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b. c. 1680, 2nd but 1st surv. s. Charles Berkeley, 2nd earl of Berkeley and Elizabeth, da. Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden; bro. of George^‡ and Henry Berkeley^‡. educ. ?Savoy sch. Add. 28569, f. 63. m. c. 13 Feb. 1711, Louisa (d.1717), da. Charles Lennox, duke of Richmond, 1s. 1da. KG 31 Mar. 1718. d. 17 Aug. 1736; will 23 May 1735, pr. 23 Sept., 4 Oct., 20 Oct. 1736. TNA, PROB 11/679.

Offices Held

Gent. of bedchamber 1714 – 27; first ld. of Adm. 1717 – 27; PC 17 Apr. 1717; ld. justice 1719, 1720, 1726, 1727.

Freeman, Gloucester 1701; ld. lt., Glos. 1710 – 12, 1714 – d.; custos rot. Surr. 1710 – d.; high steward, Gloucester 1710 – 12, 1714 – d.; warden, Forest of Dean and constable of St. Briavel’s Castle 1711 – 12, 1714 – d.; v-adm. of the coast 1715 – d.

Vol. RN 1695, lt. 1699, capt. 1701, v.-adm. Jan. 1708, adm. Dec. 1708; v.-adm. of Great Britain 1718 – d., adm. of the fleet and c.-in-c. 13 Mar. – 15 Apr. 1719.

Elder bro. Trinity House 1715 – d., master 1715 – 19.

Parlimentarian

BERKELEY, James, Visct. Dursley (c.1680-1736), of Berkeley Castle, Glos.

Associated with: Berkeley Castle, Glos.

Likenesses

oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, oils, 1710, NPG 3195; oil on canvas by P. Monamy and Sir G. Kneller, oils, 1720, NMM.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

Image

BERKELEY, Charles (1649-1710)

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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.