Ducal connections to the Royal Family-- Questions

[bx...@yahoo.com]

I am researching ducal connections and their ties to the Royal Family. (As of now, some of my research goes back to the time of Edward III.)

So far, the only one I can't find a birth tie for is the Duchess of Inverness.  (Her father was the 2nd Earl of Arran.)  The only RF connection I can find for her is her husband, the Duke of Sussex.

Is there a RF birth tie for her?  Are there any other Dukes/Duchess (by birth) from any time without a birth RF tie?

Thanks.

Brooke

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I don't see any obvious royal descents, but I have checked only the families I have worked on. Here is some information about some lines of her ancestry:


A. Her male-line ancestry:

Gerald GORE, d.18 Dec 1607; m.Helen Davenant
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Sir Paul, of Magharabeg, cr Baronet [I] 1622, d.Sep 1629; m.after 1607 Isabella Wycliffe
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Sir Arthur, of Newtown, cr Baronet 1662, d.20 Dec 1697; m.Eleanor (d.1713), sister of Sir Oliver St.George, Bt.
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Paul, d.20 Oct 1689; m.23 Dec 1682 Anne (d.3 Mar 1725), dau of Sir John Gore, of Sacombe
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Sir Arthur, 2nd Bt. (ca 1685-10 Feb 1741); m.Elizabeth Annesley
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Sir Arthur, 3rd Bt., cr 1758 Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore and Baron Saunders of Deeps [I], cr 1762 Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands [I] (1703-17 Apr 1773); m.16 Mar 1731 Mrs Jane Worth, née Saunders (bap 20 Dec 1704-20 Mar 1747)
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Arthur Saunders, 2nd Earl of Arran (25 Jul 1734-8 Oct 1809); m.1st 14 Jul 1760 Hon. Catharine Annesley (d.23 Nov 1770); m.2nd 1771 Anne Knight (d.shortly before Oct 1779); m.3rd Feb 1781 Elizabeth Underwood (d.5 Jun 1829)
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Cecilia Letitia, took surname Underwood, cr 1840 Duchess of Inverness (ca 1785-1 Aug 1873); m.1st 14 May 1815 Sir George Buggin (d.12 Apr 1825); m.2nd Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (27 Jan 1773-21 Apr 1843)


B. her great-grandmother Elizabeth Annesley:

Francis ANNESLEY, of Newport Pagnell, Bucks, cr Baronet 1620, cr 1622 Viscount of Valentia [to take effect after the death of the then holder of the title, which occurred in 1642, but with precedence from 1622], cr 1629 Baron Mountnorris (d.1660); m.1st ca 1608 Dorothea Philipps (d.3 May 1624); m.2nd by 1629 Jane, Lady Courten, née Stanhope (d.12 Mar 1684)
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John, of Ballysonan Castle (11 Sep 1616-1695); m.Charity Warren
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Maurice, of Little Rath (d.17 Feb 1718); m.Hon. Sarah Blayney (d.5 Jul 1705)
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Elizabeth; m.Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt. (d.10 Feb 1741)


C. her great-great-grandmother Hon. Sarah Blayney:

Sir Edward BLAYNEY, cr 1621 Lord Blayney, Baron of Monaghan [I], d.11 Feb 1630; m. before 13 Jun 1605 Anne, née Loftus, widow of George Blount and of Henry Colley, of Castle Carbery, daughter of Most Rev. Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin (d.5 Apr 1605) and his wife Jane Purdon (bur 21 Jul 1595)
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Henry, 2nd Lord Blayney, k. 5 Jun 1646 by the rebel Irish; m.Jan 1623 Hon. Jane Moore (d.22 Oct 1686)
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Richard, 4th Lord Blayney, d.3 Nov 1670; m.1st 21 Mar 1653 Mrs Elizabeth Willoughby, née Malloch (dsp 1 Jan 1668); m.2nd Elizabeth Vincent (d.3 Mar 1703)
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Sarah, d.5 Jul 1705; m.Maurice Annesley, of Little Rath (d.17 Feb 1718)


D. Sarah Blayney's grandmother, Hon. Jane Moore:

John MOORE; m.Mrs Margaret Dering, née Brent
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Sir Edward, of Mellefont; m.1st Mildred Clifford; m.2nd Margery Brabazon
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Sir Garret [Gerald], of Mellefont, cr 1616 Baron Moore, of Mellefont [I], cr 1622 Viscount Moore of Drogheda (ca 1564-9 Nov 1627); m.ca 1590 Mary Colley (d.3 Jun 1654), later wife of Viscount Wilmot
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Jane, d.22 Oct 1686; m.Jan 1623 Henry Blayney, 2nd Lord Blayney (d.5 Jun 1646)


E. her great-great-grandmother Anne Gore, wife of Paul Gore (see above)

Gerald GORE, d.18 Dec 1607; m.Helen Davenant; they are also above in Part A
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Ralph, of Southall, d.1637; m.Agnes Young
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Sir John, of Sacombe, d.1697; m.Catherine Boteler
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Anne, d.3 Mar 1725; m.23 Dec 1682 Paul Gore

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Paul, thanks for your help.

I checked her ancestry and found nothing .  I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Thanks again.

Brooke

[Gawin]

The Duchess of Inverness was a descendant of Edward III:

Edward III (1312-1377), m. Philippa of Hainault
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John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399), m. Catherine (Roet) Swynford
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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c1373-1410), m. Margaret Holland
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Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406-1455), m. Eleanor Beauchamp
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Eleanor Beaufort (c1440-1501), m. Sir Robert Spencer
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Margaret Spencer, m. Thomas Carey
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William Carey (c1495-1528), m. Mary Boleyn (sister of Queen Anne Boleyn)
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Catherine Carey (c1524-1569), m. Sir Francis Knollys
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Catherine Knollys (1559-1632), m. Sir Philip Boteler
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Sir John Boteler (1587-1653), m. Anne Spencer
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Catherine Boteler (1625-1698), m. Sir John Gore (1621-1697)
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Anne Gore (d. 1725), m. Paul Gore
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Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet (c1685-1741), m. Elizabeth Annesley
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Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran (1703-1773), m. Jane Saunders
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Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran (1734-1809), m. Elizabeth Underwood
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Cecilia, Duchess of Inverness (c1785-1873)

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Gawin, thank you so much.  I couldn't find anything, so this really is important.

In looking at the names on the chart, I realized some of them were familiar.  Catherine Knollys, the Duchess' 5x great grandmother, was the younger sister of Lettice Knollys.  Lettice Knollys later married the 2nd Viscount Hereford, and they were the 3x great-grandparents of the 1st Duke of Manchester.

Thanks again.

Brooke