Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave (166124 January 1689) was an
English peer and
Jacobite supporter.
Early life
He was the son of
Sir Charles Waldegrave, 3rd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...
and Eleanor, Lady
Waldegrave ( Englefield), a daughter of
Sir Francis Englefield, 2nd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...
.
[Weir, Alison. ''Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy'' (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 262.]
Career
Waldegrave inherited his father's title, becoming 4th Baronet Waldegrave, of
Hever Castle
Hever Castle ( ) is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, south-east of London, England. It began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539, it was the seat of the Boleyn (originally 'Bullen') family. ...
, in about 1684.
As a result of his marriage, he was raised to the peerage as
Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton, Somerset, in 1686.
He became
Comptroller of the Household in 1687 and continued in this office at the King's court-in-exile at
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Germanois'' or ''Saint-Ge ...
, until his death in 1689.
In 1688, he was appointed to succeed
Bevil Skelton as the
English Ambassador to France,
serving until 1689.
Personal life
On 29 November 1683, he married
Henrietta FitzJames
Henrietta Butler, Viscountess Galmoye, previously Henrietta Waldegrave, Baroness Waldegrave (née Lady Henrietta FitzJames; 1667 – 3 April 1730), was an illegitimate daughter of James Stuart, Duke of York, subsequently King of England, Sco ...
(1667–1730), an illegitimate daughter of
King James II
James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...
and his mistress,
Arabella Churchill (sister of
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
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). He had three children:
*
James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave (1684–1741), who married Mary Webb, daughter of
Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...
, in 1714.
* Hon. Arabella Waldegrave (1687–1740), who became a nun.
* Hon. Henry Waldegrave (1688–)
[Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.'' ]Wilmington, Delaware
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, U.S.A.
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: Burke's Peerage
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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4033, and volume 2, page 1866.
Lord Waldegrave died on 24 January 1689. After his death, his widow married
Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye
Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye, otherwise Viscount Galmoy, (21 March 1652 – 18 June 1740) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman. He was descended from the 10th Earl of Ormond. He was the son of Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Galmoye and Eleanor White ...
.
Descendants
Through his son James, he was a grandfather of
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, (4 March 171513 April 1763) was a British politician who is sometimes regarded as one of the shortest-serving British prime ministers in history. His brief tenure as First Lord of the Treasury is lent a mo ...
,
John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave
General John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (28 April 1718 – 22 October 1784) was a British politician and soldier.
Career
Waldegrave was the youngest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave. He joined the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1735, rising to the r ...
, and
Lady Henrietta Waldegrave
Lady Henrietta (Waldegrave) Herbert Beard,(2 January 1717 – 31 May 1753), was an English aristocrat. She was the wife of Lord Edward Herbert and the mother of Barbara Herbert, Countess of Powis. Following her first husband’s death she ma ...
(who married Lord Edward Herbert, a son of the
2nd Marquess of Powis; and secondly,
John Beard John Beard may refer to:
* John Beard (artist) (born 1943), Welsh artist and painter
* John Beard (colonial administrator) (died 1685), Chief Agent and Governor of Bengal
* John Beard (embryologist) (1858–1924), Scottish embryologist and anatomi ...
(a singer at
Covent Garden).
He was also a 7th great grandfather of
Diana, Princess of Wales, first wife of
Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person t ...
.
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Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave
Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave (166124 January 1689) was an English peer and Jacobite supporter.
Early life
He was the son of Sir Charles Waldegrave, 3rd Baronet and Eleanor, Lady Waldegrave ( Englefield), a daughter of Sir Francis E ...
People from Hever, Kent