essex.
Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 48] was created 1st Baron Burton.
Thomas Trevor 1st Baron Trevor Bromham [aged 53] was created 1st Baron Trevor Bromham.
Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Middleton. Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.
Thomas Windsor 1st Viscount Windsor [aged 42] was created 1st Baron Mountjoy.
On 13th July 1721 [her brother] William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey [aged 39] died. His son [her nephew] William [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Earl Jersey, 3rd Viscount Villiers, 3rd Baron Villiers.
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On 6th December 1726 [her son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth [aged 16] and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Sackville Viscountess Weymouth [aged 15] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset [aged 38] and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset [aged 37]. They were fifth cousins.
On 3rd July 1733 [her son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth [aged 23] and [her daughter-in-law] Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville [aged 43] and Frances Worsley Countess Granville [aged 40]. They were second cousin once removed.
On 22nd July 1735 [her mother] Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey [aged 72] died.
On 17th January 1736 Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne died. Her husband George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne [aged 69] died twelve days later.
On 29th January 1736 [her former husband] George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne [aged 69] died. He was buried at St Clement Danes Church, Westminster [Map]. His wife Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne had died twelve days before. Baron Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon extinct.
[her daughter] Grace Granville was born to George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne and Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne. She married 28th March 1740 Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Villiers
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Clarke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Collette Clarke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Villiers
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Saunders of Harrington Northamptonshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders
Grandfather: Edward Villiers
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas St John
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Carew
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Blount of Mapledurham in Oxfordshire
12 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount
13 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara St John
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford Heytesbury
9 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford
10 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Danvers
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dormer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Sidney
father: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard Earl of Surrey 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe
Grandmother: Frances Howard
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Home
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Manderston Home
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gordon 2nd of Gight 12 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 3rd of Gight 13 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 14 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cardinal David Beaton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Beaton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marion Ogilvy
Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Unknown Chiffinch
Grandfather: William Chiffinch
mother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey