John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater,
PC (30 May 1623 – 26 October 1686), was an
English
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nobleman from the
Egerton family
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.
Life
The surviving son of
John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater
John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, KB, PC (1579 – 4 December 1649), was an English peer and politician from the Egerton family.
The son of Sir Thomas Egerton and Elizabeth Ravenscroft, he matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxfor ...
, and his wife Lady Frances Stanley, his maternal grandparents were
Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
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, and
Lady Alice Spencer. According to the
Will of King Henry VIII
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, his
mother
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, at one time, was
second-in-line to inherit England's throne. However, Frances, Countess of Bridgewater's elder sister,
Lady Anne Stanley, was passed over in favour of
King
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James VI of Scotland
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.
Styled Viscount Brackley before succeeding to the
earldom
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The titl ...
in 1649, he served as
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
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(1660–1686),
Cheshire
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(1670–1676),
Lancashire
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(1670–1676), and
Hertfordshire
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(1681–1686), as well as being sworn of the
Privy Council in 1679.
Lord Bridgewater was buried at
Little Gaddesden
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,
Hertfordshire
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.
Family
In 1641, as Lord Brackley, he married
Lady Elizabeth Cavendish
Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Alice Cavendish (24 April 1926 – 15 September 2018) was a British noblewoman who was a childhood friend of Queen Elizabeth II and a lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret from the late 1940s until the latter's death in ...
(1626–1663), a daughter of
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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, and his first wife Elizabeth Basset. Lord and Lady Bridgewater's children included:
*
John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater
John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater, KB, PC (9 November 1646 – 19 March 1701) was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Elizabeth Cavendish. His maternal grandparents were Wil ...
(9 November 1646–19 March 1701)
*Sir William Egerton
KB (15 August 1649–24 December 1691), who married Honora Leigh
*Thomas Egerton (1651–1685), of
Tatton Park
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, ancestor of the
Barons and Earls Egerton
*two other sons
*
Charles Egerton MP
*Elizabeth Egerton (24 August 1653 – 1709), who married
Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester (17 December 1649 – 11 November 1702) was the son of Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester, and the former Lady Catherine Cecil.
Life
As a child, Robert Sidney and his sister Dorothy had their portrait pai ...
*two other daughters.
''Cracroft's Peerage'' Bridgewater, Earl of (E, 1617 – 1829)
Accessed 15 June 2014.
See also
* Egerton family
The Egerton family (pronunciation: "''edge-er-ton''") is a British aristocratic family. Over time, several members of the Egerton family were made Dukes, Earls, knights, baronets and peers. Hereditary titles held by the Egerton family include th ...
References
External links
www.burkespeerage.com
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John
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