Brydges

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Brydges is the surname of a prominent British aristocratic family that included James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, a notable early 18th-century nobleman and patron of the arts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman
aristocratic family
country house
hereditary title in the Peerage of England
hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain
surname
associatedFamily Brydges family
Brydges family
birthYear 1674
burialPlace St Lawrence Whitchurch
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
createdFor James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
creationYear 1719
deathYear 1714
1744
familyName Brydges
Brydges
givenName James
hadPatron James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
hasNotableFamily Brydges family
hasNotableMember James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos
hasTitleAssociated Baron Chandos
Duke of Chandos
Earl of Carnarvon (Peerage of England)
linked to: Earl of Carnarvon

Viscount Wilton
houseOrDynasty Brydges family
Brydges family
languageOfOrigin English
memberOf House of Lords
nobleStatus British aristocracy
nobleTitle Baron Chandos
Duke of Chandos
notableFor patronage of the arts
wealth from War of the Spanish Succession contracts
ordinal 1st Duke of Chandos
patronOf George Frideric Handel
positionHeld Paymaster of the Forces Abroad
principalOwner James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
residence Cannons (Middlesex)
linked to: Cannons, Middlesex
spouse Cassandra Willoughby
Lydia Catherine Van Hatten
Mary Lake NERFINISHED

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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos familyName Brydges
subject linked to: Brydges
James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos familyName Brydges
subject linked to: Brydges
Frances Brydges familyName Brydges