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 Englefield, 2nd Baronet.Weir, Alison. ''Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy'' (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), p. 262.

Career

Waldegrave inherited his father's title, becoming 4th Baronet Waldegrave, of

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, around 1684. As a result of his marriage, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton, Somerset, in 1686. He became

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in 1687 and continued in this office at the King's court-in-exile at

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, until his death in 1689. In 1688, he was appointed to succeed

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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, Sc ...

(1667–1730), an illegitimate daughter of

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and his mistress, Arabella Churchill (sister of

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). He had three children: *

James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave, (168411 April 1741) was an English diplomat and peer who served as the British ambassador to France from 1730 to 1740. Life Waldegrave was the son of the 1st Baron Waldegrave and Henrietta FitzJames ...

(1684–1741), who married Mary Webb, daughter of Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet, 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.''

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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

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Descendants

Through his son James, he was a grandfather of

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, and Lady Henrietta Waldegrave (who married Lord Edward Herbert, a son of the 2nd Marquess of Powis; and secondly,

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(a singer at

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). He was also a 7th great grandfather of

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, first wife of

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References

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