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William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos
b.Abt 1552
d.1602
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Name William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1552
Marriage to Mary Hopton
Death[1] 1602
Reference Number? Q8006077?


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William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos (ca. 1552 – 1602), was an English peer and politician.

He was the younger son and heir of Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos and Dorothy Bray, the youngest daughter and child of Sir Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye.

In 1588 he was captain of a company of the Gloucestershire Trained Bands in Queen Elizabeth I's army facing the invasion threat of the Spanish Armada.

He succeeded his elder brother as Baron Chandos, and served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Member of Parliament for Cricklade.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.