George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos

George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos (1620–1654), was the son of Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos (c. 1580 – 10 August 1621) and Lady Anne Stanley, a descendant of King Henry VIII's sister, Princess Mary Tudor. George's stepfather was Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven. In 1621, George succeeded his father as Baron Chandos, being only just one years of age.


George Brydges

Inscription on the leaden coffin of George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos of Sudeley
Inscription on the lead coffin of George Brydges
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
In office
1641–1642
MonarchCharles I
Preceded bySpencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton
Succeeded byEnglish Interregnum
Personal details
Born1620
Sudeley Castle
Died6 February 1654
London
Resting placeSt. Mary's Church, Sudeley Castle
Spouse(s)
  • Jane Savage
  • Susan Montagu
Children
  • Lucy Brydges, 1st Vicountess Lisburne
  • Mary Brydges
  • Elizabeth Brydges, 2nd Countess of Inchiquin
Parents
Military service
AllegianceRoyalist
Battles/warsFirst English Civil War

George was a supporter of King Charles I of England, during his struggle with Parliament, and distinguished himself at the first Battle of Newbury in 1643.[1] Afterwards, he fought in the west of England. At the close of the First English Civil War, he paid a large fine to the parliament.

George Brydges firstly married Lady Susan Montagu, daughter of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, by whom he had three daughters, and secondly, Lady Jane Savage, daughter of John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers, by whom he had another three daughters. His brother, William Brydges, succeeded him as 7th Baron Chandos. After William's death in 1676, the Barony was passed to a kinsman, James Brydges, who was English ambassador to Constantinople, from 1680 to 1685.[1]

On 13 May 1653, George killed Henry Compton in a duel at Putney, and was tried and found guilty of manslaughter on 17 May 1654, after a long imprisonment. On 6 February 1654, he died of smallpox, and was buried at Sudeley Castle, his residence.

References

  1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chandos, Barons and Dukes of s.v. John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos". Encyclopædia Britannica. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 838.
Attribution
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Northampton
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
1641–1642
with The Earl of Northampton
English Interregnum
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Grey Brydges
Baron Chandos
2nd creation
1621–1655
Succeeded by
William Brydges


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