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bap. 18 Apr. 1650, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Charles Berkeley†, 2nd Visct. Fitzhardinge, by Penelope, da. of Sir William Godolphin† of Godolphin, Cornw.; bro. of Charles† and Maurice*, 1st and 3rd Viscts. Fitzhardinge. m. Barbara (d. 1708), da. of Sir Edward Villiers, knight marshal of the Household, 3da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. bro. as 4th Visct. Fitzhardinge 13 June 1690. Vis. Eng. and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, ix. 163–4; PCC 8 Leeds.
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Page of honour to Charles II 1668–72; ensign Lord Le Power’s Ft. 1673; capt. 1 Ft. Gds. 1675–85; lt.-col., Col. Edward Villiers’ Ft. 1678; jt. searcher, Gravesend 1681–94; master of horse to Princess Anne 1685–1702; col. regt. of Dragoons [later 4 Queen’s Hussars] 1685– 24 Nov. 1688, 31 Dec. 1688–1 Sept. 1693; brig.-gen. 1690; gov. Kinsale 1692–3; keeper of Pall Mall 1692–d.; teller of Exchequer 1694–d.; treasurer of chamber to Queen Anne 1702–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. iii. 724, 815, 1327; iv. 862; vii. 174; viii. 12; ix. 88; x. 479, 597; xxvii. 538; CSP Dom. 1672, p. 662; 1684–5, p. 293; 1691–2, pp. 111, 426; 1693, p. 71; N. B. Leslie, Suc. of Cols. (Soc. Army Hist. Res. spec. pub. xi), 19; Post Man, 14–16 Apr. 1702; Luttrell, Brief Relation, v. 163.

Custos rot. Som. 1690–d.; freeman, Kinsale 1692. Kinsale Corp. Council Bk. 195.

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BERKELEY, John, 4th Visct. Fitzhardinge [I] (1650-1712), of Bruton, Som. and Pall Mall, Westminster
Main residences: Bruton, Som.; Pall Mall, Westminster.
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Commons 1690-1715
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BERKELEY, John, 4th Visct. Fitzhardinge [I] (1650-1712)

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