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     Luise Henriette Karoline Prinzessin von Hessen-Darmstadt was born on 15 February 1761.¹ She was the daughter of Georg Wilhelm Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt and Marie Luise Gräfin zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim.^3,1 She married Ludwig I Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein, son of Ludwig IX Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt and Karoline Henriette Christina Louisa Pfalzgräfin von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, on 19 February 1777.¹ She died on 24 October 1829 at age 68 at Auerbach, Germany^G.¹

     Marie Christine de Bourbon, Princesse de France was born on 10 February 1606 at The Louvre, Paris, France^G.⁴ She was the daughter of Henri IV, Roi de France and Marie de Medici.⁴ She married Vittorio Amadeo I, Duca di Savoia, son of Carlo Emanuele I, Duca di Savoia and Catalina Micaela von Habsburg, on 10 February 1619 at Paris, France^G.⁴ She died on 27 December 1663 at age 57 at Turin, Italy^G.⁴
     She gained the title of Princesse de France.¹

     Marie de Bourbon, Duchesse de Montpensier was born on 15 October 1605 at Château de Gaillon, France^G.¹ She was the daughter of Henri de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.^3,1 She married Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans, son of Henri IV, Roi de France and Marie de Medici, on 6 August 1626 at Nantes, Bretagne, France^G.¹ She died on 4 June 1627 at age 21 at The Louvre, Paris, France^G.¹
     She gained the title of Duchesse de Montpensier.¹

     Anne-Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchesse de Montpensier was born on 29 May 1627 at The Louvre, Paris, France^G.¹ She was the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans and Marie de Bourbon, Duchesse de Montpensier.¹ She married Antonin Nompar de Caumont, Marquis de Pauyguilhem circa 1680 in a private marriage.¹ She and Antonin Nompar de Caumont, Marquis de Pauyguilhem were separated in 1685.¹ She died on 5 April 1693 at age 65 at Palais d'Orléans, Paris, France^G.¹
     She gained the title of Duchesse de Montpensier.¹ Anne-Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchesse de Montpensier also went by the nick-name of 'le Grand Mademoiselle'.¹

     Elisabeth Charlotte Pfalzgräfin von Simmern was born on 27 May 1652 at Heidelberg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.² She was the daughter of Karl I Ludwig Kurfürst von der Pfalz and Charlotte Landgräfin von Hessen-Kassel.^3,4 She married Philippe de France, Duc d'Orléans, son of Louis XIII, Roi de France and Ana Maria Maurica von Habsburg, Princesa de España, on 21 November 1671 at Châlons-du-Marne, France^G.² She married Philippe de France, Duc d'Orléans, son of Louis XIII, Roi de France and Ana Maria Maurica von Habsburg, Princesa de España, on 16 November 1671 at Metz, France^G, in a proxy marriage.² She died on 8 December 1722 at age 70 at Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France^G.³ She was buried at Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France^G.²
     Elisabeth Charlotte Pfalzgräfin von Simmern also went by the nick-name of Liselotte.² She gained the title of Pfalzgräfin von Simmern.

     Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans was born on 13 September 1676 at Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France^G.³ She was the daughter of Philippe de France, Duc d'Orléans and Elisabeth Charlotte Pfalzgräfin von Simmern.³ She married Léopold Joseph Charles, Duc de Lorraine, son of Charles V, Duc de Lorraine and Eleonora Maria Josefa Erzherzogin von Österreich, on 13 October 1698 at Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She died on 23 December 1744 at age 68 at Commercy, France^G.³
     She was also known as Mademoiselle de Chartres.¹

     Johann Graf von Sponheim was the son of Philipp Graf von Sponheim in Bolanden and Elisabeth von Katzenelnbogen.² He married Walpurga Leiningen in 1345.² He died in 1383.²
     He gained the title of Herr zu Stauf.¹

     George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham was born on 30 January 1627/28.³ He was the son of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Manners, Baroness de Ros of Helmsley.¹ He was baptised on 14 February 1627/28 at Wallingford House, 10 Charing Cross, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He married Hon. Mary Fairfax, daughter of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Hon. Anne de Vere, on 15 September 1657 at Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He died on 16 April 1687 at age 59 at Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire, England^G, from a chill caught after hunting, without legitimate issue.¹ He was buried on 17 April 1687 at Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 2 May 1687.¹ He was buried on 7 June 1687 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Whaddon of Whaddon, co. Bucks [E., 1616] on 23 August 1628.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Villiers [E., 1616] on 23 August 1628.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Buckingham [E., 1617] on 23 August 1628.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Buckingham [E., 1623] on 23 August 1628.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Coventry [E., 1623] on 23 August 1628.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Marquess of Buckingham [E., 1618] on 23 August 1628.³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1642 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Regiment of Horse.⁴ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1650 and 1657.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 6 April 1650.⁴ He fought in the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651.⁴ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1661 and 1667.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding, Yorkshire from 1661 to February 1666/67.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 15 April 1661.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 20 May 1663 a founding member.⁴ He and Lady Anna Maria Brudenell were associated circa 1667.⁵ He held the office of Minister of State between 1667 and 1672.¹ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1667 and 1674.⁴ In February 1666/67 he was removed as a Privy Counsellor.⁴ He succeeded as the 19th Lord de Ros of Helmsley [E., 1299] on 5 February 1667.¹ He murdered Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury on 16 March 1667, from a wound received in a duel with 2nd Duke of Buckingham.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 13 September 1667.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding, Yorkshire from November 1667 to 1674.⁴ He held the office of Master of Horse between 1668 and 1674.⁴ He held the office of High Steward of Oxford in 1669.⁴ He held the office of Ambassador to France from 1670 to 1671.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of Cambridge University between 1671 and 1674.⁴ He held the office of Ambassador to France in 1672, jointly.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1672.⁴ He held the office of Keeper of Enfield Case between 1672 and 1675.⁴ He was Colonel of the Regiment of Foot from 1672 to 1673.⁴ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty from 1673 to 1674.⁴ In 1673/74 he was again removed as a Privy Counsellor.⁴
     On his death, his titles (excpet for the Barony de Ros) became extinct.¹

     Marie Adelaide di Savoia was born on 16 December 1685 at Turin, Italy^G.² She was the daughter of Vittorio Amedeo II di Savoia, Re di Sicilia e Sardegna and Anne Marie d'Orléans.³ She married Louis de Bourbon, Duc de Bourgogne, son of Louis de Bourbon, Dauphin de France and Maria-Anna Prinzessin von Bayern, on 7 December 1697 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G.² A contract for the marriage of Marie Adelaide di Savoia and Louis de Bourbon, Duc de Bourgogne was signed on 15 September 1696 at Turin, Italy^G.⁴ She died on 12 February 1712 at age 26 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G.² She was buried at Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France^G.⁴

     Marie Louise Elizabeth d'Orléans was born on 20 August 1695 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She was the daughter of Philippe d'Orléans, Duc d'Orléans and Françoise Marie de Bourbon.¹ She married, firstly, Charles de Bourbon, Duc de Berri, son of Louis de Bourbon, Dauphin de France and Maria-Anna Prinzessin von Bayern, on 6 July 1710 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She married, secondly, Armand d'Aydic, Comte de Rion in 1716 in a secret marriage.^3,1 She died on 21 July 1719 at age 23 at Château de la Muette, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France^G.¹ She was buried at Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France^G.¹
     Marie Louise Elizabeth d'Orléans usually went by her middle name of Louise Elizabeth.⁴ She was also known as Mademoiselle d'Orléans.¹