Peerage Record – 6784

     Roza Branicka, Countess Branicka was born on 8 October 1863 at Paris, France^G. She married Prince Jerzy Radziwill, son of Prince Antoni Radziwill and Marie Dorothee de Castellane, on 6 October 1883 at Paris, France^G. She died on 4 July 1941 at age 77 at Rome, Italy^G.
     She gained the title of Countess Branicka. Her married name became Radziwill.

     Countess Isabella-Alexandra Plater-Zyberk was born on 8 October 1967 at Montreux, Switzerland^G. She is the daughter of Count Christoph Plater-Zyberk and Elizabeth Markowski.

     Count Roman-Jacques Plater-Zyberk was born on 7 August 1969. He is the son of Count Christoph Plater-Zyberk and Elizabeth Markowski.

     Frances Temple was the daughter of Sir John Temple and Jane Yarner.¹ She married William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton, son of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton and Christiana Riccard.¹ She died on 16 July 1707, in childbed.¹ She was buried on 21 July 1707 at Twickenham, London, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Berkeley.¹ After her marriage, Frances Temple was styled as Baroness Berkeley of Stratton after 1697.

     Sir John Temple was born in 1632.² He was the son of Sir John Temple and Mary Hammond.² He married Jane Yarner, daughter of Sir Abraham Yarner, on 4 August 1663.^3,2 He died on 10 March 1704.² He was buried at Mortlake, Surrey, England^G.⁴
     In 1666 he was granted land near Phoneix Park, Dublin.⁵ He was appointed Knight. He held the office of Speaker of the House of Commons [Ireland].¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General [Ireland].⁵ He lived at East Sheen, Surrey, England^G.³ He held the office of Attorney-General [Ireland] between 1690 and 1695.²

     John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton was baptised on 1 February 1606/7 at Hanworth, London, England^G.² He was the son of Sir Maurice Berkeley and Elizabeth Killigrew.^1,2 He married Christiana Riccard, daughter of Sir Andrew Riccard and Katharine (?), before 1662.³ He died on 28 August 1678 at age 71 at Twickenham, London, England^G.³ He was buried on 5 September 1678 at Twickenham, London, England^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 2 October 1678.³
     He matriculated at Queen’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 14 February 1622/23.² He held the office of Ambassador to Sweden in January 1636/37, to Christina, Queen of Sweden.² He was appointed Knight on 27 July 1639 at Berwick, Scotland^G, by the King.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Heytesbury in April 1640, in the Short Parliament.³ In 1642 as Commissary-General, he secured nearly all of Cornwall for teh Royalists.³ He was General of the Royal forces in Devon.³ On 13 April 1645 he was forced to surrender Exeter to the Fairfax, on honourable terms.³ He accompanied the King in his journey to the Isle of Wight.³ He held the office of Controller of the Duke of York’s household in 1652.³ He was created 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, Cornwall [England] on 19 May 1658, created during King Charles II’s exile in Brussels.³ He held the office of Commissioner of the Navy between 1660 and 1664.³ He held the office of Constable of Athlone Castle on 26 December 1661.³ He held the office of Governor of Galway on 26 December 1661.³ He held the office of Lord-President of Connaught between 1662 and 1666.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 17 June 1663.³ He was chief Commissioner for executing the office of Master General of the Ordnance between 1665 and 1670.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from 4 February 1669/70 to May 1672.³ His last will was dated 21 January 1672/73. He held the office of Ambassador to France from 1675 to 1676.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Christiana Riccard was baptised on 19 March 1638/39 at St. Olave’s, Hart Street, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Andrew Riccard and Katharine (?)¹ She married Henry Rich, Lord Kensington, son of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Ingram.¹ She married John Gayer.¹ She married, thirdly, John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, son of Sir Maurice Berkeley and Elizabeth Killigrew, before 1662.¹ She died on 27 August 1698 at age 59.¹ She was buried on 1 September 1698 at Twickenham, London, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Gayer.¹ Her married name became Rich.¹ From before 1662, her married name became Berkeley.¹ After her marriage, Christiana Riccard was styled as Baroness Berkeley of Stratton before 1662.

     Henry Rich, Lord Kensington was born on 20 August 1642.² He was the son of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Ingram.³ He married Christiana Riccard, daughter of Sir Andrew Riccard and Katharine (?).¹ He died in April 1659 at age 16.¹
     He gained the title of Lord Kensington.

     Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick was the son of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland and Isabel Cope. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Ingram, daughter of Sir Arthur Ingram, on 8 April 1641 at Kensington, London, England.^1,2 He married, secondly, Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Lady Anne Rich, before April 1668.^1,3 He died circa April 1675.² He was buried on 16 April 1675.²
     He gained the title of 5th Earl of Warwick. He gained the title of 2nd Earl of Holland.

     Anne Berkeley is the daughter of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton and Christiana Riccard.