JOHN

See also:

• BRYDGES, SIR SAMUEL EGERTON (1762-1837)

BRYDGES  , 1st Baron Chandos (c . 1490-1557), a son of Sir Giles Brydges, or Bruges (d . 1511), was a prominent figure at the English court during the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI. and Mary . He took part in suppressing the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyat in 1554, and as lieutenant of the Tower of London during the earlier part of Mary's reign, had the custody, not only of Lady Jane Grey and of Wyat, but for a short time of the princess Elizabeth . He was created Baron Chandos of Sudeley in 1554, one of his ancestors, Alice, being a grand-daughter of Sir Tliomas Chandos (d . 1375), and he died in March 1557 . The three succeeding barons, direct descendants of the 1st baron, were all members of parliament and persons of some importance . Grey, 5th Baron Chandos (c . 1580—1621), lord-lieutenant of Gloucestershire, was called the " king of the Cotswolds," owing to his generosity and his magnificent style of living at his residence, Sudeley Castle . He has been regarded by Horace Walpole and others as the author of some essays, Horae Subsecivae . His elder son George, 6th Baron Chandos (1620-1655), was a supporter of Charles I. during his struggle with Parliament, and distinguished himself at the first battle of Newbury in 1643 . He had six daughters but no sons, and after the death of his brother William in 1676 the barony came to a kinsman, Sir James Brydges, Bart .

(1642-1714), who was English

ambassador to Constantinople from 168o to 1685 .