Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore

Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (March 21, 1679- April 16, 1715) was the second son of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore and became his father's heir upon the death of his elder brother, Cecil in 1681. He married Lady Charlotte Lee, daughter of the Earl of Litchfield and Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield{Countess Lichfield was a natural daugther of Charles II}. They had seven children. 3rd Baron Baltimore The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... 3rd Baron Baltimore The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27, 1637 - February 21, 1715) was the second Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland, inheriting the colony upon the death of his father, Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore in 1675. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... The Earl of Lichfield is a title originally created in the peerage of England that has twice become extinct and was recreated in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield (5 September 1664–17 February 1718), formerly Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, was the daughter of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, later 1st Duchess of Cleveland) and King Charles II of England and Scotland. ... The name Charles II is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings Charles the Fat (also known as Charles II of France and Charles III of the Holy Roman Empire) Charles II of England Charles II of Naples Charles II of Navarre Charles II of Romania Charles II...

Calvert's father had lost title to the Province of Maryland due to the Glorious Revolution. Benedict Leonard attempted to have the title restored by renouncing Roman Catholicism and joining the Church of England. He was subsequently elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Harwich, Essex. The Province of Maryland was one of the 13 colonies that went on to establish the United States. ... The term Glorious Revolution refers to the generally popular overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a conspiracy between some parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

His father was angered by Benedict Leonard's desertion of the Catholic faith and cut off his son's allowance.

He became the 4th Baron Baltimore upon the death of his father in February 1715 and immediately petitioned King George I of England for the restoration of Maryland to his control, however, before the King could rule on the petition Calvert died. Shortly after his death the King restored title to Maryland to Calvert's son, Charles who had become the 5th Baron Baltimore. Look up February in Wiktionary, the free dictionary February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... George I King of Great Britain and Ireland George I (George Ludwig von Guelph-dEste) (28 May 1660–11 June 1727) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death. ... Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (September 29, 1699 - April 24, 1751) was a British noble and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. ...