Diana, Princess of Wales:
A Culpepper Cousin
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)was born Diana
Frances Spencer. With Charles, Prince of Wales, she had two sons:
William and Harry, at least one of whom should someday become
King of England. For a full biography, see: Wikipedia's
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana and most modern day Culpeppers, descend
from John Culpeper of Wigsell (1531-1612). Diana descends
through
John's great-granddaughter Elizabeth Culpeper, a second cousin
of the American progenitor, Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk,
Virginia.
Elizabeth Culpeper married Col. James Hamilton, and Diana's line
continues in the Hamilton family through nine generations --
mostly Dukes and Earls of Abercorn -- down to her grandmother
Lady Cynthia Hamilton. Lady Hamilton married Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer,
and their son John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, is Diana's father.
In 1992,
upon John's death, Diana's brother Charles succeeded as 9th Earl Spencer. |
Diana, Princess of Wales |
Genealogical Table
In the table below, each row of boxes represents a
different generation, and contains the child or children of the person
in the box immediately above it. The links will take you to the
individual's page in the family tree.
| 1 |
William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell
1509-1559 |
| 2 |
John
Culpeper of Wigsell
1531-1612 |
Canon Edmund Culpeper of Lincoln, 1547-1605 |
| 3 |
Thomas Culpeper of Wigsell
1561-1613 |
John
Culpeper of Astwood in Feckenham,
1565-1635 |
Rev.
William Culpeper of Barbados, 1606-1674 |
| 4 |
John
Lord Culpeper 1st Baron of Thoresway,
1599-1660 |
John
Culpeper the Merchant
1606-a1663 |
The
South African Colepepers and certain Canadian Culpepers are descendants of
William. |
| 5 |
Elizabeth Culpeper, 1637-1709
(married Col. James Hamilton) |
Henry Culpeper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA, 1633-1675 |
| 6 |
James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn,
c 1661-1734 |
Most
American Culpeppers are descendants of Henry |
| 7 |
James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn,
1686-1744 |
| 8 |
John Hamilton (Royal Navy Officer)
1714-1755 |
| 9 |
John Hamilton 1st Marquess
of Abercorn,
1756-1818 |
| 10 |
James Hamilton Viscount Hamilton,
1786-1814 |
| 11 |
James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn,
1811-1885 |
| 12 |
James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn,
1838-1913 |
| 13 |
James Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn,
1869-1953 |
| 14 |
Lady Cynthia Hamilton, 1897-1972(md Albert Spencer 7th Earl Spencer) |
| 15 |
Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer,
1924-1992 |
| 16 |
Lady Diana Frances Spencer, 1961-1997
aka
Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 17 |
William Prince of Wales
(born
1982), and
Henry (Harry) Prince of Wales (born
1984) |
If you are a descendant of Henry Culpeper and enter
above your ancestry below Henry, then if, as a result, your name is
in the box next to Diana, you are her 13th cousin. If you are a
box lower than Diana, you are her 13th cousin once removed, as well
as a 14th cousin of her sons, one or both of whom most likely become
a future King of England. Two boxes below Diana? Then you are a 13th
cousin twice removed. Once box above her? That would make you her
father's 12th cousin as well as Diana's 12th cousin, once removed.
If you're like me, you've always thought your granddaughters (or
daughters) are as pretty or prettier than Diana. Now go put a smile on
a sweet little face and tell her that she is just as pretty as her
cousin... Princess Diana.
For a comprehensive genealogy of Diana,
see:
Richard K. Evans, The Ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales, for
Twelve Generations, New England Historic Genealogical Society,
published August 2007 (More
info).
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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