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Waldegrave is the name of an English family, said to derive from
Walgrave Walgrave is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 822 people, increasing to 868 at the 2011 Census. The village's name means 'Old's grove'. The village of O ...
in
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, who long held the manor of Smallbridge in Bures St. Mary,
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.


History

Sir Richard Waldegrave served as a Knight of the Shire in 1339 in Lincolnshire. He married Agnes Daubeny and they had one child, Sir Richard Waldegrave. Sir Richard Waldegrave (or Walgrave), Knt., of
Smallbridge, Suffolk Smallbridge Hall is a Grade II* listed English country house in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, near Colchester, England. The house is partially surrounded by a moat and stands on the bank of the River Stour. The present building is one wing of a lar ...
, (died 2 May 1410), was member of parliament for Lincolnshire in 1335, and
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in the reign of King
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; his son, Sir Richard Waldegrave, Knt., (died 2 May 1434), styled Lord of Bures and Silvesters, was the victor of Conquet and the
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in
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in 1402. Sir William Waldegrave (c. 1415–1461), was born in Smallbridge. He married Joane Doreward and they had two sons—Sir Thomas Waldegrave, and Richard Waldegrave. One of Sir Richard's descendants was Sir
Edward Waldegrave Sir Edward Waldegrave (c. 15161 September 1561) was an English courtier and Catholic recusant. Family Edward Waldegrave was the eldest son of John Waldegrave (died 1543) by Lora Rochester, daughter of Sir John Rochester of Essex, and sister of ...
(c. 15171 September 1561) of Borley,
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, and West Haddon,
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, who was imprisoned during the reign of King
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for his loyalty to the princess, afterwards Queen Mary. By Mary he was knighted, and he received from her the manor of Chewton in Somerset, now the residence of
Earl Waldegrave Earl Waldegrave is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1729 for James Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Waldegrave. History The Waldegrave family descends from Sir Richard Waldegrave, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1381 to ...
. He was a member of parliament and
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. After Mary's decease he suffered a reverse of fortune, and he was a prisoner in the Tower of London when he died on 1 September 1561. Sir Edward's descendant, another Sir Edward Waldegrave was created a baronet in 1643 for his services to King
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; and his descendant, Sir Henry Waldegrave, Bart. (166124 January 1689), was created Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton in 1686. Sir Henry 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 ...
(16673 April 1730), daughter of King James II by his mistress Arabella Churchill; their son was
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). Educated in France, James Waldegrave soon crossed over to England, and under King
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he declared himself a Protestant and took his seat as Baron Waldegrave in the
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. Having become friendly with Sir
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, he was sent to Paris as ambassador extraordinary in 1725, and from 1727 to 1730 he was British ambassador at Vienna. In 1729 he was created Viscount Chewton and
Earl Waldegrave Earl Waldegrave is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1729 for James Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Waldegrave. History The Waldegrave family descends from Sir Richard Waldegrave, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1381 to ...
, and in 1730 he succeeded Sir Horatio Walpole as ambassador in Paris, filling this post during ten very difficult years. He died in April 1741. Much of his diplomatic correspondence is in the British Museum. His son James, the 2nd earl (1715–1763), was perhaps the most intimate friend of King George II, and was for a time governor of his grandson, the future King
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. He was very much in evidence during the critical years 1755–1757, when the king employed him to negotiate in turn with
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, Pitt and
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about the formation of a ministry. Eventually, in consequence of a deadlock, Waldegrave himself was
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for five days in June 1757. He died on 28 April 1763, leaving some valuable and interesting Memoirs, which were published in 1821. His brother John, the 3rd earl (1718–1784), was a soldier, who distinguished himself especially at the
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and became a general in 1772. He was a member of parliament from 1747 to 1763. His younger son,
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(1753–1825), entered the British navy in 1766, and after many years of service was third in command at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. In 1800 he was created an Irish peer as Baron Radstock, and in 1802 he became an admiral. His son, Granville George (1786–1857), followed in his father's footsteps, and was made a vice-admiral in 1851. In 1857 his son, Granville Augustus William (born 1833), became 3rd Baron Radstock, settling at the Mayfield estate in Woolston and undertaking missionary work in Russia Lord Radstock and the Russian Awakening. David Fountain. (Publ. Southampton: Mayflower Christian Books, 1988)
George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, PC (23 November 1751 – 22 October 1789) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1774 to 1780. Early life Waldegrave was born on 23 November 1751. He was th ...
(1751–1789), the eldest son of the 3rd earl, was a soldier and a member of parliament. His sons,
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(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,
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(hence the name of Waldegrave Road, which connects Strawberry Hill with Teddington), but his son, George Edward, the 7th earl (1816–1846), was obliged in 1842 to sell the valuable treasures collected there. His wife, Frances, Countess Waldegrave (1821–1879), a daughter of the singer John Braham, was a prominent figure in society. He was her second husband, and after his death she married George Granville Vernon Harcourt of Nuneham Park, Oxfordshire, and later
Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford (18 January 1823 – 30 January 1898), known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874 and Lord Carlingford ...
. The 7th earl was succeeded by his uncle
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(1788–1859), a son of the 4th earl, and in 1859 William's grandson, William Frederick (1851–1930), became the 9th earl.


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Smallbridge Hall Smallbridge Hall is a Listed building, Grade II* listed English country house in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, near Colchester, England. The house is partially surrounded by a moat and stands on the bank of the River Stour, Suffolk, River Stour. The ...


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* The article is almost completely a copy of the Britannica text; its statements are not separately notated.


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