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James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave, KG, PC (1684 – 11 April 1741) was an English diplomat and peer who served as the British ambassador to France from 1730 to 1740.
He was succeeded by his son James Waldegrave, the second Baron. He served as Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire and to France. In 1729 he was honoured when he was created Viscount Chewton, of Chewton in the County of Somerset, and Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Sir Henry married Henrietta FitzJames (1667 – 3 April 1730), daughter of King James II by his mistress Arabella Churchill; their son was James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave (1684–1741).
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WALDEGRAVE, JAMES, first Earl Waldegrave (1685–1741), a descendant of Sir Edward Waldegrave [q. v.], was the eldest son of Sir Henry Waldegrave, bart., who on 20 Jan. 1685–6—shortly after the birth of his first-born—was created by James II Baron Waldegrave of Chewton in Somerset.
James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave (1685-1741), Diplomat. Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 1 portrait Diplomat; educated in France, he was British ambassador at Paris, 1730-40. Created a Knight of the Garter in 1738.
James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave (1685-1741), Diplomat. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Waldegrave, James, first Earl Waldegrave (1684–1741) Philip Woodfine. Published2004. History, Philosophy. View via Publisher. Save to Library. Create Alert. Cite. One Citation. Citation Type. Looking Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Diplomatic Praxis and Legal Culture in the History of Public International Law. Frederik Dhondt. Law, History. 2013.
