John Waldegrave, 6th Earl Waldegrave

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John James Waldegrave, 6th Earl Waldegrave (31 July 1785–31 July 1835) was a British peer and soldier.

Waldegrave was the second son of the 4th Earl Waldegrave and was educated at Eton. On his father's death in 1789, Waldegrave's elder brother George inherited the former's titles, but Waldegrave soon inherited them (aged eight), when his brother drowned in the Thames five years later. On leaving Eton, Lord Waldegrave joined the army and rose through the ranks, becoming a Major in 1808, having seen action in the Peninsular War and at Flanders. In 1812, he became a Lieutenant-Colonel and commanded the 54th Regiment of Foot during Waterloo in 1815.

On his return home, he married his longtime lover, Anne King on 30 October 1815; they had had several children before their marriage and later had a further four. Lord Waldegrave was briefly a Tory Lord of the Bedchamber from 1830–31 and died in 1835. He was succeeded by his eldest legitimate son, Hon. George Edward, and his wife remarried in 1839, to Dr. Algernon Hicks.

Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by George Waldegrave	Earl Waldegrave 1794–1835	Succeeded by George Waldegrave