Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour

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Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour (23 February 1607/828 December 1694) was a Peer of England during the seventeenth century, and the most famous of the Lords Arundell of Wardour. He served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord High Steward, and was appointed to the Privy Council.

He married Cicely Compton, who was a granddaughter of Sir Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton by her father, Sir Henry Compton, and a granddaughter of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset by her mother, Cicely Sackville (herself a half-sister of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset).

Their children were:

  1. Hon. Henry Arundell
  2. Hon. Cicely Arundell, d. 1717, a nun at Rouen, Caux, France.
  3. Thomas Arundell, 4th Baron Arundell of Wardour, b. 1633, d. 10 Feb 1711/12

[edit] Ancestry

Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour's ancestors in three generations
Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour Father:
Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour
Paternal Grandfather:
Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Sir Matthew Arundell
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Margaret Willoughby
Paternal Grandmother:
Mary Wriothesley, Baroness Arundell of Wardour
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Mary Browne, Countess of Southampton
Mother:
Blanche Somerset, Baroness Arundell of Wardour
Maternal Grandfather:
Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester
Maternal Great-grandfather:
William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Christian North, Countess of Worcester
Maternal Grandmother:
Elizabeth Hastings, Countess of Worcester
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Catherine Pole, Countess of Huntingdon


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Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Clarendon
Lord Privy Seal
1687 – 1688
Succeeded by
The Marquess of Halifax
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Thomas Arundell
Baron Arundell of Wardour
1643 – 1694
Succeeded by
Thomas Arundell


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