James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos

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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, was an influential early 18th-century English nobleman and arts patron renowned for his lavish estate at Cannons and his support of composers such as George Frideric Handel.

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instanceOf English nobleman
human
patron of the arts
associatedWith Chandos Anthems
St Lawrence, Whitchurch
birthDate 1674-01-06
birthPlace Dorsington
Warwickshire
burialPlace St Lawrence, Whitchurch
child Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1744-08-09
educatedAt New College, Oxford
era early 18th century
familyName Brydges
father James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos
genre sacred music patronage
givenName James
knownFor his estate at Cannons
lavish lifestyle
patronage of architecture
patronage of music
memberOf House of Commons of England
House of Lords
mother Elizabeth Barnard
movement Baroque
nobleTitle 1st Duke of Chandos
Baron Chandos of Sudeley
Duke of Chandos
Earl of Carnarvon
Viscount Wilton
notableWork development of the Cannons estate
patronOf George Frideric Handel
Johann Christoph Pepusch
artists and architects at Cannons
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire
Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets
Member of Parliament for Hereford
Member of Parliament for Tregony
Paymaster of the Forces Abroad
Privy Counsellor
religion Church of England
residence Cannons
Middlesex
linked to: Middlesex, England
spouse Cassandra Willoughby
Lydia Catherine Van Hatten
Mary Lake NERFINISHED

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Acis and Galatea (libretto) associatedWithPatron James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
Cannons, Middlesex ownedBy James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
Cannons, Middlesex associatedWith James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos nobleTitle Duke of Chandos
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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos nobleTitle 1st Duke of Chandos
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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos father James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos
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Chandos portrait of William Shakespeare namedAfter James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
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Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos child James Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon
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