Paternal Family Tree: Vane
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry 1580-1653
On 17th September 1787 William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 21] and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington [aged 21] were married at her father's seat Hackwood Park, Hampshire. She the daughter of Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton [aged 66] and Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton [aged 51]. He the son of Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington [aged 60] and Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington [aged 59]. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 6th January 1788 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland was born to William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 21] and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington [aged 22]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.45%.
On 10th September 1792 [his grandfather] Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington [aged 65] died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. He was buried at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son [his father] William [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Earl Darlington, 3rd Viscount Barnard, 5th Baron Barnard. [his mother] Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington [aged 26] by marriage Countess Darlington.
Monument to Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map] sculpted by Richard Cooke.
The armorial being
Vane Arms impaled with
Lowther Arms.
Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington: In 1766 she was born to Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton and Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton. On 17th September 1787 William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland and she were married at her father's seat Hackwood Park, Hampshire. She the daughter of Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton and Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton. He the son of Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington and Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 17th June 1807 Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington died at Cleveland House.



On 10th September 1800 [his grandmother] Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington [aged 72] died. She has a monument sculpted by Richard Cooke at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map] commissioned by her son [his father] William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 34].
Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington: In 1728 she was born to Robert Lowther and Katherine Pennington. On 19th March 1757 Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington and she were married at London. He the son of Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington. On 6th March 1758 Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington died. His son Henry succeeded 2nd Earl Darlington, 2nd Viscount Barnard, 4th Baron Barnard. She by marriage Countess Darlington.

On 17th June 1807 [his mother] Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington [aged 41] died at Cleveland House.
On 14th July 1808 Henrietta Laura Johnstone aka Pulteney 1st Countess Bath [aged 41] died. Earl Bath extinct. She left her personal estate to her cousin Elizabeth Evelyn Sutton and her husband John Fawcett aka Pulteney [aged 41] who adopted the surname Pulteney in 1813. The landed estates were claimed by [his father] William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 41] who was a descendant of Anne Pulteney Duchess Southampton Duchess of Cleveland.
On 18th November 1809 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 21] and Sophia Paulett Duchess of Cleveland [aged 24] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett [aged 53] and Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett. He the son of William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 43] and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington.
In 1812 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 23] was elected MP County Durham which seat he held until 1815.
On 3rd July 1815 [his brother] William Vane 3rd Duke Cleveland [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Grace Caroline Lowther Duchess of Cleveland were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale [aged 57] and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale [aged 53]. He the son of [his father] William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 48] and [his mother] Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1816 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 27] was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until 1818.
In 1818 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 29] was elected MP Tregony which seat he held until 1830.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 14th January 1819 [his father-in-law] John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett [aged 62] died. His son [his brother-in-law] John [aged 35] succeeded 5th Earl Poulett, 8th Baron Poulett. Charlotte Fanny Portman Countess Paulett by marriage Countess Poulett.
In 1830 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 41] was elected MP Saltash which seat he held until 1831.
In 1832 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 43] was elected MP South Shropshire which seat he held until 1842.
In 1842 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 22] appointed Knights of the Garter:
690th. Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort [aged 49].
691st. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos [aged 44].
692nd. James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury [aged 50].
693rd. Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 53].
On 28th January 1842 [his father] William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 75] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His son Henry [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 2nd Marquess of Cleveland, 4th Earl Darlington, 4th Viscount Barnard, 6th Baron Barnard, 2nd Baron Raby of Raby Castle in County Durham. [his wife] Sophia Paulett Duchess of Cleveland [aged 56] by marriage Duchess of Cleveland.
On 2nd August 1854 [his brother] Harry George Powlett 4th Duke Cleveland [aged 51] and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope Duchess of Cleveland [aged 35] were married at Chevening, Sevenoaks. She the daughter of Philip Henry Stanhope 4th Earl Stanhope [aged 72] and Catherine Lucy Smith Countess Stanhope. He the son of [his father] William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland and [his mother] Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington.
On 9th January 1859 [his wife] Sophia Paulett Duchess of Cleveland [aged 73] died. Monument in St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map].
Sophia Paulett Duchess of Cleveland: On 16th March 1785 she was born to John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett and Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett. On 18th November 1809 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett and Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett. He the son of William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington. On 28th January 1842 William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His son Henry succeeded 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 2nd Marquess of Cleveland, 4th Earl Darlington, 4th Viscount Barnard, 6th Baron Barnard, 2nd Baron Raby of Raby Castle in County Durham. She by marriage Duchess of Cleveland.













On 18th January 1864 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 76] died at the parish of St George's Church, Hanover Square. His brother William [aged 71] succeeded 3rd Duke of Cleveland, 3rd Marquess of Cleveland, 5th Earl Darlington, 5th Viscount Barnard, 7th Baron Barnard, 3rd Baron Raby of Raby Castle in County Durham. Grace Caroline Lowther Duchess of Cleveland by marriage Duchess of Cleveland.
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Kings Spain: Great x 10 Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vane "The Younger"
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Vane 1st Baron Barnard
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Wray 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Vane 2nd Baron Barnard
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Holles Baroness Barnard 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Randyll Baroness Barnard
Grandfather: Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington
Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England
daughter of Henry IV King France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington
Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Poultney of Bray in Berkshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pulteney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Pulteney Duchess Southampton Duchess of Cleveland
11 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Corbet 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Corbet 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Mainwaring of Ightfield 11 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
father: William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland
2 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lowther of Lowther Hall
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lowther 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Lowther
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fletcher
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Lowther
Grandmother: Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington
13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Pennington 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Pennington 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lowther
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lowther 1st Viscount Lonsdale
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bellingham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lowther Lady Pennington
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Thynne Viscountess Lonsdale
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford
Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland
3 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes
Great x 1 Grandfather: Harry Powlett 4th Duke Bolton 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ramsden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Ramsden
Grandfather: Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Parry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Parry
mother: Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lowther of Lowther Hall
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lowther 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Lowther
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fletcher
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Lowther
Grandmother: Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton
13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Pennington 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Pennington 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lowther
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lowther 1st Viscount Lonsdale
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bellingham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lowther Lady Pennington
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Thynne Viscountess Lonsdale
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford