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DARTMOUTH 87 DARTMOUTH BARONY. Charles Fitz-Charles, illegit. s. of Charles II, was, 28 July 1675, cr. BARON OF DARTMOUTH, VIS- I. 1675 COUNT TOTNESS and EARL OF PLYMOUTH. to He d. young, 17 Oct. 1680, when all his honours became 1680. extinct; see "Plymouth," Earldom of, cr. 1675; extinct 1680. II. 1682. I. George Legge,(") s. and h. of William L., Groom of the Bedchamber, and Treasurer of the Ordnance (who d. 13 Oct. 1670, being well known for his fidelity to Charles I), by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir William Washington, of Packington, CO. Leicester, was b. 1647; ^d. at Westm. school, and at King's Coll. Cam- bridge; he fought at sea 1666, and was Capt. of the "Pembroke" i667;() Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of York 1668-73, and Master of the Horse to him 1673-85; Lieut. Gov. of Portsmouth 1670-73, and Gov. 1673-82; Lieut. Gen. of the Ordnance 1672-82; served both by sea and land, being at one time (1678) Gen. of the Artillery in Flanders, and at another (1683 and 1688) Admiral. He was M.P. (Tory) for Ludgershall 1673-79, for Portsmouth 1679-81; Master Gen. of the Ordnance 1682-88; P.C. 3 Mar. 1681/2 toFeb. 1688/9. On 2 Dec. 1682, he was cr. BARON DARTMOUTH, of Dartmouth, co. Devon, ('^) with a spec, rem., failing the heirs male of his body, to his brother William Legge, and his issue in tail male. He was Adm. of the expedition sent to destroy Tangiers, 1683, on the accomplishment of which he received a grant of ;^io,GOO. Master of the Trin. House 1683-85. By James II, on becoming King, he was continued in his office as Master of the Horse; Col. of the Royal Fusiliers 1685-89; Lord Lieut, of the Tower Hamlets and Constable of the Tower of London 1685-88, and Adm. of the Fleet 1688-89. Hewas nom. Chancellor of Cambridge Univ. by James II, i Dec. 1688, but was not elected. He was deprived of all his offices after the Revolution, and com- mitted to the Tower on suspicion of treason (^) in July 1 69 1 . He w., about Nov. i667,(^) Barbara, da. of Sir Henry Archbold, of Abbots Bromley, (") For the alleged humble origin of this and other peerage families, see note iub Craven. V.G. (*■) The Duke of York told Pepys that Legge " was, he knows not how, made a captain after he had been but one voyage at sea." V.G. ("=) The preamble recites "the great merits" of his father, "in that unparalleled rebellion," ^c. i^) This charge is believed by Macaulay and Green, but the evidence thereof seems very weak. See A^. and 0., 6th Ser., vol. xi, p. 184. (') An amusing letter from him to his father, 28 Aug. 1667, is printed in Hist. MSS. Com., Dartmouth MSS., vol. i, p. 16. He was then with the Archbolds, and writes, " The old Ladye is very cautious of her daughter, and seems very fearful