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From: William Addams Reitwiesner <>
Subject: Re: Descendants of Earl of De La Warr - 1700-1800s
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 17:14:29 -0500 (EST)


At 04:33 PM 11/02/1998 +1100, you wrote:
>Does anyone have any information on the descendants of Frederick West, one
>of the Earls of De La Warr. I think he was around the 1750 - 1800's.
>I am particularly looking for a link to a William West who married a Mary
>Coates around 1800-1805.

There has never been an Earl De La Warr named "Frederick":

John West 1 E De La Warr (1693-1766)
John West 2 E De La Warr (1729-1777)
William Augustus West 3 E De La Warr (1757-1783)
George John West 4 E De La Warr (1758-1795)
George John Sackville-West 5 E De La Warr (1791-1869)
Charles Richard Sackville-West 6 E De La Warr (1815-1873)
Reginald Windsor Sackville-West 7 E De La Warr (1817-1896)
Gilbert George Reginald Sackville-West 8 E De La Warr (1869-)

and so on.

>Does anyone have any descendant information on Daisy Cornwallis-West who
>married a Prince of Pless (a german sate around Schlesswig-Holstien??)

Pless is not a state around Schleswig-Holstein, it's an estate in Upper
Silesia. It's now called "Pszczyna", and it's in Katowice province in
southern Poland. What may be confusing is that the property was held
directly from the Emperor, which is usually only a condition of an
independent state.

Princess Daisy of Pless was descended from a younger son of the 2nd Earl De
La Warr, as follows:

1. John West, 2nd E De La Warr (1729-1771) m. 1756 Mary Wynyard (-1784)

2. Hon Frederick West (1767-1852) m2. 1798 Maria Myddleton (-1843)

3. Frederick Richard West (1799-1862) m2. 1827 Theresa Whitby (-1886)

4. William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West (1835-1917) m. 1872 Mary FitzPatrick
(-1920)

5. Mary Theresa (Daisy) Cornwallis-West (1873-1943).

Daisy had only two siblings, one was Duchess of Westminster and the other
was a stepfather of Winston Churchill.

Daisy was the first wife of the third Prince of Pless. His descendants are
as follows. Pay close attention to the dates, which are NOT typographical
errors.

Hans Heinrich XV, 3rd Prince of Pless, b. 23.4.1861, d. 31.1.1938, m1.
8.12.1891, div 12.12.1922, Mary Theresa (Daisy) Cornwallis-West, b.
28.6.1873, d. 29.6.1943; m2. 25.1.1925, annul 5.3.1934, Clotilde de Silva y
Gonzales de Candamo, b. 19.7.1898, d. 12.12.1978 (see below). Issue (1-3
by first wife, 4-5 by second wife):

1. Hans Heinrich XVII, 4th Prince of Pless, b. 2.2.1900, d. 26.1.1984,
married twice, no children.

2. Alexander, 5th Prince of Pless, b. 1.2.1905, d. 22.2.1984, never married.

3. Bolko, Count of Hochberg, b. 23.9.1910, d. 22.6.1936, m. 5.7.1934,
Clotilde de Silva y Gonzales de Candamo, b. 19.7.1898, d. 12.12.1978 (see
above). Issue:

3.1. Gioia, Countess of Hochberg, b. 11.10.1934, married twice, children
and grandchildren by first husband.

3.2. Bolko, 6th Prince of Pless, b. 3.4.1936, married and divorced, one
daughter.

4. Beatrice, Countess of Hochberg, b. 15.7.1929, married twice but I don't
know if she had children.

5. Konrad, Count of Hochberg, b. 12.6.1930, d. 29.11.1934.

William Addams Reitwiesner

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