Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater
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Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (11 August 1681 – 11 January 1744), known as Viscount Brackley from 1687 to 1701 and as the Earl of Bridgewater from 1701 to 1720, was an British peer and courtier. Originally the 4th Earl of Bridgewater he was created Duke of Bridgewater in 1720 with the subsidiary title Marquess of Brackley.
He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire twice as a Whig. He was also employed in the household of Prince George of Denmark.
He was the third son of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater and his second wife Jane Paulet. His maternal grandparents were Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton and his second wife Mary Scrope. Mary was a daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland and Elizabeth Manners. Elizabeth was a daughter of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and Martha Jones.
On 9 February 1703. Bridgewater married his first wife Elizabeth Churchill. She was a daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. They had only one known child:
- Anne Egerton (d. 1762/1763). Married first Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford and secondly William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey.
On 4 August 1722, Bridgewater married his second wife Rachel Russell. She was a daughter of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford and his wife Elizabeth Howland. They had seven children:
- Louisa Egerton (30 April 1723 - 14 March 1761). Married Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford.
- Caroline Egerton (born 21 May 1724).
- Charles Egerton, Marquess of Brackley (27 July 1725 - 2 May 1731).
- John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater (1727 - 1748).
- William Egerton (15 January 1728 - 10 February 1729).
- Diana Egerton (3 March 1731 - 13 August 1758). Married Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore.
- Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (May 21, 1736 - March 8, 1803).
| Court offices | ||
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| New title | Lord Chamberlain to Caroline, Princess of Wales 1714 – 1717 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Grantham |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Newhaven |
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire 1703 – 1711 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Kent |
| Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire 1714 – 1728 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Cobham |
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| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Duke of Bridgewater 1720 – 1744 |
Succeeded by John Egerton |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by John Egerton |
Earl of Bridgewater 2nd creation 1701 – 1744 |
Succeeded by John Egerton |
