Peerage Record – 2486

     Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry was born on 15 October 1815.² He was the son of George William Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry and Lady Mary Beauclerk.² He married Caroline Stirling Dundas, daughter of James Dundas of Dundas and Hon. Mary Tufton Duncan, on 2 August 1837.² He died on 3 April 1873 at age 57.

     Hon. Louisa Elizabeth Horsley-Beresford was born in April 1814.¹ She was the daughter of John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies and Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley.¹ She married Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury, son of Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury and Henrietta Maria Hill, on 25 November 1834 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 14 October 1891 at age 77.¹ She was buried at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) on 22 January 1892, at above £26,000 personally.¹
     Her married name became Brudenell-Bruce. After her marriage, Hon. Louisa Elizabeth Horsley-Beresford was styled as Marchioness of Ailesbury on 6 January 1878.

     Anne Savage was the daughter of Thomas Savage, 1st Viscount Savage of Rocksavage and Elizabeth Darcy, Countess Rivers.¹ She married Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan, son of Thomas Brudenell, 1st Earl of Cardigan and Mary Tresham.¹ She died on 16 June 1696.¹
     After her marriage, Anne Savage was styled as Countess of Cardigan on 16 September 1663.

     Thomas Savage, 1st Viscount Savage of Rocksavage was born circa 1586.² He was the son of Sir John Savage, 1st Bt. and Mary Alington.² He married Elizabeth Darcy, Countess Rivers, daughter of Thomas Darcy, 1st Earl Rivers and Mary Kitson, on 14 May 1602.² He died on 20 November 1635.²
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Savage [E., 1611] in 1615. He was created 1st Viscount Savage of Rocksavage, co. Chester [England] in 1626.

     Hon. Mary Constable was the daughter of Henry Constable, 1st Viscount Dunbar.¹ She married Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan, son of Thomas Brudenell, 1st Earl of Cardigan and Mary Tresham.¹ She died, without male issue.¹

     Henry Constable, 1st Viscount Dunbar is the son of Sir Henry Constable and Margaret Dormer.² He married Mary Tufton, daughter of Sir John Tufton, 1st Bt. and Christian Browne, circa 1612.
     He gained the title of 1st Viscount Dunbar.

     Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin was born on 29 May 1682.¹ He was the son of Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin and Lady Elizabeth Seymour.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Anne Saville, daughter of William Saville, 2nd Marquess of Halifax and Elizabeth Grimston, on 7 February 1705/6 at St. Gile’s-in-the-Fields Church, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Juliana Boyle, daughter of Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork and Juliana Noel, on 2 February 1719/20 [19 January 1719/20 O.S.].¹ He married, thirdly, Lady Caroline Campbell, daughter of General John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll and Hon. Mary Bellenden, on 18 June 1739 at Somerset House Chapel, The Strand, London, England^G.³ He died on 10 February 1746/47 at age 64, without surviving male issue.⁴ He was buried on 16 February 1746/47 at Maulden, Bedfordshire, England^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) in April 1747.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Great Bedwyn between 1705 and 1708.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Marlborough from 1710 to 1711, even though he had been re-elected to Great Bedwyn in 1710.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Bruce of Whorlton, co. York [E., 1641] on 29 December 1711, in his father’s name.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Bruce of Kinloss [S., 1608] on 16 December 1741.⁴ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Bruce of Kinlosse [S., 1604] on 16 December 1741.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Bruce of Skelton, co. York [E., 1665] on 16 December 1741.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill, Bedfordshire [E., 1665] on 16 December 1741.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Elgin [S., 1633] on 16 December 1741.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Ailesbury, Buckinghamshire [E., 1665] on 16 December 1741.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Lord Bruce of Kinloss [S., 1633] on 16 December 1741.⁵ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Kinloss [S., 1602] on 16 December 1741.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Bruce of Tottenham, Wiltshire [Great Britain] on 17 April 1746, with the unusual special remainder to his nephew, Thomas Bruce-Brudenell.¹
     On his death, his English titles, Earl of Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill and Baron Bruce of Skelton, all became extinct. His Scottish titles went to the Elgin line, except the Lordship of Kinloss [1602] and Barony of Bruce of Kinloss [1608] which went to the Duke of Buckingham.³

     Thomas Bowlby was baptised on 2 May 1721.² He was the son of Thomas Bowlby and Mary Burrell.² He married Lady Mary Brudenell, daughter of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Lady Elizabeth Bruce, on 20 June 1754.¹
     He lived at North Bailey, Durham, County Durham, England^G.¹ He was a Commissioner of Excise.² He was Paymaster of the Forces.² He was Comptroller of the Army Accounts.²

     Hon. Robert Brudenell was born on 20 September 1726.² He was the son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Lady Elizabeth Bruce.¹ He married Anne Bishopp, daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Bt. and Hon. Anne Boscawen, on 27 January 1759.² He died on 20 October 1768 at age 42.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Marlborough.²

     Anne Bishopp was born in 1728.² She was the daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Bt. and Hon. Anne Boscawen.^1,2 She married Hon. Robert Brudenell, son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Lady Elizabeth Bruce, on 27 January 1759.³ She died on 8 October 1803.³
     Her married name became Brudenell.