| The Most Honourable The Marquess of Ailesbury PC |
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| "Three Dowagers". The Marquess of Ailesbury as caricatured by Théobald Chartran in Vanity Fair, October 1880. | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
| In office 7 September 1841 – 29 June 1846 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | Earl of Belfast |
| Succeeded by | Lord Edward Howard |
| In office 30 December 1852 – 21 February 1858 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Viscount Newport |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Newport |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1811 Warren's Hotel, St James's Square, London |
| Died | October 18, 1886 (aged 75) Savernake, Wiltshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Louisa Horsley-Beresford (1814–1891) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury PC (8 January 1811 – 18 October 1886), styled Lord Ernest Bruce from 1821 until 1878, was a British courtier and politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1841 and 1846 and again between 1852 and 1858. An MP for 46 years, he succeeded his elder brother in the marquessate in 1878.
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Brudenell-Bruce was born at Warren's Hotel, St James's Square, London, the second son of Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury, by his wife the Honourable Henrietta Maria Hill, daughter of Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick. George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, was his elder brother and Lord Charles Bruce his younger half-brother.[1] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Brudenell-Bruce was returned to parliament for Marlborough in 1832.[3] He was a Lord of the Bedchamber to William IV from 1834 to 1835. In 1841 he was sworn of the Privy Council[4] and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Sir Robert Peel,[5] a post he held until the government fell in 1846. He returned to the same office in December 1852 in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government.[6] He continued in the post also when Lord Palmerston became prime minister in 1855, finally resigning in 1858.[7] He remained MP for Marlborough until 1878, when he succeeded his elder brother in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords.[3] In 1884 he was made Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire,[8] a post he held until his death two years later.[9]
Lord Ailesbury married the Honourable Louisa Elizabeth Horsley-Beresford, daughter of John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies, on 25 November 1834. They had seven children:
Lord Ailesbury died at Savernake, Wiltshire, in October 1886, aged 75, and was buried at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire. His grandson George succeeded in the marquessate. The Marchioness of Ailesbury died in October 1891, aged 77, and was buried at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Sotheron-Estcourt William John Bankes |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1832 – 1878 With: Henry Bingham Baring 1832–1868 (representation reduced to one member 1868) |
Succeeded by Lord Charles Bruce |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Earl of Belfast |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1841–1846 |
Succeeded by Lord Edward Howard |
| Preceded by Viscount Newport |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1852–1858 |
Succeeded by Viscount Newport |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Craven |
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire 1884–1886 |
Succeeded by The Lord Wantage |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by George Brudenell-Bruce |
Marquess of Ailesbury 1878–1886 |
Succeeded by George Brudenell-Bruce |