Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury
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Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury, KT (14 February 1773–4 January 1856) was a British peer and politician, known as Hon. Charles-Brudenell Bruce from birth until 1776, Lord Bruce from 1776 to 1814 and Earl of Ailesbury from 1814 to 1821.
Brudenell-Bruce was the eldest son of Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and his first wife, Susanna. In 1792, he joined the Berkshire Militia as an Ensign and was promoted as a Colonel in the Wiltshire Yeomanry in 1797. From 1796 he was Member of Parliament for Marlborough until he inherited his father's titles in 1814. In 1819, he was made a Knight of the Thistle and elevated in the peerage to a marquess in 1821, with many other peers for the occasion of George IV's coronation. On his death in 1856, his titles passed to his eldest son, George.
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On 10 April 1793, Brudenell-Bruce had married Hon. Henrietta Hill (the first daughter of the 1st Baron Berwick) and they had five children:
- Lady Maria Caroline Anne (1794-1835), married the Count of Mandreville.
- Lady Augusta Frederica (1795-1869), married Frederick Wentworth.
- George William Frederick, later 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury (1804-1878)
- Lady Elizabeth (1807-1847), married Count Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe.
- Lord Ernest Augustus Charles, later 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811-1886)
After his wife's death in 1831, Brudenell-Bruce married Maria Clarke (a granddaughter of the 7th Countess of Dysart) and they had one son, Lord Charles William (1834-1897).
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Bruce and Earl of Dalkeith |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough with Hon. James Bruce 1796-97 Robert Brudenell 1797-1800 1796–1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough with Robert Brudenell 1801-02 James Leigh 1802-06 Earl of Dalkeith 1806-07 Viscount Stopford 1807-10 Edward Stopford from 1810 1801–1814 |
Succeeded by Edward Stopford and Hon. William Hill |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Brudenell-Bruce |
Earl of Ailesbury 1814–1856 |
Succeeded by George Brudenell-Bruce |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Marquess of Ailesbury 1821–1856 |
Succeeded by George Brudenell-Bruce |
