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'''George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret''' (July 1667 – 22 September 1695) was son of [[Philip Carteret FRS|Sir Philip Carteret]] (died 1672) and the grandson of [[Sir George Carteret|Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet]] (died 1680). His mother was Lady Jemima Montagu, a daughter of [[Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich]]. He was left an orphan at the age of five, and was |
'''George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret''' (July 1667 – 22 September 1695) was son of [[Philip Carteret FRS|Sir Philip Carteret]] (died 1672) and the grandson of [[Sir George Carteret|Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet]] (died 1680). His mother was Lady Jemima Montagu, a daughter of [[Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich]]. He was left an orphan at the age of five, and was brought up by his grandmother Elizabeth de Carteret, a daughter of [[Philippe de Carteret II|Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur de Sark]], whom Samuel Pepys called "the most kind lady in the world."<ref>C. H. Firth, “Carteret, Sir George, first baronet (1610?–1680” in [[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]] (OUP, 2004)</ref> |
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In 1681, when Carteret was fourteen, [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] created him [[Baron Carteret]], of [[Haynes, Bedfordshire|Hawnes]], in recognition of his late grandfather's outstanding loyalty to the [[House of Stuart]], both during the [[English Civil Wars]] and after the [[Restoration of Charles II|Restoration]]. |
In 1681, when Carteret was fourteen, [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] created him [[Baron Carteret]], of [[Haynes, Bedfordshire|Hawnes]], in recognition of his late grandfather's outstanding loyalty to the [[House of Stuart]], both during the [[English Civil Wars]] and after the [[Restoration of Charles II|Restoration]]. |
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Revision as of 08:31, 30 April 2020
George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (July 1667 – 22 September 1695) was son of Sir Philip Carteret (died 1672) and the grandson of Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (died 1680). His mother was Lady Jemima Montagu, a daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich. He was left an orphan at the age of five, and was brought up by his grandmother Elizabeth de Carteret, a daughter of Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur de Sark, whom Samuel Pepys called "the most kind lady in the world."[1]
In 1681, when Carteret was fourteen, King Charles II created him Baron Carteret, of Hawnes, in recognition of his late grandfather's outstanding loyalty to the House of Stuart, both during the English Civil Wars and after the Restoration.
Carterer married Lady Grace Granville, a daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, and by her was the father of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville and 2nd Baron Carteret.
Carteret died in 1695, aged only 26; his widow outlived him by half a century and in 1715 was created Countess Granville.
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- ^ C. H. Firth, “Carteret, Sir George, first baronet (1610?–1680” in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004)