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    James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave

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  1. 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. Life [ edit ] Waldegrave was the son of the 1st Baron Waldegrave and Henrietta FitzJames , the illegitimate daughter of James II and Arabella Churchill .

    • An Act to enable Trustees of the Right Honourable James Lord Waldegrave to make Leases, and grant Copyhold Estates, for the Payment of the Arrears of Annuities of Henry Lord Waldegrave his Father, deceased.
    • 3 Will. & Mar. c. 18
    • 24 February 1692
  2. Samuel Waldegrave, second son of the eighth Earl, was a clergyman and served as Bishop of Carlisle from 1860 to 1869. William Waldegrave, second son of the twelfth Earl, is a Conservative politician and was created a life peer as Baron Waldegrave of North Hill in 1999. The family seat is Chewton House, near Chewton Mendip, Somerset.

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  4. George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave (1751–1789), the eldest son of the 3rd earl, was a soldier and a member of parliament. His sons, George (1784–1794) and John James (1785–1835), were the 5th and 6th earls. In 1797 the 6th earl inherited from Horace Walpole his famous residence, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham (hence the name of ...

  5. The first earl left two sons—James, second earl [q. v.], and John—successively Earls Waldegrave, and a daughter Henrietta, born on 2 Jan. 1716–17, who married on 7 July 1734 Edward Herbert, brother of the Marquis of Powys; becoming a widow, she married, secondly, in 1738–9, John Beard, the leading singer at Covent Garden Theatre, of ...

  6. Nov 27, 2022 · James Waldegrave KG PC is Notable. 7th Great Grandfather of HRH Prince William of Wales. Earl Waldegrave. Lord of the Bedchamber in 1723 and 1730–41, Ambassador to Austria 1727–30 and France 1730–40. He married Mary Webbe and had four children: James (1714-63), John (1715-1715), John (1718-84) and Henrietta.

    • Male
    • April 11, 1741
    • Mary (Webbe) Waldegrave
  7. Waldegrave, James, (1685-1741), 1st Earl Waldegrave, diplomat This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

  8. Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Waldegrave, James, first Earl Waldegrave (1684–1741)" by Philip Woodfine

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