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BERKELEY 141 (lie. at Vic. Gen. Off. i6 Aug. 1677 to marry at Exton, Rutland, she about 2 2 and a spinster) Elizabeth, sister of Edward, ist Earl of Gains- borough, da. of Baptist (Noel), 3rd Viscount Campden, by his 3rd wife, Hester, da. and coh. of Thomas (W'otton), Lord Wotton. He d. 24 Sep. 1 7 10, of dropsy, at Berkeley Castle, aged 61, and was bur. at Berkeley. Will dat. 9 Mar. 1708/9, pr. 25 Nov. 1710. His widow d. 30 July 1 7 19, and wasi^«r. at Berkeley. Will dat. 17 June, pr. 26 Aug. 17 19. [Charles Berkeley, styled Viscount Dursley, s. and h. ap., b. i 7 June 1679, and bap. at Cranford, d. unm. v.p., of the small pox, at Cranford, and was bur. there i June 1699.] EARLDOM. 3 and 11. James (Berkeley), Earl of Berkeley, ... ^c, 2nd, but 1st surv. s. and h. Capt. R.N. 1701. ' ■ M. P. (Whig) for Gloucester 1701-02. He was sum., RATJnvv 5 Mar. 1704/5, to the House of Lords v.p., in his BAKUAI. father's Barony, as LORD BERKELEY.(*) He XL 1705. distinguished himself as commander of "the Boyne," in Rooke's engagement off Malaga, 13 Aug. 1704. Vice Admiral of the Blue 1707/8, and of the Red 1709; Lord Lieut, of CO. Gloucester, High Steward of Gloucester, Warden of the Forest of Dean and Constable of St. Briavel's Castle, 1710-12, and 1714-36 ; Custos Rot. of Surrey 1710-36; Lord of the Bedchamber 1714-27; Master of the Trin. House 1 71 5-1 9, Elder Brother 1715-36; P.C. 17 Apr. 1717. First Lord of the Admiralty 1717-27, when he was dismissed for opposing Sir Robert Walpole. Vice Admiral of Great Britain (an honorary office) 1 8 Mar. 1 7 1 7/8 till his death. He was four times (17 19, 1720, 1726 and 1727) one of the Lords Justices RECENTwhen theKingwent to Hanover; nom. K.G. 3 1 Mar., and inst. 30 Apr. 1718. He m., about 13 Feb. 1710/1, "at her father's country house," LouisajC") ist da. of Charles (Lennox), ist Duke of Rich- mond, by Anne, da. of Francis Brudenell, styled Lord Brudenell, s. andh. ap. of Robert, Earl of Cardigan. She, who was b. 24 Dec. 1 694, and who, on 30 Oct. 1 7 14, was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to Caroline, Princess of Wales, d. of the small pox, 15, and was ^ar. 24 Jan. 1716/7, at Berkeley, in her 23rd year. Admon. 19 Dec. 17 19. He d. at the Duke of Richmond's Castle of Aubigny, in France, 17 Aug., and was bur. 31 Oct. 1736, at Berkeley. Will dat. 23 May 1735, pr. 4 Oct. 1736. (*) See note " g " on previous page. C") Swift says of her at this time, "The chit is but 17 and is ill-natured, covetous, vicious, and proud in extremes." Lord Hervey writes of him, "He was a man of great family and great quality, rough, proud, hard, and obstinate, with excellent good natural parts, but so uncultivated that he was totally ignorant of every branch of knowledge but his profession. He was haughty and tyrannical, but honourable, gallant, observant of his word; equally incapable of flattering a prince, bending to a minister, or lying to anybody he had to deal with." {Memoirs of the Reign of George II, vol. i, p. 49). V.G.