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James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, KG, PC, FRS (4 March 1715 – 13 April 1763) was an English politician and peer who is sometimes regarded as one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history.
It was created in 1729 for James Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Waldegrave . History. The Waldegrave family descends from Sir Richard Waldegrave, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1381 to 1382. His son and namesake, Sir Richard Waldegrave, was a soldier and fought in the Hundred Years' War.
His son James, the 2nd earl (1715–1763), was perhaps the most intimate friend of King George II, and was for a time governor of his grandson, the future King George III.
Son of 2nd Baron, afterwards 1st Earl of, Waldegrave; succeeded as Earl in 1741.
6th great grandfather of HRH Prince William of Wales. 2nd Earl Waldegrave. KG PC FRS. He was a Lord of the Bedchamber from 1743–52, appointed to the Privy Council in 1752 and Governor to The Prince of Wales and The Prince Edward from 1752-56.
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, KG, PC, FRS (4 March 1715 – 13 April 1763) was an English politician and peer who is sometimes regarded as one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history.
25 de jul. de 2002 · The Memoirs of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave (1715-63) rank with those of Horace Walpole and Lord Hervey as classics of eighteenth-century political literature.
