Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury, KT (14 February 1773 – 4 January 1856), styled The Honourable Charles Brudenell-Bruce from birth until 1776, Lord Bruce from 1776 to 1814 and The Earl of Ailesbury from 1814 to 1821, was a British peer and politician.
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Brudenell-Bruce was the third son of Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and his first wife, Susanna, but his brothers died early.
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. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1819 and made Marquess of Ailesbury in 1821, with many other peers for the occasion of George IV's coronation.
On 10 April 1793, Brudenell-Bruce had married Hon. Henrietta Hill, daughter of Noel Hill. They had five children:
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). On his death in 1856, his titles passed to his eldest son, George.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Bruce Earl of Dalkeith |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1796–1800 Served alongside: Hon. James Bruce 1796-1797 Robert Brudenell 1797-1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1801–1814 Served alongside: Robert Brudenell 1801-1802 James Leigh 1802-06 Earl of Dalkeith 1806-07 Viscount Stopford 1807-1810 Edward Stopford 1810-1814 |
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 |
| Baron Bruce of Tottenham (descended by acceleration) 1814–1838 |
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| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Marquess of Ailesbury 1821–1856 |
Succeeded by George Brudenell-Bruce |