Peerage Record – 10189

     Mary of England was born on 10 October 1344 at Waltham, Hampshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes. She married Jean IV de Montfort, Duc de Bretagne, son of Jean de Montfort and Jeanne de Flandre, in 1361 at Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England^G.² She died between 1361 and 1362. She was buried at Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.²

     Margaret of England was born on 20 July 1346 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes. She married John de Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, son of Laurence de Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Lady Agnes de Mortimer, on 19 May 1359 at Reading, Berkshire, England^G.¹ She died after 1 October 1361, without issue.¹ She was buried at Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     William of Windsor was born on 24 June 1348 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was the son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes. He died before 5 September 1348.² He was buried on 5 September 1348 at St. Edmund’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.²

     Thomas of Woodstock, 1st and last Duke of Gloucester was born on 7 January 1355 at Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes.² He married Lady Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford and Lady Joan FitzAlan, between 1374 and 1376.¹ He died on 8 September 1397 at age 42 at Prince’s Inn, Calais, France^G, murdered, probably on the orders of King Richard II.¹ He was buried at Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, Pleshy, Essex, England^G.¹ He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.
     He was created 1st Earl of Buckingham [England] on 16 July 1377.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) between April 1380 and April 1381.¹ After his marriage, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st and last Duke of Gloucester was styled as Earl of Essex on 22 June 1380.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Gloucester on 6 August 1385.¹
     Circa 10 September 1397 he was attainted, with all of his honours forfeited.³

     Blanche of Lancaster, Countess of Derby was born on 25 March 1345.² She was the daughter of Henry Grosmont of Derby Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Isabella de Beaumont.¹ She married John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes, on 13 May 1359 at Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England^G. She died on 12 September 1369 at age 24 at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England^G, from the bubonic plague.² She was buried at Old St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England^G.²
     She gained the title of Countess of Derby.

     Isabel II de Borbón, Reina de España was born on 10 October 1830 at Madrid, Spain^G. She was the daughter of Fernando VII de Borbón, Rey de España and Maria Cristina di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie. She married Francisco de Asis de Borbón, Duque de Cádiz, son of Francisco de Paula de Borbón, Duque de Cádiz and Luisa Carlota di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, on 10 October 1846 at Madrid, Spain^G. She died on 9 April 1904 at age 73 at Paris, France^G.
     She gained the title of Infanta de España. She gained the title of Reina Isabel II de España in 1833. She was deposed as Queen of Spain in 1868.

     Francisco de Asis de Borbón, Duque de Cádiz was born on 13 May 1822. He was the son of Francisco de Paula de Borbón, Duque de Cádiz and Luisa Carlota di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie. He married Isabel II de Borbón, Reina de España, daughter of Fernando VII de Borbón, Rey de España and Maria Cristina di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, on 10 October 1846 at Madrid, Spain^G. He died on 16 April 1902 at age 79 at Épinay-sur-Seine, France^G.
     He gained the title of Duque de Cádiz.¹ He gained the title of Infante de España. After his marriage, Francisco de Asis de Borbón, Duque de Cádiz was styled as Titular King Francisco of Spain in 1846.²

     Fernando VII de Borbón, Rey de España was born on 13 October 1784 at San Ildefonso, Spain^G. He was the son of Carlos IV de Borbón, Rey de España and Maria Luisa di Borbone, Principessa di Parma. He married, firstly, Maria Antonietta di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, daughter of Ferdinando I di Borbone, Re delle Due Sicilie and Marie Caroline Erzherzogin von Österreich, on 6 October 1802 at Barcelona, Spain^G. He married, secondly, Maria Isabel de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal, daughter of Dom João VI de Bragança, Rei de Portugal e Brasil and Carlota Joaquina de Borbón, Infanta de España, on 29 September 1816 at Madrid, Spain^G. He married, thirdly, Marie Josepha Prinzessin von Sachsen, daughter of Maximilian Prinz von Sachsen and Carolina Maria di Borbone, Principessa di Parma, on 20 October 1819 at Madrid, Spain^G. He married, fourthly, Maria Cristina di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, daughter of Francesco I di Borbone, Re delle Due Sicilie and Maria Isabel de Borbón, Infanta de España, on 11 December 1829. He died on 29 September 1833 at age 48 at Madrid, Spain^G.
     He was a member of the House of Bourbon. He gained the title of Rey Fernando VII de España in 1808. He was deposed as King of Spain in 1808. He succeeded as the Rey Fernando VII de España in 1814.²

     Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland was born on 7 December 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland^G.¹ She was the daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Lorraine. She married, firstly, François II, Roi de France, son of Henri II, Roi de France and Catherine de Medici, on 24 April 1558 at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France^G.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas, on 29 July 1565 at Holyrood Palace Chapel, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.⁴ She married, thirdly, James Hepburn, 1st and last Duke of Orkney, son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair, on 15 May 1567 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in a forced marriage.¹ She died on 8 February 1587 at age 44 at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England^G, in a bungled execution.⁵ She was buried in 1612 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.⁶ She was buried at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England^G.⁶
     She succeeded as the Queen Mary I of Scotland on 14 December 1542.¹ She was crowned Queen of Scotland on 9 September 1543 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.¹ On 7 August 1548 she went to France, growing up as a Roman Catholic there in the King of France’s household.⁷ After her marriage, Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland was styled as Queen Consort Mary of France on 6 July 1559.¹ She suffered from a possible case of porphyria.⁸ On 19 August 1561 she returned to Scotland to rule in person.⁹ On 23 April 1567 at Almond Bridge, Scotland^G, she was seized by the Earl of Bothwell, and held prisoner in Dunbar Castle.¹⁰ She abdicated as Queen of Scotland on 24 July 1567.⁵ In May 1568 she escaped to England, where she was heir to the thone. Fearing pro-Catholic plots to make Mary Queen of England, her cousin Elizabeth I imprisoned her and eventually had her executed.¹¹

     François II, Roi de France was born on 16 January 1544 at Château of Fontainbleau-sur-Loire, Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France^G.³ He was the son of Henri II, Roi de France and Catherine de Medici.¹ He married Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland, daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Lorraine, on 24 April 1558 at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France^G.³ He died on 5 December 1560 at age 16 at Orléans, Orléanais, France^G, from a severe ear infection.^3,4 He was buried at Cathedral of St. Denis, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France^G.³
     He was a member of the House of Angoulême.¹ After his marriage, François II, Roi de France was styled as King Consort François of Scotland on 24 April 1558.³ He succeeded as the Roi François II de France on 6 July 1559.³ He was crowned King of France on 18 September 1559 at Rheims Cathedral, Rheims, Champagne, France^G.³