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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, PC, DL, FRS (6 January 1673 – 9 August 1744) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1698 until 1714, when he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Chandos, and vacated his seat in the House of Commons to sit in the House of Lords.
Aug. 9, 1744 (aged 71) James Brydges, 1st duke of Chandos (born Jan. 6, 1673—died Aug. 9, 1744) was an English nobleman and patron of composer George Frideric Handel. The son and heir of James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, he was a member of Parliament from 1698 to 1714.
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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, was the eldest child of Sir James Brydges, 8th Lord Chandos. On his father's death in 1714 he was created Viscount Wilton and Earl of Carnarvon. He became Duke of Chandos in 1719. Brydges was MP for Hereford from 1698 to 1714. Chandos is chiefly remembered for his connections with Handel and with Alexander Pope.
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1673–1744), eldest son of the 8th Baron John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon (1703–1727), elder son of the 1st Duke, died without male issue Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos (1708–1771), younger son of the 1st Duke
In October 1714 Brydges inherited the earldom of Caernarvon, which had recently been bestowed on his ailing father. In 1717 Brydges was created first Duke of Chandos 'for no apparent reason', and in the same year on August 4th, he secured the services of Handel who joined the Chapelmaster Dr. Pepusch as composer-in-residence.
16 de jul. de 2011 · James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, MP, PC (6 January 1673 – 9 August 1744) was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges, 3rd Baronet of Wilton Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 8th Baron Chandos; and Elizabeth Barnard.
by Routledge. Description. Once described as 'England's Apollo' James Brydges, first Duke of Chandos (1674-1744) was an outstanding patron of the arts during the first half of the eighteenth century.
