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Personal data Sir John Egerton 1st Earl of Bridgewater, 2nd Viscount Brackley 

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Household of Sir John Egerton 1st Earl of Bridgewater, 2nd Viscount Brackley

He is married to Countess of Bridgwater - Viscountess Brackley - Lady FRANCES Stanley.

They got married on March 29, 1602 at Dodleston, Hertfordshire, England, he was 22 years old.

Spouse: Frances Egerton (born Stanley)

Child(ren):

  1. Frances Egerton  ± 1595-1664
  2. Mary Egerton  ± 1600-1659
  3. Ann Egerton  ± 1601-1619
  4. Arabella Egerton  ± 1602-1669
  5. Elizabeth Egerton  1604-1687
  8. Penelope Egerton  1610-± 1658
  11. Anne Egerton  1617-1647
  13. Alice Egerton  1619-1689
  14. Richard Egerton  1622-1692


Notes about Sir John Egerton 1st Earl of Bridgewater, 2nd Viscount Brackley

John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater KB, PC (1579 – 4 December 1649) was an English peer and politician from the Egerton family.

; color: #0645ad; background: none;" title="Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Egerton,_1st_Viscount_Brackley">Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley and Elizabeth Ravenscroft, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Callington from 1597 to 1598, and for Shropshire in 1601. Knighted on 8 April 1599, he was Baron of the Exchequer of Chester from 1599 to 1605. In 1603, Egerton was appointed Knight of the Order of the Bath and in 1605, he received a Master of Arts from the University of Oxford. Having succeeded to his father's titles in March 1617, he was created Earl of Bridgewater on 27 May 1617.

Egerton was sworn of the Privy Council in 1626. From 1605 to 1646, he was Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire and from 1628 to 1649 Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire. Between 1631 and 1634, he was Lord President of Wales and Lord Lieutenant of Wales and the Marches of Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.

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title="Little Gaddesden" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Gaddesden">Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. In the early 17th century, the 1st Earl's father had purchased Ashridge House, one of the largest country houses in England, from Queen Elizabeth I, who had inherited it from her father who had appropriated it after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. Ashridge House served the Egerton family as a residence until the 19th century. The Egertons later had a family chapel with burial vault in Little Gaddesden Church,[2] where many monuments commemorate the Dukes and Earls of Bridgewater and their families.[3] Lord Bridgewater died on 4 December 1649

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    1. Crowder Family Web Site, Linda Brennison, John Charles Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater, May 18, 2021
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    Birthday June 8, 1579

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1579: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 6 » The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
      • January 23 » The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
      • June 17 » Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
      • June 26 » Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
      • July 8 » Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
      • October 19 » James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.

    Christening day February 8, 1579

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1579: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 6 » The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
      • January 23 » The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
      • February 6 » The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
      • June 26 » Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
      • July 8 » Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
      • October 19 » James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.

    Day of marriage March 29, 1602

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1602: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 20 » The Dutch East India Company is established.
      • November 8 » The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public.
      • December 11 » A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.

    Day of death December 6, 1649

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1649: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 4 » English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
      • January 20 » The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
      • February 19 » The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
      • May 19 » An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
      • September 2 » The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
      • October 11 » Cromwell's New Model Army Sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.

    Day of burial December 4, 1649

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1649: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 4 » English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
      • February 19 » The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
      • March 19 » The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England".
      • May 19 » An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
      • June 1 » Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities.
      • October 19 » New Ross town in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.
    

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