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George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan (29 September 1685 – 5 July 1732), styled Lord Brudenell between 1698 and 1703, was a British peer.

Origins

He was the son of Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell, by his wife Lady Frances Savile, grand-daughter of

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Career

In 1703 he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom. In January 1709 he officially renounced his

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(the Brudenells had been Catholic for generations) in order to take his seat in the

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. In 1712 he was appointed

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Marriage and children

In 1703 he married Lady Elizabeth Bruce (1689-December 1745), a daughter of Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, 3rd Earl of Elgin, by whom he had several children including: * George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, 4th Earl of Cardigan, who was created

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in 1766; *

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; *

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; *

Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury KT (30 April 1729 – 19 April 1814), styled The Honourable Thomas Brudenell until 1747 and known as The Lord Bruce of Tottenham between 1747 and 1776, was a British courtier. Background and educatio ...

, who succeeded to the Bruce estates and was created

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in 1776.

Death

He died in July 1732 and was succeeded by his eldest son George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, 4th Earl of Cardigan.

References

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