Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
The Lord FitzHardinge | |
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Privy Council |
Early career
Born the illegitimate son of
Entering politics, Berkeley became
Returning to sea, Berkeley was given command of the second-rate HMS Thunderer in January 1840 and served on the coast of Syria taking part in the capture of Acre in November 1840 during the Oriental Crisis. For this he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath and received the Naval Gold Medal.[2]
At the
Senior command
Berkeley went on to be
On 26 February 1861, after inheriting his brother's estates, Berkeley unsuccessfully claimed the Barony of Berkeley as being one by tenure of Berkeley Castle.[1] He was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 28 June 1861[14] and was created Baron FitzHardinge, of the city and county of Bristol on 3 August 1861.[15] He was promoted to full admiral on 15 January 1862[16] and died at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire on 17 October 1867.[1]
Family
In 1823 Berkeley married Lady Charlotte Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond; after his first wife died he married Lady Charlotte Moreton, daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie in 1834.[4]
References
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- ^ a b Dod, pp. 115–116
- ^ "No. 18039". The London Gazette. 26 June 1824. p. 1037.
- ^ a b "William Loney RN". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "No. 19038". The London Gazette. 12 April 1833. p. 707.
- ^ a b c d e Sainty, J C (1975). "'Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660–1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870". pp. 18–31. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "No. 19229". The London Gazette. 13 January 1835. p. 60.
- ^ "No. 20667". The London Gazette. 17 November 1846. p. 4660.
- ^ "No. 21037". The London Gazette. 13 November 1849. p. 3387.
- ^ "Committee moved for – vol 145 cc956-85". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 May 1857. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "No. 21743". The London Gazette. 10 July 1855. p. 2655.
- ^ "No. 21762". The London Gazette. 14 August 1855. p. 3082.
- ^ "No. 21937". The London Gazette. 4 November 1856. p. 3576.
- ^ "No. 22524". The London Gazette. 28 June 1861. p. 2689.
- ^ "No. 22536". The London Gazette. 6 August 1861. p. 3272.
- ^ "No. 22591". The London Gazette. 21 January 1862. p. 335.
Sources
- Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. ISBN 978-1146417068.
- Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley R.N., pdavis.nl. Accessed 22 February 2024.
External links
- "Archival material relating to Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge". UK National Archives.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Maurice Berkeley
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). John Murray – via Wikisource. . .