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Ireland. He was created, Oftober 18, 1537, earl of 
Southampton, which title became extinct by his death 
in 1543. , 
Sir William Fitzwilliam, great grandfon of William, 
brother of Edmund, honourably diftinguiflied him.felf 
by his fidelity to cardinal Wolfey in tile period of his, 
difgrace. Sir William, his grandfon, was patronifed 
by John, firft: earl of Bedford, lord high admiral of Eng¬ 
land : he was appointed by queen Elizabeth, January iS, 
1560, lord deputy of the kingdom of Ireland ; which 
office he refigned June 25, in the following year. He 
was again raifed jo the fame office, February 20, 1588, 
in which he cpntinued till Auguft: n, 1594. He was 
alfo feveral times one of the lords juftices for that king¬ 
dom, and was near thirty years commander in chief of 
the army there, where he performed confiderable fer- 
vices againlt the rebellious natives. He was fome time 
conltable of Fotheringay-caftle in the county of North¬ 
ampton, where he had the perfon of Mary queen of Scots 
committed to his care, who acknowledged herfelf in¬ 
debted to his politenefs and humanity. He died June 22, 
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William, his grandfon, was by James I. December 1, 
1620, created baron Fitzwilliam of Differ, or Lifford, 
in the county of Donegal, in the kingdom of Ireland. 
William, third lord Fitzwilliam, his grandfon, was by 
George I. July 21, 1716, created vifcount Miltown in 
'the county of Weftmearh, and earl Fitzwilliam of the 
county of Tyrone, in the kingdpm of Ireland. 
William, third earl Fitzwilliam of the kingdom of 
Ireland, was by George 11. created baron Fitzwilliam 
of Milton, in the kingdom of Great Britain, and after¬ 
wards vifcount Milton, and earl Fitzwilliam. He was 
born January 15, 1719; married Anne, daughter of 
Thomas Watfon Wentworth marquis of Rockingham; 
by which lady, who died Auguft 30, 1769, he had ilfue, 
Anne, born March 24, 1745; Charlotte, married to 
Thomas, lord Dtfndas; William, the prefent earl ; Fran- 
ces-Henrietta, born Odtober 22, 1750; Emilia-Maria, 
who died unmarried; Dorothy, born May 22, 1754; 
George, who went into the army, and died May 8, 1786.' 
His lordlliip died Auguft 9, 1756, and was fucceeded by 
his fon Wiiliam-Wentworrh, the prefent and fecond earl. 
Creations. —Baron Fitzwilliam of Milton, in the 
county of Northampton, April 19, 1742. Vifcount 
Milton, and earl Fitzwilliam of Norborough, in the 
county of Northampton,. September 6, 1746. 
Residences. —Wentworth-houYe in the county of 
York; and Milton-park in the county of Northampton. 
—Town-hotvfe, in Grofvenor-lquare. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Appetitus rationi paret. —“Let your delires 
obey your reafon.” 
WYNDHAM, EARL OF EGREMONT. 
GEORGE WYNDHAM, Earl of EGREMONT, 
Baron of Gpckermouth, and a Bironer,. a Vice Pielident 
of the Royal Infiitutiou, and of -the,Board of Agricul¬ 
ture, F.R.S. and F.S.A. born December 7, 1751, and 
fucceeded to the title upon the death of 1)4 father, Au¬ 
guft 21, 1763. 
The noble family of Wyndham is defeended from 
Ailwardus, an eminent Saxon chief, who, foon after the 
, Norman conquelr, alFunied the larname of Wyndham or 
Wymoiidhain, from the town of Wymondham, in the 
county of Norfolk. Thomas de Wymoiidhain in the 
reign of Henry HI. was created one of the barons of the 
exchequer, and conftituted, April 4, 1266, lord high 
treafurer of England ; in which office he continued till 
1269. John Wyndham, in the reign of Henry VI. 
diftinguifhed himlelf among the partitans of the houle 
of Lancatter; and fir John Wyndham, his fon, fofight 
with great intrepidity at the battle of Stoke, June 6, 
3487; yet he was afterwards among the victims of that 
cruel waifarej arraigned of high trealon, and beheaded 
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upon Tower-hill, May 6, 1301. Sir Thomas, his fon, 
embraced the maritime profeffion, and ferved with 
diftinguiflied reputation under the famous fir Edward 
Howard, lord high admiral of England. Francis, fon of 
fir Thomas, engaged in the fervice of Charles I. and 
condudted Charles II. to his feat at Trent, after his 
defeat at the battle of Worcefter. 
John Wyndham, in the reign of James I. fon of fir 
John, had iffue, 1. John, father of William, who was 
created a baronet December 3, 1661. 2. Thomas of 
Felbrigge, in the county of Norfolk, whole’ grandfon 
Affie reprefented the county of Norfolk in the reign of 
queen Anne, and died April 5, 1749. William, his fon, 
was conftituted June 3, 1783, a privy counfellpr of the 
kingdom of Ireland, and (ecretary to Robert Henley 
earl of Northington, while lord lieutenant of that king¬ 
dom ; which office he refigned in Auguft the fame year. 
3. Wadham, father of Thomas, was appointed in 1722 
lord chief juftice of the court of common pleas in the 
kingdom of Ireland, which office he; exchanged Decem¬ 
ber 21, 1727, for that of lord high chancellor. Of that 
kingdom. He was created, in 1731, baron Wyndham 
of Finglas, of that kingdom. 
Sir William Wyndham, third baronet, grandfon of fir 
William firft baronet, was conftituted by queen Anne, 
June 18, 1711, fecretary at war; which office he ex¬ 
changed, Auguft 17, 1713, for thofe of chancellor and 
under treafurer of the exchequer, and continued in thefe 
employments till the death of that princefs. He was 
one of the great leaders of the independent party, inop- 
pofition to the admihiftration of fir Robert Walpole; 
and was highly diftinguiflied by his integrity, firmnefs, 
and eloquence. He married Catharine, daughter 'of 
Charles, fixth duke of Somerfet; by which lady, who 
died in April 1713, he had iffue, Charles, fourth baro¬ 
net ; Percy, who took the name of O’Brien, in compli¬ 
ance with the will of Henry O’Brien earl of Thomond, 
of the kingdom of Ireland ; and was created, in 1736, 
baron Ibrickan, and earl or Thomond, of that kingdom. 
Upon his death, July 21, 1774, thefe titles became ex- 
tinfl. Sir William Wyndham died June 17, 1740. 
Sir Charles, fourth baronet, fucceeded upon the death 
of his uncle Algernon, feventh dpke of Somerfet, Fe¬ 
bruary 7, 1750, to- the titles of earl pf Egremont, and 
baron of Cockermouth. He was conftituted, Octo¬ 
ber 9, 1761, one of his majefty’s principal fecretaries of 
ft ate. His lordlliip married, March 12, 1751, Alicia- 
Maria, daughter of George, fecond lord Carpenter, 
who, after his 10rC(hip’s deceafe, married, lecondly, 
.count BruM'of Saxony. The countefs died in 1794, 
leaving iffue one daughter, married to Hugh Scott, of 
Harden in North Britain, efq. by lady Diana Scott, daugh¬ 
ter of the third ear! of Marchmont, and has ilfue. His 
lordlliip died Auguft 21, 1763, leaving iffue, George, 
the prefent earl ; Elizabeth-Alicia-Maria, born Novem¬ 
ber 29, 1752, married to Henry Herbert earl of Carnar¬ 
von, and has iffue; Frances, born July 9, 175$, mar¬ 
ried to Charles earl of Romney, and'died January 13, 
1793, leaving iffue; Chat lotte-Catharine, born Septem¬ 
ber 3, 1756, died young; Percy-Charles, born Septem¬ 
ber 3, 1737 ; Charles-William, M.P. for the county of 
Stiffex, born October 8, 1760, married, February. 4, 
1801, lady Anne Lambton, daughter of George earl of 
Jerfey, and relift of William-Henry Lambton, efq, 
Williatn-Frederic, born April 7, 1763, married, July 21, 
F784, Mils Harford, daughter of Frederic Calvert, 
earl of Baltimore, by whom he had George-Francis, 
born Auguft 30, 1785 ; Laura; Julia ; and a Ion, born at 
Florence, in July 1794. 1 iie late earl’s filter, Eliza¬ 
beth, married, in 1749, to George-Grenville, brother to 
Richard, firft earl Temple, and died December 5, 1769, 
having had George, the prelent marquis of Bucking¬ 
ham ; the t right honourable Thomas Grenville ; and Wil¬ 
liam, lord Grenville, and other iffue. Sir William 
Wyndham, the firft earl, married, for his fecond wife. 
