James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey (1670–18/21 January 1702), succeeded to his Earldom on his father's death in 1690. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...

 in 1690. His mother was Lady Elizabeth Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland

John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland

John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the peerage....

. In October 1699 he married Lady Catherine Darnley, illegitimate daughter of James II of England

James II of England

James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

 by Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester. They had a daughter, Lady Catherine Annesley, who married William Phipps and was ancestress of the Baron Mulgrave

Baron Mulgrave

Baron Mulgrave is a title that has been created three times for members of the Phipps family, once in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of Great Britain....

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