Robert Fulke Greville
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| Born | 3 February 1751 |
| Died | April 27, 1824 (aged 73) |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Robert Fulke Greville FRS (3 February 1751 – 27 April 1824) was a British Army officer, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1774 and 1807.
Life
The son of
The Madness of George III and its film adaptation - a fictionalised Greville appears in both of them, played in the film by Rupert Graves
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Greville's duties as an equerry did not prevent him starting a parliamentary career, initially as
Tory government of Lord North.[6][7] He went with the king's household on its 1794 season in Weymouth, again recording it in his diary in considerable detail. 1794 also saw Greville elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[8]
In 1796, a year before leaving his post as equerry, he was elected Member of Parliament for
Groom of the Bedchamber from 1800 to 1818 (from 1812 at Windsor Castle after the final onset of George III's illness). His diaries recounting the period are now held in the Royal Collection.[10]
Fanny Burney referred to Greville as "Colonel Wellbred"[3] and he was a favourite at court. Emma, Lady Hamilton, who had been the mistress of his brother Charles and wife of their uncle Sir William Hamilton, wrote to Robert on several occasions, seeking financial assistance.[11]
Greville died on 27 April 1824. His brother Charles Francis had founded the port of Milford Haven and Robert's son and namesake attempted to make improvements to it.[12]
References
- ^ "No. 112611". The London Gazette. 30 June 1772. p. 1.
10th Regiment of Dragoons, Cornet Robert Fulke Greville is appointed to be Lieutenant, vice George Poyntz Ricketts, by Purchase.
- ^ "No. 11552". The London Gazette. 11 April 1775. p. 2.
1st Regiment of Foot Guards, ... Lieutenant Robert Fulke Greville, of the 10th Regiment of Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Turton; by Purchase.
- ^ a b Mary M. Drummond. "GREVILLE, Hon. Robert Fulke (1751-1824)". History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "ROBERT FULKE GREVILLE (1751-1824), Journal of His Majesty's Most Serious and Afflicting Illness. 1788-89.". Royal Collections Trust. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ F. McKno Bladon (ed.), The Diaries of Colonel The Hon. Robert Fulke Greville, Equerry to His Majesty George III (London: The Bodley Head, 1930).
- ^ Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754-1790 (London: HMSO, 1964)
- ^ "No. 11513". The London Gazette. 29 November 1774. p. 1.
Members returned for the ensuing Parliament ... Borough of Warwick. The Honourable Charles Francis Greville, Esq; The Honourable Robert Fulke Greville, Esq
- ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "GREVILLE, Hon. Robert Fulke (1751-1824), of Richmond Park, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Journal of His Majesty's Most Serious and Afflicting Illness. 1788-89". Royal Collection. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-4088-3256-1.
- ^ "Charles Francis Greville". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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