Editing John Vanbrugh (section)

===Connections===

Some of Vanbrugh's kinsmen – as he addressed them in his letters:
* [[Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran|The Earl of Arran]] (1639–1686). His wife (from 1673) was Vanbrugh's first cousin, Dorothy née Ferrers.
* [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire|The 3rd Earl of Berkshire (1619–1706)]]. Frances née Harrison, Countess of Berkshire. Vanbrugh's grandfather's sister, Elizabeth Carleton married John Harrison, uncle of the Countess of Berkshire and in addition the Countess's aunt, Anne Garrard, married Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester, uncle to Vanbrugh's same grandfather. Frances was (half) second cousin to Vanbrugh's mother.<ref>[[Elias Ashmole]] ''The Visitation of Berkshire 1665–66'' Harrison of Hurst, Harrison of Beech Hill.</ref>
* [[Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle|The 3rd Earl of Carlisle]] (1669–1738) of [[Castle Howard]]. Carlisle's grandmother, Lady Anne Howard, Countess of Carlisle, was first cousin to the 3rd Earl of Berkshire.
* [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire|The Duke of Devonshire]] (1640–1707). His Duchess was the Earl of Arran's sister.
* [[Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield|The 2nd Earl of Chesterfield]] (1634–1714). His Countess was the Earl of Arran's sister. His uncle [[Ferdinando Stanhope]] married Lettice Ferrers, aunt of the Countess of Arran.
* [[Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon|The 7th Earl of Huntingdon]] (1650–1701). Vanbrugh's mother was his (half) third cousin.

Vanbrugh's younger brothers, Charles MP and [[Philip VanBrugh|Philip]], Governor of [[Newfoundland Colony]], were naval commanders.

Vanbrugh's own first and second cousins included Sir Humphrey Ferrers (1652–1678), [[Sir Herbert Croft, 1st Baronet|Sir Herbert Croft Bt (1652–1720)]], [[Roger Cave|Sir Roger Cave Bt (1655–1703)]] and Cave's sister, wife of [[Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, of Ridley|Sir Orlando Bridgeman Bt (1650–1701)]].