Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1793-1863

Paternal Family Tree: Cavendish

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne

On 27th February 1782 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 27] and [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 21] were married at London. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton. He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.

On 28th August 1793 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham was born to George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 39] and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 33].

In 1814 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 20] and Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 52] and Catherine Anne Cope [aged 43]. He the son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 59] and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 53]. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 29th October 1815 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 22] and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 23]. He married 1849 his second cousin once removed Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham, daughter of William Lascelles and Caroline Georgiana Howard, and had issue.

On 1st March 1817 [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 23] and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 25]. She married 1837 Thomas Trevor 22nd Baron Dacre 21st Baron Multon, son of General Henry Otway Trevor 21st Baron Dacre 20th Baron Multon and Pyne Crosbie Lady of the Bedchamber.

On 25th November 1820 [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 27] and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 28]. She married 16th March 1848 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford, son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford and Mary Stevens Mackenzie, and had issue.

On 2nd March 1826 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly [aged 34] and Elizabeth Conyngham [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham [aged 59] and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham [aged 56]. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 64] and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope [aged 55].

In 1831 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 76] was created 1st Earl Burlington.

On 4th May 1834 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 80] died. His grandson William [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 7th April 1835 [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 74] died in Compton Place Eastbourne.

In 1837 [his son-in-law] Thomas Trevor 22nd Baron Dacre 21st Baron Multon [aged 28] and [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre [aged 19] were married.

Before 1843 Thomas Barber [aged 71]. Portrait of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 49].

On 2nd April 1844 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly [aged 52] and Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly [aged 23] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Reverend William Peter Pegus and Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 64]. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 82] and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope.

On 16th March 1848 [his son-in-law] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 41] and [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford [aged 27] were married. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 76] and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

In 1849 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham [aged 33] and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham were married. They were second cousin once removed.

On 17th June 1853 [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 91] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles [aged 61] succeeded 10th Marquess Huntly, 15th Earl Huntley, 6th Earl Aboyne. Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly [aged 32] by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

In 1858 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 64] was created 1st Baron Chesham. [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 66] by marriage Baroness Chesham.

On 18th September 1863 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 16] succeeded 11th Marquess Huntly, 16th Earl Huntley, 7th Earl Aboyne.

On 10th November 1863 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 70] died. His son William [aged 48] succeeded 2nd Baron Chesham. Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham by marriage Baroness Chesham.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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In 1866 [his former wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 74] died.

The London Gazette 27243. Master of the Horse's Office, Royal Mews, BucKingham Palace, November 1, 1900.

HER Majesty has been preciously pleased to appoint Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Charles Compton William, Baron Chesham, to be the Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable George William, Earl of Coventry [aged 62], resigned.

Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to appoint, provisionally, the Right Honourable Victor Albert Francis Charles, Baron Churchill [aged 36], to act as Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds during the absence in South Africa of Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Baron Chesham.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1793-1863

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Robert III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 19 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1793-1863

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 9 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton

Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hale

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hale

father: George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Seymour 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 21 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Noel 22 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington 23 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Essex Rich Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 21 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton 22 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Fox

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Palfreyman

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Whittle of the City of London

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle

Grandfather: Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lucy 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Chapman Lady Lucy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stanhope 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

mother: Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough 22 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke

Grandmother: Anne Somerset Countess Northampton 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne