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HERALDRY. 
her had two Cons and two daughters, viz. John, who 
fncceeded him; Henry, married, January 12, 1778, to 
Mifs Batfon, and died June 4, 1802, leaving iflue, of 
which his eldeft daughter married, September 29, 1803, 
colonel Mitchell, of Dawlifh, in the county of Dorfet; 
Anne, died in 1764; Mary, married to Charles Blair, 
efq. and had iflue, Henry, born in 1768, and died in the 
Weft Indies 1794; Charles-Henry; and Mary. His 
lordffiip died November 12, 1771, and was fucceeded by 
his eldeft fon, John, ninth earl; who married, firft, 
March 26, 1758, Augufta, daughter of Montagu Bertie, 
fon of Robert, firft duke of Ancafter, by which lady, 
who died January 3, 1766, he had iflue, John, the prefent 
earl ; Thomas, one of ,the grooms of the bed-chamber 
to the king, born July 6, 1760; married, July 27, 1789, 
Mifs Lowe, by whom he had a fon, born April 27, 1790 ; 
and a fon born July 2, 1793; Augufta, born Septem¬ 
ber 18, 1761, married, in July, 1781, William earl of 
Lonfdale ? by whom fhe had iflue. His lordlhip married, 
fecondly. May 28, 1767, lady Sufan Gordon, daughter 
of Cofmo-George, third duke of Gordon, by whom he 
had Henry, born April 14, 1771, died March 6, 1774; 
Sufan, born O&ober 3, 1768; married, July 20, 1788, 
John Drummond, efq. and died in Auguft 1793; Eli¬ 
zabeth, born January 7, 1773, married, September 4, 
*790, John Lowther, efq. brother to the earl of Lonfdale. 
Mary, born September 19, 1772, married January 16, 
J 79 2 > George Fludyer, efq. His lordlhip died April 26, 
1774, and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, John, the 
prefent and tenth earl. 
Creations. —Baron Burgherlh, and earl of Weft, 
moreland, December 29, 1624. 
Residences. —Apelthorpe, in the county of North¬ 
ampton; Brimpton, in the county of Somerfet; and 
Charleton, Yorklhire.—Town.houfe, Grofvenor-fquare. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Ne vilefano —“ Difgrace not the altar.” 
MORDAUNT, EARL OF PETERBOROUGH. 
CHARLES-HENRY MORDAUNT, Earl of PE¬ 
TERBOROUGH and MONMOUTH, Vifcount Mor- 
daunt of Avalon, Baron Mordaunt of Tufvey, and of 
Ryegate ; born May u, 1758 ; and fucceeded to the title 
upon the death of his father, Auguft 1, 1779. 
The family of Mordaunt came over to England with 
William the Conqueror. Sir John Mordaunt, in the 
reign of Henry VII. was chancellor of the duchy and 
county palatine of Lancafler; and John, his fon, had 
fummons to parliament in the reign of Henry VIII. by 
the title of baron Mordaunt of Turvey, in the county 
of Bedford. John, fecond lord Mordaunt, his fon, was 
one who oppofed the pretenfions of lady J ane Grey ; and 
Henry, fourth lord Mordaunt, grandfon of John, was 
involved in the court of Star-chamber concerning the 
gunpovrder-plot, and for fome time lhut up in the 
Tower. John, fifth lord Mordaunt, his fon, was by 
Charles!, created earl of Peterborough; and v.as ap¬ 
pointed general of the ordnance. He died June-18,1642, 
leaving iluie two fons, Henry and John. 
Henry, fecond earl of Peterborough, warmly embraced 
the caufe of Charles I. and was wounded in the battle 
of Newbury. He was one of the leaders in the party 
of Rich earl of Holland, in 1648, whofe objedt was to 
rcfcue that monarch from imprifonment. Upon the ac- 
ceflion of James II. he was appointed his majefty’s 
groom of the ftole. John, younger fon of John firft 
earl of Peterborough, was the raoft active of all the 
partizans-of Charles II. during the ufurpation of Crom¬ 
well. He was brought to trial for his loyalty in 1658, 
and’narrowly efcaped with his life. But,, undifmayed 
by this danger, he immediately renewed his endeavours 
to re ft ore the royal family ; and, as a reward for his 
fervices, was created baron Mordaunt of Ryegate, and 
vilcount Mordaunt of Avalon. He died June 5, 1675, 
leaving Iflue, 1. Charles, fecond vifcoum Mordaunt of 
Avalon. 2. Harry, father of fir John Mordaunt, knight 
of the bath, who commanded the land-forces defigned 
for the redudtion of Rochefort, in France, in September 
*757' Harry, his brother, died January 4, 1720. 3. 
Ofmond, killed at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 
1690/ 
Charles, fecond vifcount Mordaunt of Avalon, en¬ 
tered into the royal navy, and particularly diftinguifhed 
himfelf at Tangiers, when befieged by the Moors in 
1684. Dill iking the meaftires of James II. "be parted 
over to Holland, and was among thofe who were prin¬ 
cipally trufted by the prince of Orange, afterwards 
William III. He landed at Torbay with that prince at 
the period of the revolution; was conftituted April 8, 
1689, firft lord commiffioner of the treafury, and the 
following day created earl of Monmouth. He refigned 
the office of firft lord of the treafury in March 1690, and 
fucceeded to the family honours, as third earl of Peter¬ 
borough, June 19, 1697. In the reign of queen Anne 
he was made commander in chief of her mgjefty’s forces 
in the kingdom of Spain, and joint admiral of the fleet 
deftined for that country. Immediately upon his arrival 
in Spain, he commenced with fuccefs the fiege of Bar¬ 
celona, and the governor propofed to furrender. Pend¬ 
ing the negociation, his German allies forced the gates 
on one fide of the town, and began a general pillage. 
Lord Peterborough, informed of this circumftanee, de- 
fired to be admitted at the oppofite gate ; and, having 
driven out the Germans, mod honourably returned to his 
former ftation, and completed the terms of furrender. 
In the following year, the French, headed by Philip V. 
in perfon, endeavoured to retake Barcelona ; but lord 
Peterborough obliged them to raife the fiege»and retreat 
with fo much precipitation, as to leave their ammuni¬ 
tion, their provifions, and their fick and wounded men, 
in his hands ; the latter of whom, from a knowledge of 
his character, were recommended by marechal de Tefle, 
the French general, to the earl of Peterborough’s cle¬ 
mency. He conquered Catalonia, Valencia,, and Arra*. 
gon, with part of Murcia and Cnltile; crowned Charles 
III. in his metropolis ; and, with an army of ten thou* 
fand men, drove out king Philip, and the French army*, 
amounting to twenty-five thoufand. He was,, however, 
called home in the midft of his vidtories; and in 1710 
his condudt was made a fubjedt of parliamentary ani- 
madverfion, the refiilt of which wasa vote of thanks for 
his many great and eminent fervices. This nobleman 
had iflue, 1. John, laid vifcount' Mordaunt, who loft: 
his arm at the battle of Blenheim, Auguft 13, 1704*. 
and had iflue Charles, fourth earl of: Peterborough.. 
2. Henry, who embraced the naval profeffion, and dif- 
tinguiftied himfelf by feveral gallant adtions, particu¬ 
larly his defence of the Refolntion man of war againlt 
the attack of fix French (hips-of the line, March 19, 
1707. He died February 24, 1710; and the earl.of Pe¬ 
terborough, his father, Odlober 25, 1735. 
Charles, fourth earl of Peterborough, married, firft; 
Mary, daughter of John Cox, of the city of London, 
efq. by which lady he had iffiie, 1. Frances, born in 
April 1736, and married to the reverend Samuel Bulke- 
ley, of Hatfield, in the county of Hertford. 2. .Mary* 
Anaftalia-Grace. The earl of Peterborough married., 
fecondly, Robiniana, daughter of colonel Browne, by 
which lady he had iflue Charles-Henry, prefent and.fifth 
earl of Peterborough. 
Creations. —Baron Mordaunt, of Turvey, in the 
county of Bedford,. May 4, 1332. Earl of Peterbo¬ 
rough,. in the county of Northampton, March 4, 1621k 
Baron Mordaunt of Ryegate, in the county of Surrey, 
and Vifcount Mordaunt of Avalon, in the county of 
Somerfet, July 10, 1659, Earl of the county of Mon¬ 
mouth, April 9, 1689. 
Residences. —Parfons Green, in the county of Mid- 
dlel'ex ; and.Dantley, in the county of Wilts.—’l own* 
houfe, No. 9, Portman-lquare, 
Armoriai 
