Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave (22 August 1722 (

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) – 13 September 1775) was an Irish peer. In 1767 he was created Baron Mulgrave, of

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in the County of Wexford, in the

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Family

Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave was the son of Lady

Catherine Annesley Catherine Colyear, ''suo jure'' Countess of Dorchester and Countess of Portmore (''née'' Sedley; 21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), was an English noble and courtier. She was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after h ...

and William Phipps and grandson of

Sir Constantine Henry Phipps Sir Constantine Henry Phipps (1656–1723) was an English-born lawyer who held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. His term of office was marked by bitter political faction-fighting and he faced repeated calls for his removal. His descen ...

(1656–1723), who served as

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from 1710 to 1714. Lady Catherine Annesley was the daughter and heiress of

James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey (3 Jul 1674–21 January 1702), succeeded to his Earldom on the death of his father, James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey in 1690, the same year in which he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford. His mother was ...

, by his wife, Lady

Catherine Darnley Catherine Colyear, ''suo jure'' Countess of Dorchester and Countess of Portmore (''Birth name, née'' Sedley; 21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), was an English noble and courtier. She was the mistress of King James II of England both before ...

(an illegitimate daughter of

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by his mistress

Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester Catherine Colyear, ''suo jure'' Countess of Dorchester and Countess of Portmore (''née'' Sedley; 21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), was an English noble and courtier. She was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after h ...

). Lady Catherine Darnley had later married

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (7 April 164824 February 1721) was an English poet and Tory politician of the late Stuart period who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. He was also known by his o ...

, making Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave, a step-grandson of the 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby.

Descendants

On 26 February 1743 Phipps married Lepell Hervey, the daughter of

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, (13 October 16965 August 1743) was an English courtier and political writer. Heir to the Earl of Bristol, he obtained the key patronage of Walpole, and was involved in many court intrigues and literary quarrel ...

, and Mary Lepell. Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave, and Lepell Hervey had the following offspring: * Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave (30 May 1744 – 10 October 1792) * Melosinah Maria (5 October 1745, baptised 7 November 1745) died young ? * Charles Phipps (1753–1786) *

Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, (14 February 17557 April 1831), styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British Army officer and politician who served as Foreign Secret ...

(14 February 1755 – 7 April 1831) * Henrietta Maria Phipps (26 March 1757 – 1 September 1782), married

Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th Viscount Dillon, KP, PC (Ire) (1745–1813) conformed to the established religion in 1767 and inherited Ditchley in England from his mother. Birth and origins Charles was born on 6 November 1745 in London. He was ...

* General

Edmund Phipps Hon. Edmund Phipps (7 December 1808 – 28 October 1857) was a lawyer and author. Career Phipps was the third son of Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave and graduated from Trinity College, Oxford in 1828. In 1832 he was called to the bar at th ...

, MP (7 April 1760 – 14 September 1837) * Augustus Phipps (1762–1826) Phipps died on 13 September 1775, aged 53. Right Honourable Constantine Phipps aged 54 was buried on 5 October 1775 at Croydon, St John, Surrey, EnglandSurrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

References

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