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John FitzAlan, 6th Earl of Arundel, 3rd Baron Maltravers was an English nobleman.
Earl of Ducie is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Thomas Reynolds Moreton, 4th Baron Ducie. The family descends from Edward Moreton, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Ducie. Their son Matthew Ducie Moreton represented Gloucestershire in the House of Commons. In 1720 he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Ducie de Moreton, in the County of Stafford. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was also a Member of Parliament and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. In 1763 he was created Baron Ducie, of Tortworth in the County of Gloucester, with remainder to the sons of his sister Elizabeth Reynolds. This title was also in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Sir John Ernle (1620–1697) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1695. He was one of the longest-serving Chancellors of the Exchequer of England, a position he held from 2 May 1676 to 9 April 1689.
Baron Berkeley of Stratton, in the County of Cornwall, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1658 for John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, a Royalist supporter during the English Civil War, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family. He was a descendant of Sir Maurice de Berkeley, younger son of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley. Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, was his brother and Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth, his nephew. Lord Berkeley of Stratton's second son, the third Baron, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. He died without surviving children and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. He was a politician and served as First Lord of Trade between 1714 and 1715. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the fifth Baron. He was also a politician and held office as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-Pensioners. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1773.
Sir John Temple was an Irish politician, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and Attorney General for Ireland. He was the great-great-grandfather of the distinguished statesman Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. His descendants in the female line include the famous poet Lord Byron.
John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton was an English admiral, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family.
Events from the year 1663 in England.
George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley PC FRS was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 until 1658 when he succeeded to the peerage.
Berkeley is a surname. It is also used, uncommonly, as a given name. The name is a habitation name from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, itself derived from Old English beorce léah meaning birch lea. People with the name include:
Maurice Berkeley or Maurice de Berkeley may refer to:
Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley, KB, PC, FRS was a British nobleman and diplomat, known as Sir Charles Berkeley from 1661 to 1679 and styled Viscount Dursley from 1679 to 1698.
John Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton, styled The Honourable John Berkeley until 1741, was a British politician, the last of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family.
William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton PC, PC (I), was a British politician and judge, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family. He was Master of the Rolls in Ireland between 1696 and 1731 and also held political office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1710 to 1714 and as First Lord of Trade from 1714 to 1715.
Henry Berkeley may refer to:
William Berkeley may refer to:
George Pitt was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679.
Sir John Berkeley (1352–1428), of Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire was an English politician. He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Berkeley Castle and Katherine Clivedon. He was knighted before 1383.
John Symes Berkeley (1663–1736) of Stoke Gifford near Bristol was an English Member of Parliament.
Matthew Ducie Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie (1663–1735) of Moreton, Staffordshire, and Tortworth, Gloucestershire, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1720 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Ducie.
