Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley

Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley, KT (18 February 1715 – 9 January 1755) was the son of Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, and the former Lady Louisa Lennox.

Biography

He was made an

2nd Regiment of Foot Guards. On 9 June 1739, he was invested as a knight of the Order of the Thistle. In October of that same year, the Foundling Hospital received its royal charter

, a charity for which Berkeley was a founding governor.

From 1738 until 1741, he was having a well-known relationship with the already married

Elizabeth Craven. The earl died on 9 January 1755 and was buried on 17 January 1755 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire. His wife, Elizabeth, was buried at St James's Church, Piccadilly, on 6 January 1777.^[2]

References

^ The Register of Marriages in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1723-1754. 7 May 1744.
^ The Register Book for Burials. In the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. 1754-1812. 6 January 1777.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Berkeley	Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire 1737–1755	Succeeded by The Lord Ducie
Peerage of England
Preceded by James Berkeley	Earl of Berkeley 1736–1755	Succeeded by Frederick Berkeley

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[1] The Register of Marriages in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1723-1754. 7 May 1744.

[2] The Register Book for Burials. In the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. 1754-1812. 6 January 1777.

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