Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave
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Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave (1661 – 24 January 1689) was a British peer and Jacobite supporter.
The son of Sir Charles Waldegrave, 3rd Baronet, Waldegrave inherited his father's title in c.1684. A year earlier, he had married Henrietta FitzJames, an illegitimate daughter of King James II and his mistress, Arabella Churchill. As a result of his marriage, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton, Co. Somerset. in 1686.
He became Comptroller of the Household that year and continued in this office at the King's court-in-exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, until his death in 1689.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Maynard |
Comptroller of the Household 1687–1688 |
Succeeded by The Lord Wharton |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Somerset |
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset 1687–1688 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Ormonde |
| Preceded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge |
Custos Rotulorum of Somerset 1688 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge |
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Waldegrave 1686–1689 |
Succeeded by James Waldegrave |
| Preceded by Charles Waldegrave |
Baronet (of Hever Castle) c.1684–1689 |
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