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Encyclopedia > Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron Fitzhardinge
Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
17881867

Admiral of the Fleet Rank Insignia
Place of birth England
Place of death Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Admiral of the White
Commands First Naval Lord of the Admiralty
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath(GCB)
Other work Member of Parliament
Privy Council

Admiral Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge of Bristol, GCB PC (3 January 1788 - 17 October 1867) was a former Royal Navy First Sea Lord and former First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria. 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... Berkeley may refer to: // The Berkeley family of England Lord Berkeley (disambiguation page) Baron Berkeley Berkeley Baronets Anthony Berkeley a pseudonym of Anthony Berkeley Cox, writer Busby Berkeley, film choreographer Elizabeth Berkeley, wife of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort Edmund Berkeley, mathematician and computer scientist, founder of the... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, outranked only by the rank Admiral of the Fleet. ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... Flag of the Lord High Admiral The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... In the United Kingdom there are several categories of the aides de camp to The Queen. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ...

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Family

Admiral Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge of Bristol was born illegitimately on 3 January 1788. He was the son of Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley and Mary Cole. He married, firstly, Charlotte Lennox, daughter of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lady Charlotte Gordon, on 4 December 1823. His second marriage was to Lady Charlotte Reynolds-Moreton, daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie, on 30 September 1834. He died on 17 October 1867 at age 79 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire. Berkeley Castle in 1712. ... Berkeley may refer to: // The Berkeley family of England Lord Berkeley (disambiguation page) Baron Berkeley Berkeley Baronets Anthony Berkeley a pseudonym of Anthony Berkeley Cox, writer Busby Berkeley, film choreographer Elizabeth Berkeley, wife of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort Edmund Berkeley, mathematician and computer scientist, founder of the... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...


Royal Navy career

See also: List of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Maurice Berkeley gained the rank of Captain whilst in the service of the Royal Navy. He held the office of Fourth Naval Lord, a Lord of the Admiralty, between 1833 and 1834. and once again between 1837 and 1839. He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1846 and 1849 whilst also being the Third Naval Lord between 1846 and 1852 during which time he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral. He was the First Navl Lord for several different periods between 1852 and 1857. He reached the ranks of Vice-Admiral in 1856, Admiral of the Blue in 1862 and he reached the highest rank in the Royal Navy, Admiral of the White, in 1863. The office of Lord High Admiral had been created in about 1400 to oversee the Royal Navy. ...


Honours

Throughout his life he was invested at certain ranks within the Order of the Bath, as a companion (CB) in 1840, Knight Commander (KCB) in 1855 and finally as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1861. On 26 February 1861 after inheriting his brother's estates, he unsuccesfully claimed the Barony of Berkeley as being one by tenure of Berkeley Castle. He was created 1st Baron FitzHardinge of Bristol, of the city and county of the city of Bristol [U.K.] on 5 August 1861. Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ...


Political office

He held the office of Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester on three occasions for two separate parties. His first stint in office was as a Whig between 1831 and 1832. His second period in office was as a Liberal MP between 1835 and 1837. His third period in office was again as the Liberal MP for Gloucester but between the years of 1841 and 1857. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (PC) in 1855.


See also

The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... The Second Sea Lord is one of the senior admirals of the Royal Navy. ... The Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy was the officer responsible for procurement and matériel in the British Royal Navy. ... The Fourth Sea Lord was one of the senior positions of the Royal Navy The post was the Chief of Naval Supplies, reponsible for supplying the navy. ... The Fifth Sea Lord was one of the senior positions in the Royal Navy During the First World War, it was one of four additional Sea Lords created during the war to manage the navy. ...

External links

  • This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
  • List of National Archives contents related Admiral Fitzhardinge
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Member of Parliament for Gloucester
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Member of Parliament for Gloucester
18351837
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Member of Parliament for Gloucester
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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronet
of Bristol
1861–1867
Succeeded by
Francis Berkeley


 

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