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===[[name::James]] [[name::BRYDGES]], 8th [[personal title::Baron Chandos]] [[date of birth::1642]]-[[date of death::1714]]=== | ===[[name::James]] [[name::BRYDGES]], 8th [[personal title::Baron Chandos]] [[date of birth::1642]]-[[date of death::1714]]=== | ||
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====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
Son of [[family::Sir John Brydges]], 2nd [[personal title::baronet]], of [[location::Wilton, Herefordshire]]. Matriculated at [[education::St John's College, Oxford]] 1657, but did not graduate. He inherited his father's title as 3rd [[personal title::baronet]] in 1652, and in 1676 became 8th [[personal title::Baron Chandos]] on the death of his relative William, 7th [[personal title::Baron]]. [[occupation::High Sheriff]] of [[location::Herefordshire]] 1667; [[occupation::ambassador]] to the Ottoman Empire in [[location::Constantinople]] 1681-87. | Son of [[family::Sir John Brydges]], 2nd [[personal title::baronet]], of [[location::Wilton, Herefordshire]]. Matriculated at [[education::St John's College, Oxford]] 1657, but did not graduate. He inherited his father's title as 3rd [[personal title::baronet]] in 1652, and in 1676 became 8th [[personal title::Baron Chandos]] on the death of his relative William, 7th [[personal title::Baron]]. [[occupation::High Sheriff]] of [[location::Herefordshire]] 1667; [[occupation::ambassador]] to the Ottoman Empire in [[location::Constantinople]] 1681-87. | ||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | Brydges used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks *75), but we do not know the extent of his library. His will has no mention of books, | + | |
| + | Brydges used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks *75), but we do not know the extent of his library. His will has no mention of books, [[bequest::leaving]] the bulk of his estate to his eldest [[beneficiary::son]] [[family::James Brydges|James]], and any residue of his goods and chattels to his [[beneficiary::wife]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 24 May 2021
James BRYDGES, 8th Baron Chandos 1642-1714
Biographical Note
Son of Sir John Brydges, 2nd baronet, of Wilton, Herefordshire. Matriculated at St John's College, Oxford 1657, but did not graduate. He inherited his father's title as 3rd baronet in 1652, and in 1676 became 8th Baron Chandos on the death of his relative William, 7th Baron. High Sheriff of Herefordshire 1667; ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople 1681-87.
Books
Brydges used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks *75), but we do not know the extent of his library. His will has no mention of books, leaving the bulk of his estate to his eldest son James, and any residue of his goods and chattels to his wife.
Sources
- Cokayne, G. E. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland. London, 1910-59.
- Foster, J. Alumni Oxonienses. London, 1888.