BERKELEY, Charles (1649-1710) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 8 Apr. 1649, 1st s. George Berkeley, later earl of Berkeley and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of John Masingberd (Massingberd) of London. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1662; fell. comm. Trinity Coll., Camb. 1663; travelled abroad 1664-7. CSP Dom. 1664-5, p. 32. m. lic. 16 Aug. 1677, Elizabeth, da. Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden, 4s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). KB 23 Apr. 1661. d. 24 Sept. 1710; will 9 Mar. 1709, pr. 25 Nov. 1710. TNA, PROB 11/518.

Offices Held

PC 3 May 1694 – d.; ld. justice [I], 1699 – 1700.

Commr. assessment, Glos. 1673 – 80, 1689 – 90; freeman, Gloucester 1679; Gloucester Freemen, (Glos. Rec. Ser. iv), 34. dep. lt. Glos. 1689 – 94, custos rot. 1689 – d., Surr. 1699 – d.; ld. lt. Glos. 1694 – d.; high steward, Gloucester 1695 – d.; col. of militia horse, Glos. by 1697–?d.; constable of St Briavel’s Castle and warden of the Forest of Dean 1697 – d.

Capt. of ft., regt. of Henry Somerset, mq. of Worcester, 1673.

Envoy to Madrid 1689 (did not go), CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 95. Hague 1689–94. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 246; CSP Dom. 1694–5, p. 225.

FRS 1667; mbr. of cttee. Levant Co. 1678 – 79, E.I. Co. 1699 – 1705.

Gent. of the bedchamber to Prince Cosmo de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1675.

Parlimentarian

BERKELEY, Sir Charles III (1649-1710), of Berkeley Castle, Glos.

Associated with: Berkeley Castle, Glos. and Cranford, Mdx.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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