Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (1681 – 1744) was an Earl and Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain. Originally the 4th Earl of Bridgewater he was created Duke of Bridgewater in 1720 with the subsidiary title Marquess of Brackley. Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births May 19 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of Great Britain (d. ... An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ...

He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire twice as a Whig. He was also employed in the household of Prince George of Denmark. This article is about the British Whig party. ... Prince George of Denmark Prince George of Denmark (April 2, 1653 - October 28, 1708) was the Prince consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain. ...

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent (1671-1740), was a British courtier. ... The Rt. ...

The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ...