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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of
Buckingham and Normandy, (1647-1721)
son of Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave and Lady Elizabeth Cranfield
Born 8 September 1647
Died 24 February 1721 London, Buckingham House
Buried Westminster Abbey
Married 18 March 1686
Ursula Stawel
Married 12 March 1699
Hon. Catherine Greville
Married 16 March 1706
Lady Catherine Darnley
Born 1681
Died 14 March 1743
Buried Westminster Abbey
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Born on 8 September 1647, he was baptised on 12 April 1648 at St.Martin's-in-the-Fields.
On 24 August 1658 he succeeded his father and became 3rd Earl of Mulgrave.
He served with the Navy and, in May 1672, was involved with the defeat
of the Dutch at Solebay. From 1673 till 1682 he was a Gentleman of the
Bedchamber to King Charles II, then again from May to October 1685 to King
James II. Colonel of the Holland Regiment (afterwards the 3rd Foot) from
1673 to 1682, and 1684 to 1685, he was in command of the forces sent to
Tangier. He was given this employment to get him out of the way as he was
making love to Princess Anne, the future Queen Anne.
On 18 March 1686 at Littlecote Chapel, Ramsbury, he married Ursula
Stawel. Their marriage remained childless and she died on 13. August 1697.
On 10 May 1694 he was created Marquess of Normandy and, on 12 March 1699,
married the Hon. Catherine Greville. This marriage also remained childless
she died on 7 February 1704. From April 1702 to March 1705 he was Lord
Privy Seal. On 23 March 1703 he was created
Duke of the county of Buckingham and of Normanby. In 1703 he had Buckingham
House built which his descendant, Sir Charles Sheffield, sold to King George
III in 1761 for œ21,000. Buckingham Palace was built on its site in 1825.
He was a commissioner for the Scottish Union in 1706.
On 16 March 1706 in London, he married Lady Catherine Darnley, daughter
of King James II, and they became the parents of three sons. On 24 February
1721 he died in his seventy-third year.
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