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BERKELEY, Sir Charles I (1599-1668), of Bruton, Som. and Pall Mall, Westminster.

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b. 14 Dec. 1599, 1st s. of Sir Maurice Berkeley of Bruton by Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Killigrew of Hanworth, Mdx., bro. of John Berkeley. educ. Eton 1613; Queen’s, Oxf. 1615. m. 6 Sept. 1627, Penelope, da. of Sir William Godolphin of Godolphin, Cornw., 4s. (2 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1617; Kntd. 26 Aug. 1623; suc. Sir Charles Berkeley II as 2nd Visct. Fitzhardinge [I] 3 June 1665.Dormant and Extinct Peerages, 46; Shaw, Knights, ii. 182.
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Dep. lt. Som. by 1625 – c.37, col. of militia 1625 – c.37, commr. of array 1642; j.p. Som. 1643 – 45, July 1660–d. Mdx. and Westminster Aug. 1660–d.; commr. for oyer and terminer, Western circuit July 1660, assessment, Som. Aug. 1660–1, 1663 – d., Westminster 1661 – 63; custos rot. Som. Dec. 1660 – d.; commr. for sewers, Dec. 1660; freeman, Portsmouth 1661; commr. for loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster 1662, highways and sewers 1662.T. G. Barnes, Som. 116, 317; CJ, ii. 745; Q. Sess. Recs. (Som. Rec. Soc. xxviii), p. xx; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 356; Tudor and Stuart Proclamations ed. Steele, i. 405.

Comptroller of the Household June 1660–2, treasurer 1662 – d.; PC July 1660–d.HMC Portland, iii. 222.

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BERKELEY, Charles (1599-1668), of Bruton, Som.
Main residences: Bruton, Som.; Pall Mall, Westminster.
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BERKELEY, Sir Charles II (1630-65), of Whitehall.

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bap. 11 Jan. 1630, 2nd s. of Sir Charles Berkeley I and bro. of Sir Maurice Berkeley and John Berkeley, 4th Visct. Fitzhardinge. educ. travelled abroad 1644-8. m. 18 Dec. 1664, Mary, da. of Hervey Bagot of Pipe Hall, Warws., 1da. Kntd. 30 May 1660; cr. Visct. Fitzhardinge of Berehaven [I] 14 July 1663, Earl of Falmouth 17 Mar. 1665.
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Groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of York 1656 – 62; keeper of the privy purse 1662 – d. asst. R. Adventurers into Africa 1665.

Cornet, regt. of George, Lord Digby, (French army) 1652 – 56; capt. Duke of York’s Gds. 1657 – 58, 1661 – d.; capt. of Sandown Castle, Kent Dec. 1660–1; lt.-gov. Portsmouth 1662–d.Clarke, Jas. II, i. 142; CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 430; 1661–2, p. 48; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 357.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1662.

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BERKELEY, Sir Charles II (1630-65), of Whitehall.
Main residence: Whitehall.
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This biography is based on C. H. Hartmann, The King’s Friend, which corrects the date given for the Falmouth peerage in CP.

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

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b. 8 Apr. 1649, 1st s. of George Berkeley, 9th Lord Berkeley, by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of John Massingberd, Skinner, of London. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1662; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1663; travelled abroad 1664-7. m. lic. 16 Aug. 1677, Elizabeth, da. of Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden, 4s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. KB 23 Apr. 1661; styled. Visct. Dursley 11 Sept. 1679; summ. to Lords in his fa.’s barony as Lord Berkeley 11 July 1689; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Berkeley 14 Oct. 1698.CSP Dom. 1664-5, p. 32; Le Neve, Mon. Angl. 1700-15, p. 203.
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Commr. for assessment, Glos. 1673 – 80, 1689 – 90, j.p. 1674–?d.; committee, Levant Co. 1678 – 79; dep. lt. Glos. 1689 – 94, custos rot. 1689 – d., Surr. 1699 – d.; ld. lt. Glos. 1694 – d., Surr. 1702 – 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.; committee, E.I. Co. 1699–1705.Eg. 1626, f. 16.

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

Gent. of the bedchamber to Prince Cosmo of Tuscany 1675; envoy to Madrid 1689, The Hague 1689 – 95; PC 3 May 1694 – d.; one of the lds. justices [I] 1699–1700.

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BERKELEY, Edward (c.1644-1707), of Pylle, Som.

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b. c. 1644, 1st s. of Edward Berkeley of Pylle by Phillippa, da. of George Speke of White Lackington. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 12 July 1661, aged 17; L. Inn 1665. m. c.1680, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of John Ryves of Ranston, Dorset, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1669.Hutchins, Dorset, i. 253.
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Commr. for assessment, Som. 1673 – 80, Wells 1690; col. of militia ft. Som. by 1679 – ?87, ?1689 – d., j.p. 1680 – Feb. 1688, Oct. 1688 – d., dep. lt. 1680 – 87, 1689–?d.Q. Sess. Recs. (Som. Rec. Soc. xxxiv), p. ix; Som. RO, Q/JC91–97; CSP Dom. 1679–80, p. 82; 1682, p. 145; Eg. 1626, f. 39.

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BERKELEY, Sir Maurice, 1st Bt. (1628-90), of Bruton, Som. and Pall Mall, Westminster.

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bap. 15 June 1628, 1st s. of Sir Charles Berkeley I, and bro. of Sir Charles Berkeley II and John Berkeley, 4th Visct. Fitzhardinge. m. 1 Jan. 1649, Anne, da. of Sir Henry Lee, 1st Bt., of Quarrendon, Bucks., 2da. 2s. illegit. by Mary Rutley. cr. Bt. 2 July 1660; suc. fa. as 3rd Visct. Fitzhardinge of Berehaven [I] 12 June 1668.Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 601; PCC 213 Dyke.
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MP [I] 1665 – 66.

Commr. for assessment, Som. 1657, Jan. 1660–80, 1689 – d., Wells 1673 – 79, Bath 1690, militia, Som. Mar. 1660; j.p. Mar. 1660 – Feb. 1688, Oct. 1688 – d., capt. of militia horse Apr. 1660; commr. for oyer and terminer, Western circuit July 1660, sewers, Som. Dec. 1660, loyal and indigent officers, Bristol 1662, dep. lt. Som. 1662 – 87; v.-pres. Connaught 1662 – 66; col. of militia ft. Som. 1667 – bef.79, custos rot. 1675 – d.; freeman, Bath 1679, high steward 1685 – Aug. 1688, Oct. 1688 – d.; ld. lt. Som. 1689–d.Q. Sess. Recs. (Som. Rec. Soc. xxxiv), p. ix; Merc. Pub. 26 Apr. 1660; Cal. Cl. SP, v. 281; CSP Dom. 1667, p. 272; Bath council bk. 2, p. 750; 3, p. 69; HMC Finch, ii. 303.

Servant to the Duke of Gloucester May-Sept. 1660; gent. of privy chamber (extraordinary) June 1660, (ordinary) 1668 – 85; treas. of Dunkirk Dec. 1660–1; jt. agent for wine licences 1661 – 62; PC [I] 1663–?d.; commr. for customs and excise accounts [I] 1666–7.SP29/20/55; LC3/2; Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 179; CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 431; 1661–2, pp. 69, 132, 377; HMC Ormonde, ii. 378; CSP Ire. 1663–5, p. 52; 1666–9, pp. 114, 349.

Capt. indep. tp. 1667, 1685, Life Gd. [I] 1676–85.CSP Dom. 1667, p. 182; 1676–7, p. 287; 1685, p. 209; HMC Ormonde, ii. 306, 308.

FRS 1667.

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BERKELEY, Sir Maurice, 1st Bt. (1628-90), of Bruton, Som. and Pall Mall, Westminster.
Main residences: Bruton, Som.; Pall Mall, Westminster.
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BERKELEY, Sir Maurice (1628-90)

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