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Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield

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also had a claim on the estate through his second wife Elizabeth Gerard, who was also a granddaughter of the 1st Earl. It seems that Macclesfield preferred Mohun, a former captain of horse in his regiment, over Hamilton whom he disliked because of his Tory sympathies. Hamilton challenged Mohun
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of Sutton, by Act of Parliament; the first occasion on which a divorce was so granted without a previous decree of an ecclesiastical court. The countess was the mother of two children who were known by the name of Savage, and whose reputed father was
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about the year 1700, and died at the age of eighty-five in 1753. Her daughter, Anna Margaretta Brett, was a mistress of George I. The 2nd earl of Macclesfield was succeeded by his brother
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Having become a major-general in 1694, Macclesfield saw some service abroad, and in 1701 he was selected the first commissioner for the investiture of the elector of Hanover (afterwards
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By 1678 he was a lieutenant-colonel in Lord Gerard's Horse and a full colonel in 1679. That year he entered politics, being elected knight of the shire for
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History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757–1908: Denbighshire and Flintshire (Part 1): Regiments of Militia
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He died suddenly on 5 November 1701 at about 40 years old, leaving no legitimate children.
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Kiernan, V. G. (October 2005) . "Mohun, Charles, fourth Baron Mohun (1675?–1712)".
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claimed that he was the younger of these children. The divorced countess married
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through the courts. After over a decade of legal dispute, the pair fought
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Macclesfield, Charles Gerard s.v. Charles, 2nd earl of Macclesfield
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Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lancashire
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Charles Gerard, Baron Brandon (later 1st Earl of Macclesfield)
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In March 1698, Macclesfield was divorced from his wife
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On his death, Macclesfield left most of his estate to
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for Lancashire from 1689 until his death in 1701. As
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Charles Gerard, Baron Brandon (later 1st Earl of Macclesfield)
Lancashire
Charles, the 1st Earl
Duke of Monmouth
Rye House Plot
Charles II
Member of Parliament
Lancashire
Custos Rotulorum
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire
Colonel
Denbighshire Militia
King George I
order of the Garter
Anna
Sir Richard Mason
Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers
Richard Savage
Colonel Henry Brett
Fitton Gerard, 3rd Earl
Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun
Brest expedition
James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton
their famous duel
Hyde Park




Chisholm 1911

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