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Peerage Record – 10242

Katherine Elizabeth Forbes1

Female, Registry Number #102411, b. circa 1760, d. 23 October 1851

Last Edited=30 May 2007
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Katherine Elizabeth Forbes was born circa 1760.1 She was the daughter of Admiral Hon. John Forbes and Lady Mary Capell.1 She married William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington, son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington and Hon. Anne Hill, on 17 May 1784 at Saville Row, St. James’s, London, EnglandG.1 She died on 23 October 1851 at Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, EnglandG.1 She was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, EnglandG.1
     From 17 May 1784, her married name became Wellesley-Pole. After her marriage, Katherine Elizabeth Forbes was styled as Baroness Maryborough of Maryborough on 17 July 1821.1 After her marriage, Katherine Elizabeth Forbes was styled as Countess of Mornington on 26 September 1842.1

Children of Katherine Elizabeth Forbes and William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 240. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S9] Charles Kidd and David Williamson, editor, DeBretts Peerage and Baronetage (London, U.K.: DeBrett’s Peerage, 1999), volume 2, page 2972. Hereinafter cited as DeBretts Peerage, 1999.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IX, page 239.

Frances White1

Female, Registry Number #102412

Last Edited=8 Feb 2004
     Frances White is the daughter of Simon White and Frances Jane Eyre.1 She married General E. Dunne in 1801.1
     From 1801, her married name became Dunne.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 21. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

General E. Dunne1

Male, Registry Number #102413
Last Edited=8 Feb 2004
     General E. Dunne married Frances White, daughter of Simon White and Frances Jane Eyre, in 1801.1
     He lived at Brittas, County Laois, IrelandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 21. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Ranieri Marchese del Monferrato1

Male, Registry Number #102414, b. 1075, d. 1137

Last Edited=9 Aug 2013
     Ranieri Marchese del Monferrato was born in 1075.1 He married Gisèle de Bourgogne-Comté, daughter of Guillaume I, Comte Palatin de Bourgogne and Stephanie de Lorraine, in 1105.1 He died in 1137.1

Children of Ranieri Marchese del Monferrato and Gisèle de Bourgogne-Comté

Citations:
  1. [S3268] Hans Harmsen, “re: Chester Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as “re: Chester Family.”
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 43. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Hon. Simon White1

Male, Registry Number #102415, b. 1807, d. 1837

Last Edited=9 Feb 2011
     Hon. Simon White was born in 1807.1 He was the son of Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry and Lady Margaret Anne Hare.1 He died in 1837, unmarried.1
     He gained the rank of officer in the British Army.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 22. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia1

Male, Registry Number #102416

Last Edited=6 Dec 2009
     Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia is the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.2
     He gained the title of Earl of Mercia.1

Child of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and Elfleda (?)

Children of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia

Citations:
  1. [S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 29. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Ælfhelm, Ealdorman of Northampton1

Male, Registry Number #102417

Last Edited=11 Dec 2005
     Ælfhelm, Ealdorman of Northampton married Wulfrun (?)1
     He gained the title of Ealdorman of Northhampton.1

Child of Ælfhelm, Ealdorman of Northampton and Wulfrun (?)

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 30. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Sveyn I ‘Forkbeard’ Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England1

Male, Registry Number #102418, b. circa 960, d. 3 February 1014

Last Edited=14 Jul 2005
     Sveyn I ‘Forkbeard’ Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England was born circa 960 at DenmarkG.2 He was the son of Harald I ‘Bluetooth’ Gormsson, King of Denmark and Gyrid Olafsdottir.3 He married, firstly, Gunhilda of Poland, daughter of Mieszko I, Duke of Poland and Dubrawka von Böhmen, circa 990.2 He married, secondly, Sigrid ‘the Haughty’ (?), daughter of Skoglar-Teste Storrada, before 1000.4 He and Gunhilda of Poland were divorced in 1000. He died on 3 February 1014 at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, EnglandG.4 He was buried at Roskilde Cathedral, Copenhagen, DenmarkG.4
     He succeeded as the King Sveyn I of Denmark on 1 November 986.2 He was deposed as King of Denmark in 987.2 He succeeded as the King Sveyn I of Denmark in 1000.2 He gained the title of King Sveyn I of England in 1013.

Children of Sveyn I ‘Forkbeard’ Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England and Gunhilda of Poland

Child of Sveyn I ‘Forkbeard’ Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England and Sigrid ‘the Haughty’ (?)

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 25.
  3. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 149. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  4. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 26.

Gunhilda of Poland

Female, Registry Number #102419, d. after 1014

Last Edited=8 Jul 2005
     Gunhilda of Poland was the daughter of Mieszko I, Duke of Poland and Dubrawka von Böhmen.1 She married Sveyn I ‘Forkbeard’ Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England, son of Harald I ‘Bluetooth’ Gormsson, King of Denmark and Gyrid Olafsdottir, circa 990.1 She and Sveyn I ‘Forkbeard’ Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England were divorced in 1000. She died after 1014.

Children of Gunhilda of Poland and Sveyn I ‘Forkbeard’ Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 25. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 26.

Mieszko I, Duke of Poland1

Male, Registry Number #102420, b. 931, d. 25 May 992

Last Edited=24 Sep 2017
     Mieszko I, Duke of Poland was born in 931.2 He was the son of Ziemonislaw Herzog von Polen and Gorka (?)2 He married Dubrawka von Böhmen, daughter of Boleslaw I Herzog von Böhmen and Biagota (?).2 He died on 25 May 992.2
     He was also known as Mieczyslaw. He gained the title of Duke of Poland circa 960.1

Child of Mieszko I, Duke of Poland

Children of Mieszko I, Duke of Poland and Dubrawka von Böhmen

Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 157. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).
  3. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 155.

 

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