William Savile
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William Savile (1665 - 1700)

William "2nd Marquess of Halifax" Savile
Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 24 Nov 1687 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 2 Apr 1695 in Burley on the Hill, Burley, Rutland, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 35 in Englandmap
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Profile last modified | Created 19 Aug 2013
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Biography

William Saville, 2nd Marquess of Halifax was born in 1665.2 He was the son of George Saville, 1st Marquess of Halifax and Lady Dorothy Spencer. He married Lady Mary Finch, daughter of Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and Lady Essex Rich. He married Elizabeth Grimston, daughter of Sir Samuel Grimston, 3rd Bt. and Elizabeth Finch, on 24 November 1687.2 He died on 31 August 1700. He died on 18 July 1717, July ). He graduated Oxon 1685 with a Geneva and Ch Ch Oxford Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) CCC , Master of Arts (M.A.) (presumably Ch Ch) 1688).2 He gained the title of 2nd Marquess of Halifax.

Child of William Saville, 2nd Marquess of Halifax and Elizabeth Grimston

  1. Lady Anne Saville+1 d. 18 Jul 1717

Children of William Saville, 2nd Marquess of Halifax and Lady Mary Finch

  1. Lady Dorothy Savile+3 b. 13 Sep 1699, d. 21 Sep 1758
  2. Lady Mary Saville+4 b. 1700, d. 30 Jul 1751

Sources

  • He died "without male issue, in 1700, the marquisate became extinct, and his cousin, Sir John Savile succeeded to the estates and the baronetcy."




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He seems to have been married to his own mother. Elizabeth Grimston was his first wife, and mother of his daughter Anne.
posted by John Atkinson

Rejected matches › Alfred William Savile (1871-)