Marquess Carnarvon

Summary

1719. James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos [aged 45] created.

9th August 1744. Son Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos [aged 36] succeeded.

28th November 1771. Son James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos [aged 39] succeeded.

29th September 1789. James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos extinct.

In 1719 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos [aged 45] was created 1st Duke Chandos, 1st Marquess Carnarvon. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos [aged 48] by marriage Duchess Chandos.

On 28th November 1771 Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos [aged 63] died. His son James [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Duke Chandos, 3rd Marquess Carnarvon, 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Viscount Wilton, 11th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 6th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.

On 29th September 1789 James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos [aged 57] died without male issue. Duke Chandos, Marquess Carnarvon, Earl Carnarvon, Viscount Wilton, Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire extinct. His wife Anne Eliza Gamon Duchess Chandos [aged 52] had pulled away a chair, whether inadvertently or deliberately is unknown, he was about to sit in causing him injuries from which he ultimately died. She was, thereafter, declared a lunatic and confined to their London home, 2 Queen Anne Street aka Chandos House Marylebone.