Peerage Record – 1021

     Rt. Rev. Edward Smith was the son of James Smyth. He married, firstly, Eilzabeth Smyth, daughter of Rt. Rev. William Smyth.² He married, secondly, Hon. Mary Skeffington, daughter of Clotworthy Skeffington, 3rd Viscount Massereene and Rachael Hungerford.³
     He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)⁴ He held the office of Bishop of Down and Connor.¹ He was also known as Rt. Rev. Edward Smyth.⁴

     Hon. Mary Skeffington was the daughter of Clotworthy Skeffington, 3rd Viscount Massereene and Rachael Hungerford.² She married Rt. Rev. Edward Smith, son of James Smyth.²
     Her married name became Smith.²

     John Murray, 1st Earl of Annandale was born before 1602.¹ He was the son of Sir Charles Murray and Margaret Somerville.¹ He married Elizabeth Schaw, daughter of Sir John Schaw.¹ He died on 22 September 1640.^1,2 He was buried on 13 October 1640 at Hoddam^G.¹
     He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James VI.¹ He held the office of Master of the Horse to King James VI.¹ He was appointed Knight by King James VI.¹ He was created 1st Viscount of Annand [Scotland] on 28 June 1622.¹ He was created 1st Lord Murray of Lochmaben [Scotland] on 28 June 1622.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Annandale [Scotland] on 13 March 1624/25.¹ He was created 1st Lord Murray of Tynningham [Scotland] on 13 March 1624/25.¹ He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.¹

     David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale was born on 13 March 1878.¹ He was the son of Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale and Lady Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy.² He married Sydney Bowles, daughter of Thomas Gibson Bowles, on 6 February 1904.¹ He died on 17 March 1958 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902, where he was dangerously wounded.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Redesdale, of Redesdale, Northumberland [U.K., 1902] on 17 August 1916.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire.¹

     Amanda Carmen Heywood-Lonsdale was born on 18 April 1944.⁴ She is the daughter of Commander Edward Gavin Heywood-Lonsdale and June Grace Shakespeare.^1,4 She married Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, son of Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and Hon. Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford, on 28 June 1967 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, England^G.^1,4
     Her married name became Cavendish. After her marriage, Amanda Carmen Heywood-Lonsdale was styled as Duchess of Devonshire on 3 May 2004.

     Hon. Tobias William Tennant was born on 1 June 1941.² He is the son of Christopher Grey Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner and Elizabeth Powell.^1,2 He married Lady Emma Cavendish, daughter of Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and Hon. Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford, on 3 September 1963.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He lived in 2003 at Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland^G.²

     Christopher Grey Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner was born on 14 June 1899.¹ He was the son of Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner and Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham.¹ He married, firstly, Pamela Winefred Paget, daughter of Sir Richard Arthur Surtees Paget, 2nd Bt. and Lady Muriel Evelyn Vernon Finch-Hatton, on 25 September 1925.¹ He and Pamela Winefred Paget were divorced in 1935.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Powell, daughter of Lt.-Col. Evelyn George Harcourt Powell and Phyllis Olive Barbara Pryor, on 25 March 1935.¹ He died on 4 October 1983 at age 84.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Tennant [U.K., 1885] on 21 November 1920.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Glenconner, of Glen, co. Peebles [U.K., 1911] on 21 November 1920.¹

     William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire was born on 25 January 1640/41.¹ He was the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Cecil.¹ He married Lady Mary Butler, daughter of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and Elizabeth Preston, Baroness Dingwall, on 26 October 1662.¹ He died on 18 August 1707 at age 66.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, co. Derby [E., 1605] on 23 November 1684.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Devonshire [E., 1618] on 23 November 1684.¹ He was one of the seven who signed the invitiation to William of Orange to come to England,a dn was one of the first to take up arms on his behalf on his arrival.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1689.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1689.¹ He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household between 1689 and 1707.¹ He succeeded as the 1st Marquess of Hartington, co. Derby [England] on 12 May 1694.¹ He succeeded as the 1st Duke of Devonshire [England] on 12 May 1694.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Elizabeth Preston, Baroness Dingwall was born on 25 July 1615.² She was the daughter of Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond and Lady Elizabeth Butler.² She and George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond were engaged circa 1622.³ She married James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, son of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles and Elizabeth Poyntz, in September 1629.⁴ She died on 21 July 1684 at age 68.²
     She succeeded as the 2nd Baroness Dingwall, of co. Ross [S., 1609] on 28 October 1628.¹ Her married name became Butler. After her marriage, Elizabeth Preston, Baroness Dingwall was styled as Countess of Ormonde on 24 February 1633. After her marriage, Elizabeth Preston, Baroness Dingwall was styled as Marchioness of Ormonde on 30 August 1642. After her marriage, Elizabeth Preston, Baroness Dingwall was styled as Duchess of Ormonde on 30 March 1661.

     James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde was born on 29 April 1665.¹ He was the son of Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory and Lady Amelia de Nassau.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Anne Hyde, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester and Lady Henrietta Boyle, on 20 July 1682.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Mary Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell, on 3 August 1685 at St. Michael’s, Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England^G.³ He died on 16 November 1745 at age 80, in exile.
     He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Ossory [I., 1528] on 30 July 1680.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Butler of Moore Park, co. Hertford [E., 1666] on 30 July 1680.⁵ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1683 in the Regiment of Horse.⁴ He was a practising Middle Temple in February 1682/83, barrister-at-law.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Dingwall, of co. Ross [S., 1609] on 21 July 1684.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in January 1685/86 in the Foot Guards.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) between 1688 and 1716.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Ormonde [I., 1661] on 21 July 1688.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Marquess of Ormonde [I., 1642] on 21 July 1688.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Ormonde [E., 1682] on 21 July 1688.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Butler of Llanthony, co. Monmouth [E., 1660] on 21 July 1688.⁴ He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Ormonde [I., 1328] on 21 July 1688.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Brecknock, Wales [E., 1660] on 21 July 1688.⁴ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Thurles [I., 1536] on 21 July 1688.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1689 and 1712 in the 2nd Life Guards.⁴ In May 1689 he was attainted by King James II’s Irish Parliament for supporting King William III’s Glorious Revolution.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1690.¹ He gained the rank of Battle of the Boyne in 1690 in the for King William III.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset from January 1690/91 to 1714.⁴ He gained the rank of Battle of Steinkirk in 1692.⁴ He gained the rank of Battle of Landen in 1693.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1694.⁴ He gained the rank of Siege of Namur in 1695.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) between 1696 and 1714.¹ He and Ralph Howard were New Tag North Arklow, co. Wicklow in 1697.⁶ He gained the rank of General of Horse in 1702.⁴ He fought in the Cadiz Expedition in 1702, where he commanded the lands forces.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1702.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from February 1702/3 to 1707.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 1st Foot Guards.⁴ He was Commander-in-Chief and Captain General of the 1st Foot Guards in 1712.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk in 1713.⁴ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in 1713.⁴ He held the office of Constable of Dover Castle in 1713.⁴ In 1714 he was dismissed from all offices on King George I’s accession.⁴ On 17 June 1715 he was impeached.⁴ On 20 August 1715 he was attainted as a Jacobite and his English titles and lands forfeit.⁷ He and John Damer were New Tag Roscrea, County Tipperary in 1722.⁴ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁸