James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey

James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey (1670–18/21 January 1702), succeeded to his Earldom on the death of his father, James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey in 1690. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1690. His mother was Lady Elizabeth Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland. In October 1699 he married Lady Catherine Darnley, illegitimate daughter of James II of England by Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester. They had a daughter, Lady Catherine Annesley, who married William Phipps and was ancestress of the Baron Mulgrave.

Ancestry of Lady Catherine Annesley

Family of James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey

Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia               Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey                       Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Philips of Picton Castle               James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey (-1702)                             Sir James Altham               Elizabeth Altham                       Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Sutton               James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey                                   Sir George Manners, of Haddon Hall               John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland                       Grace Pierrepoint, daughter of Sir Henry Pierrepoint               Lady Elizabeth Manners                             Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton               Frances Montagu                       Frances, daughter of Thomas Cotton               Lady Catherine Annesley                                         James I               Charles I                       Anne of Denmark daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark               James II                             Henry IV of France               Henrietta Maria of France                       Marie de' Medici, daughter of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany               Lady Catherine Darnley                                   Sir William Sedley               Sir Charles Sedley                       Elizabeth Darrell               Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester                             Henry Savile (Bible translator) (1549-1622)               Elizabeth Tresham                       Margaret, daughter of George Dacre, of Chesham

References

• thepeerage.com
• Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Genealogical Publishing Co Inc, Baltimore, 1978

Peerage of England
Preceded by James Annesley	Earl of Anglesey 1690-1702	Succeeded by John Annesley
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by James Annesley	Viscount Valentia 1690-1702	Succeeded by John Annesley