Peerage Record – 10842

     Lady Anne Palmer was born illegitimately on 25 February 1660/61.¹ She was the daughter of Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland.^3,1 She married Thomas Lennard, 1st and last Earl of Essex, son of Francis Lennard, 14th Lord Dacre and Elizabeth Bayning, Countess of Shepey, on 16 May 1674.⁴ She died on 16 May 1722 at age 61.⁴
     She was also known as Anne Fitzroy.³ On 28 February 1672/73 she was acknowledged as daughter of King Charles II by Warrant.⁵ From 16 May 1674, her married name became Lennard. After her marriage, Lady Anne Palmer was styled as Countess of Essex on 5 October 1674.¹

     Kraft Ulrich von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Neuenstein was born in 1481.¹ He was the son of Kraft VI Graf von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Neuenstein and Helena von Württemberg.¹ He died, young.¹
     He was a member of the House of Hohenlohe.¹

     Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington was born circa 1620.¹ He was the son of Sir John Bennet and Dorothy Crofts.¹ He married Isabella van Nassau-Beverweert, daughter of Louis de Nassau, Herr van der Leck and Beverwaerde and Countess Isabella of Hornes, on 16 April 1666 at Moor Park, Hertfordshire, England^G.^4,5 He died on 28 July 1685 at Arlington House, London, England^G, without male issue.¹ He was buried at Euston, Suffolk, England^G.⁴
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 6 November 1635.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1642 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Secretary to the Duke of York between 1649 and 1658.¹ He was appointed Knight in March 1656/57.¹ He held the office of Envoy to Madrid between 1658 and 1661.¹ He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Purse in 1661.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Callington between 1661 and 1665.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State between 1662 and 1674.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 15 October 1662.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 28 September 1663.¹ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1665 and 1685.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Arlington, of Arlington, Middlesex [England] on 14 March 1664/65, with a special remainder to all heirs of his body.¹ In 1670 he was one of the five principal members of the Council to whom the King alone revealed his policy (Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington and Lauderdale, or CABAL.)⁴ He was created 1st Viscount Thetford, Norfolk [England] on 22 April 1672, with a special remainder to his brother, Sir John Bennet.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Arlington [England] on 22 April 1672, with a special remainder to his brother, Sir John Bennet.¹ He was created 1st Baron Arlington, of Arlington, Middlesex [England] on 22 April 1672, with a special remainder to his brother, Sir John Bennet.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 22 June 1672.⁴ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1674 and 1685.⁴ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons between 1679 and 1685.⁴ He purchased the estate of Euston, Suffolk, from the family of Fielding, and the plot of land west of St. James’s Park, Middlesex from Hugh Audley, Registrar of the Court of Wards.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk between 1681 and 1684.⁴ He lived at Eustace, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield was born on 4 February 1663. He was the son of Sir Francis Henry Lee, 4th Bt. and Lady Elizabeth Pope.⁴ He married Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, daughter of Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, on 6 February 1677. He died on 14 July 1716 at age 53.
     He gained the title of 1st Earl of Lichfield in 1674.¹

     George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dunbarton was born circa April 1687.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dunbarton and Anne Wheatley.¹ He died after 7 January 1748/49, without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Dunbarton on 20 March 1692.¹

     Lady Henrietta Douglas was born circa 1633.² She was the daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and Lady Mary Gordon.¹ A contract for the marriage of Lady Henrietta Douglas and James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was signed on 29 May 1645.^1,2 She died on 1 June 1673.¹
     From after 29 May 1645, her married name became Johnstone. After her marriage, Lady Henrietta Douglas was styled as Countess of Hartfell on 1 October 1653. After her marriage, Lady Henrietta Douglas was styled as Countess of Annandale and Hartfell on 13 February 1660/61.

     Helena von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Neuenstein was born on 4 February 1483.¹ She was the daughter of Kraft VI Graf von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Neuenstein and Helena von Württemberg.¹ She died on 31 March 1483.¹
     She was a member of the House of Hohenlohe.¹

     Lady Diana de Vere was the daughter of Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford and Diana Kirke.^3,1 She married Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of Saint Albans, son of Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain and Eleanor Gwynne, on 17 April 1694.⁴ She died on 15 January 1741/42.⁴
     After her marriage, Lady Diana de Vere was styled as Duchess of Saint Albans on 17 April 1694. From 17 April 1694, her married name became Beauclerk. She held the office of First Lady of the Bedchamber.⁴ She was Lady of the Stole to Queen Caroline.⁴

     Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford was baptised on 4 March 1626/27 at St. Saviour, Southwick, London, England.³ He was the son of Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford and Beatrix van Hemmema.⁴ He married, firstly, Hon. Anne Bayning, daughter of Paul Bayning, 2nd Viscount Bayning of Sudbury and Penelope Naunton, on 18 June 1647.⁵ He married, secondly, Diana Kirke, daughter of George Kirke and Mary Townshend, before 12 April 1673.⁴ He died on 12 March 1702/3 at age 76.⁴
     He succeeded as the 20th Earl of Oxford [E., 1142] on 7 August 1632.¹ He gained the rank of Serjeant-Major in 1644 in the Colonel Knightley’s Regiment, Dutch army.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1646 and 1650.⁴ In 1654 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London as a suspected Royalist.⁴ In 1659 he was again imprisoned in the Tower of London.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1660.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Essex from 1660 to February 1667/68.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel from January 1660/61 to 1688 in the Royal Regiment of Horse.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) from January 1669/70 to 1679.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General of Horse and Foot in 1678.⁴ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary to France in 1678.⁴ He was Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1678 and 1685.⁴ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1678 and 1685.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Essex between 1688 and 1703.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1688 and 1703 in the Royal Regiment of Horse.⁴ He was Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1689 and 1697.⁴ He fought in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.⁴ He held the office of Speaker, House of Lords from 1700 to 1701.⁴