Brydges family papers : Personal and family papers, 1416-1847 (bulk 1690s-1790s).

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Brydges family papers : Personal and family papers, 1416-1847 (bulk 1690s-1790s).

Wills, marriage and other property settlements of the three dukes of Chandos and their immediate families. Related families include, among other, those of Leigh, Thistleethwaite, and Bathurst.

Approx. 210 pieces.10 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8341404

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Brydges family.

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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, (1673-1744): British statesman and patron of the arts. The dukedom was inherited by his only surviving son Henry Brydges. The 3rd Duke of Chandos, James Brydges (1732-1789), was a prominent Whig politician and courtier. In 1777 he married Anne Eliza (Gamon) Elletson, the daughter of Richard Gamon and widow of Roger Hope Elletson Governor of Jamaica (1766-1767). By 1791, the Dowager Duchess had been declared insane. From the description of Brydges f...

Chandos, James Brydges, Duke of, 1732-1789

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Chandos, Henry Brydges, Duke of, 1708-1771.

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Chandos, James Brydges, Duke of, 1674-1744

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