EARLS OF See also:

• EGREMONT
• EARLS OF EGREMONT

EGREMONT  . In 1749 Algernon See also:

• SEYMOUR
• SEYMOUR, HORATIO (1810-1886)
• SEYMOUR, or ST MAUR
• SEYMOUR, THOMAS

Seymour, 7th See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset, was created See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• EGREMONT
• EGREMONT, EARLS OF

Egremont, and on his childless See also:

• DEATH

death in See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1750 this See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title passed by See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder to his See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• WYNDHAM, SIR CHARLES (1837— )
• WYNDHAM, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Wyndham or See also:

• WINDHAM, WILLIAM (1750-1810)

Windham, See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

Bart . (1710-1763), a son of Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Wyndham of See also:

• ORCHARD (O. Eng. ort-geard, later orceard; a combination apparently of Lat. hortus, garden, and " yard " or " Barth ")

Orchard Wyndham, Somerset . Charles, who had succeeded to his See also:

• FATHER

father's baronetcy in 1740, inherited Somerset's estates in See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland and See also:

• SUSSEX
• SUSSEX, EARLS OF
• SUSSEX, KINGDOM OF (SO Seaxe, i.e. the South Saxons)
• SUSSEX, THOMAS RADCLYFFE [or RATCLYFFE], 3RD EARL OF (c. 1525-1583)

Sussex . He was a member of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament from 1734 to 1750, and in See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1761 he was appointed secretary of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state for the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department in See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession to William See also:

• PITT, THOMAS (1653-1726)
• PITT, WILLIAM (1759-1806)

Pitt . His See also:

• TERM

term of See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, during which he acted in See also:

• CONCERT (through the French from Lat. con-, with, and certare, to strive)

concert with his See also:

• BROTHER

brother-in-See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• GRENVILLE (or GRANVILLE), SIR RICHARD (r600-1658)
• GRENVILLE (or GREYNVILE), SIR RICHARD (c. 1541-1591)
• GRENVILLE, GEORGE (1712-1770)
• GRENVILLE, SIR BEVIL (1596-1643)
• GRENVILLE, WILLIAM WYNDHAM GRENVILLE, BARON (1759-1834)

Grenville, was mainly occupied with the See also:

• DECLARATION (from Lat. declarare, to make fully clear, clams)

declaration of See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war on See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain and with the negotiations for See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace with See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France and Spain, a peace the terms of which the earl seems to have disliked . He was also to the fore during the proceedings against Wilkes, and he died on the 21st of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1763 . See also:

• HORACE [QuINTus HORATIUS FLACCUS] (65-8 B.C.)

Horace See also:

• WALPOLE, HORATIO
• WALPOLE, SIR SPENCER (1839-1907)

Walpole perhaps rates Egrernont's talents too See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low when he says he " had neither knowledge of business, nor the smallest See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share of See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary abilities." The 2nd earl's son and successor, George O'Brien Wyndham (1751-1837), was more famous as a See also:

• PATRON

patron of See also:

• ART

art and an agriculturist than as a politician, although he was not entirely indifferent to politics . For some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time the painter See also:

• TURNER, CHARLES (1773–1857)
• TURNER, JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM (1775–1851)
• TURNER, NAT (1800-1831)
• TURNER, SHARON (1768-1847)
• TURNER, SIR JAMES (1615–1686)
• TURNER, WILLIAM (d. 1568)

Turner lived at his Sussex See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence, Petworth See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House, and in addition to Turner, the painter See also:

• LESLIE
• LESLIE, CHARLES (1650-1722)
• LESLIE, CHARLES ROBERT (1794–1859)
• LESLIE, FRED [FREDERICK HOBSON] (1855–1892)
• LESLIE, SIR JOHN (1766-1832)
• LESLIE, THOMAS EDWARD CLIFFE (1827-1882)

Leslie, the sculptor See also:

• FLAXMAN, JOHN (1755-1826)

Flaxman and other talented artists received commissions from Egremont, who filled his house with valuable See also:

• WORKS

works of art . Generous and hospitable, See also:

• BLUNT, JOHN HENRY (1823–1884)
• BLUNT, JOHN JAMES (1794–1855)
• BLUNT, WILFRID SCAWEN (184o— )

blunt and See also:

• ECCENTRIC (from Gr. F,c, out of, and Kivrpov, centre)

eccentric, the earl was in his See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day a very prominent figure in See also:

• ENGLISH

English society . Charles Greville says, " he was immensely See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich and his munificence was equal to his See also:

• WEALTH

wealth "; and again that in his time Petworth was " like a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• INN

inn." The earl died unmarried on the 11th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1837, and on the death of his nephew and successor, George See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis Wyndham, the 4th earl (1785-1845), the earldom of Egremont became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct . Petworth, however, and the large estates had already passed to George Wyndham (1787-2869), a natural son of the 3rd earl, who was created See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Leconfield in 1859 .