'GrenvilleXX'
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Families covered: Grenville of Buckingham, Grenville of Chandos, Grenville of Temple, Grenville of Wotton Underwood

Edward Grenville of Wotton Underwood (b 1486, d 14.04.1536)
m. Isabel (or Elizabeth) Denton (d 14.04.1536)
1. Richard Grenville of Wotton Underwood (b 28.10.1527, d 07.11.1604)
  m. Mary Gifford (dau of John Gifford in/of Hillesden)
  A. Richard Grenville of Wotton Underwood (b 10.09.1567, bur 08.04.1618)
  m. Frances Saunders (bur 01.12.1653, dau of Thomas Saunders of Long Merston)
i. Richard Grenville of Wotton Underwood (b 08.08.1612, d 10.01.1665/6)
  m. (09.02.1634) Anne Borlase (b c1617, bur 30.01.1646, dau of Sir William Borlase of Marlow)
  a. Richard Grenville of Wotton Underwood (b 14.01.1646/7, bur 04.07.1719)
  m. Eleanor Temple (bur 25.03.1729, dau of Sir Peter Temple of Stantonbury)
  (1) Richard Grenville of Wotton Underwood (b 23.03.1677/8, d 17.02.1727)
  m. (1710) Hester Temple, Viscountess Cobham, 1st Countess Temple (b c1685, d 06.10.1752)
(A) Richard Grenville, 2nd Earl Temple (b 26.09.1711, d 11.09.1779)
  m. (09.05.1737) Anne Chambers (d 05.1777, dau of Thomas Chambers of Hanworth)
  (i) Elizabeth Grenville (d young 14.07.1742)
  (B) George Grenville, Prime Minister (b 14.10.1712, d 13.11.1770)§E
  m. (1749) Elizabeth Wyndham (d 05.12.1769, dau of Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Bart of Orchard Windham)
  (i) George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b 18.06.1753, d 11.02.1813)
m. (16.04.1775) Mary Elizabeth Nugent, Baroness Nugent (d 16.03.1812, dau of Robert Craggs-Nugent, Earl Nugent)
  (a) Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (b 20.03.1776, d 15.05.1836)
  m. (16.04.1796) Anne Eliza Brydges (d 15.05.1836, dau of James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos)
  ((1)) Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (b 11.02.1797, d 29.07.1861) had issue
  m. (13.05.1819) Mary Campbell (b 10.07.1795, d 28.06.1862, dau of John Campbell, Marquess of Breadalbane)
  ((2)) Anna Eliza Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (d 03.02.1879)
  m. (09.06.1846) William Henry Powell Gore-Langton (d 11.12.1873)
  Ancestors of Earls Temple of Stowe.
(b) George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Lord Nugent (b 31.12.1789, dsp 26.11.1850)
  m. (06.09.1813) Anne Lucy Poulett (d 18.04.1848, dau of Hon. Vere Poulett)
  (c) Mary Anne Grenville (d 01.06.1845)
  m. (26.02.1811) James Everard Arundell, 10th Lord Arundell of Wardour (dsp 21.06.1834)
  (ii) Thomas Grenville (b 31.12.1755, d unm 17.12.1846, 1st Lord of Admiralty)
  (iii) William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville, Prime Minister (b 25.10.1759, dsp 12.01.1834)§E
  m. Anne Pitt (d 13.06.1864, dau of Thomas Pitt, 1st Lord Camelford)
  (iv) Charlotte Grenville (d 29.08.1832)
  m. (21.12.1771) Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 4th Bart of Wynnstay (d 29.07.1789)
(v) Elizabeth Grenville (b 24.10.1756, d 02/21.12.1842)
  m. (12.04.1787) John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort (b 12.08.1751, d 07.04.1828)
  (vi) Hester Grenville (d 13.11.1847)
  m. (10.05.1782) Hugh, 1st Earl Fortescue (d 16.06.1841)
  (vii) Catherine Grenville (d 06.11.1796)
  m. (19.06.1780) Richard, 2nd Lord Braybrooke (d 28.02.1825)
(C) James Grenville (b 12.02.1715, d 09.1783, Lord of Treasury)
  m. (1740) Mary Smith (d 15.12.1757, dau of James Smith of Annables)
  (i) James Grenville, Lord Glastonbury of Butleigh (b 06.07.1742, d unm 26.04.1825)
  (ii) Richard Grenville (d unm 27.04.1823, General)
  (D) Henry Grenville, Governor of Barbados (b 15.09.1717, d 22.04.1784, Ambassador)
  m. (11.10.1757) Margaret Eleanor Banks (d 19.06.1793, dau of Joseph Banks of Revesby Abbey)
  (i) Louisa Grenville (d 06/7.03.1829)
  m. (19.03.1781) Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (b 03.08.1753, d 15.12.1816)
  (E) Thomas Henry Grenville (b 03.04.1719, d unm 03.05.1747, Captain RN)
  (F) Hester Grenville, Baroness Chatham (b c1732, d 02.04.1803
  m. (15.11.1574) William Pitt 'the Elder', 'The Great Commoner', 1st Earl of Chatham (b 15.11.1709, d 11.05.1778, Secretary of State)
  (2) Penelope Grenville
  m. Sir John (not Henry) Conway, 2nd Bart of Bodrhyddan or Bodrythan (d 1721)
  B. Dorothy Grenville (bur 30.08.1638) possibly of this generation
  m1. Sir Walter Cope of Kensington (d 31.07.1614)
  m2. Sir Thomas Fowler, Bart of Islington

Main sources:
(1) Before marriage to Hester Temple: various web sites (in particular http://www.guiseley94.freeserve.co.uk/PMs.htm)
(2) From marriage to Hester Temple: BP1934 (Temple of Stoke)
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