Descent of the Marquess of Salisbury from King Henry VII

  The Marquess of Salisbury descends from the first Tudor King Henry VII. He may of course have multiple descents, but I show only one line here. 

King Henry VII = Elizabeth of York

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Mary Tudor = Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

(1496-1533)

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Lady Frances Brandon = Henry Grey, Marquis of Dorset and 1st Duke of Suffolk

(d 1559)

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Lady Katherine Grey = Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford

(1538-1567/8)

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Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp = Honora Rogers

(1561-1612)

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William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset = Lady Frances Devereux

(1588-1660)

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Lady Mary Seymour = Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea

(d 1673)

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Lady Frances Finch = Thomas, Viscount Weymouth

(d 1712)

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Frances Thynne = Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Bt

(d 1750)

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Frances Worsley = John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville

(1693/4-1743)

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Lady Georgiana Caroline Carteret = Hon John Spencer

(d 1780)

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John, 1st Earl Spencer = Margaret Georgiana Poyntz

(1734-83)

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Lady Georgiana Spencer = William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

(1757-1806)

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Lady Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish = George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle

(1783-1858)

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Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard = William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

(1812-40)

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Lord Edward Cavendish, MP = Hon Emma Elizabeth Lascelles

(1838-91)

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Lord Richard Cavendish = Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk

(1871-1946)

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Elizabeth Vere Cavendish = Robert, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, KG

(1897-1972)

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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury = Marjorie Wyndham-Quin

(1916-2003)

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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury = Hannah Stirling

(born 30 September, 1946)