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     Charles Alexander Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke was born on 11 November 1869.¹ He was the son of John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke and Edith Mary Oswald.² He married, firstly, Ellen Russell, daughter of James Russell, on 27 April 1911.¹ He and Ellen Russell were divorced in 1927. He married, secondly, Mary Radley Twist, daughter of Edward Robert Twist, on 20 August 1930.¹ He died on 1 February 1936 at age 66, without male issue.¹
     Charles Alexander Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Hardwicke, of Hardwicke, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1733] on 13 March 1909.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Royston, co. Cambridge [G.B., 1754] on 13 March 1909.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Hardwicke [G.B., 1754] on 13 March 1909.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Lady Anne Osborne is the daughter of Sir Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie.¹ She married Robert Coke, son of Richard Coke and Mary Rous.¹ She married Horatio Walpole, son of Sir Edward Walpole and Susan Crane.²
     Her married name became Coke. Her married name became Walpole.³

     Robert Coke was the son of Richard Coke and Mary Rous.¹ He married Lady Anne Osborne, daughter of Sir Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie.¹ He died on 16 January 1678/79.¹
     Robert Coke lived at Thorington, Suffolk, England.¹ He lived at Holkham, Norfolk, England.¹

     Richard Coke was the son of Henry Coke and Margaret Lovelace.¹ He married Mary Rous, daughter of Sir John Rous, 1st Bt..¹
     Richard Coke lived at Thorington, Suffolk, England.¹

     Mary Rous was the daughter of Sir John Rous, 1st Bt.¹ She married Richard Coke, son of Henry Coke and Margaret Lovelace.¹
     Her married name became Coke.¹

     Sir John Rous, 1st Bt. married Anne Bacon, daughter of Nicholas Bacon and Margaret Darcy, on 23 June 1636.²
     Sir John Rous, 1st Bt. lived at Henham Hall, Wangford, England. He gained the title of 1st Baronet Rous.

     Henry Coke is the son of Sir Edward Coke and Bridget Paston.¹ He married Margaret Lovelace, daughter of Richard Lovelace.¹
     He had three other sons.¹ He lived at Thorington, Suffolk, England.¹

     Margaret Lovelace was the daughter of Richard Lovelace.¹ She married Henry Coke, son of Sir Edward Coke and Bridget Paston.¹
     Her married name became Coke.¹

     
     Richard Lovelace lived at Kingsdown, Kent, England.¹

     Sir Edward Coke was born in 1549.³ He was the son of Robert Coke and Winifred Knightley.³ He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville.¹ He married, firstly, Bridget Paston, daughter of John Paston.³ He died on 3 September 1633 at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England.
     Sir Edward Coke held the office of Recorder of Coventry.³ He held the office of Recorder of Norwich.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norfolk.³ He held the office of Speaker, House of Commons.³ He held the office of Solicitor-General in 1592.³ He held the office of Attorney-General in 1593.³ He was invested as a Knight in 1603.³ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1606.³ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in 1613.⁴ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 1621.⁵ In 1621 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for championing Parliamentary rights.³ In 1628 he proposed and framed the Petition of Right.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Buckingham in 1628.³ He wrote the book Commentary on the Tenures of Littleton.³ He had one other daughter byhis second wife.³