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 about 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, 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
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 1687–1689	Succeeded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge
Preceded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge	Custos Rotulorum of Somerset 1688
Peerage of England
New creation	Baron Waldegrave 1686–1689	Succeeded by James Waldegrave
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Charles Waldegrave	Baronet (of Hever Castle) c.1684–1689	Succeeded by James Waldegrave