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NameGeorge I Berkeley Lord Berkeley 
[60, Berkeley article, Vol II, pp. 138-9], [123, Vol II, p. 32 & 423-449], [54, His own article]
[60, Berkeley article, Vol II, pp. 138-9], [123, Vol II, p. 32 & 423-449], [54, His own article]Birth7 Oct 1601, Low Leyton, Essex
Baptism26 Oct 1601, Low Leyton, Essex
Death10 Aug 1658, St John's Clerkenwell, London
BurialCranford, Mx (MI)
GeneralOnly surv. s. 8th baron.
FatherSir Thomas Berkeley (1575-1611)
MotherElizabeth Cary (1576-1635)
Spouses
Marriage13 Apr 1614, St Bartholomew's church, London [123, Vol II, p. 428], [60, Berkeley article, Vol II, p. 139]
Notes for George I Berkeley Lord Berkeley
His is the last biography in Smyth's Lives of the Berkeleys, being still living at the time that Smyth wrote.
Smyth titled him George lord Berkeley the first of that name and called him "George the traveller or George the linguist".
Smyth titled him George lord Berkeley the first of that name and called him "George the traveller or George the linguist".
DNB Main notes for George I Berkeley Lord Berkeley
Berkeley, George 1601-1658, eighth Baron Berkeley (since the writ of 1421), and thirteenth baron (since the writ of 1295) [see Berkeley, Family of]
Name: Berkeley, George
Title: eighth Baron Berkeley (since the writ of 1421), and thirteenth baron (since the writ of 1295) [see Berkeley, Family of]
Dates: 1601-1658
Active Date: 1641
Gender: Male
Place of
Birth: Lowlayton
Education: Christ Church, Oxford
Burial: Cranford, Middlesex
Spouse: Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Michael Stanhope
Sources: Fosbrooke's Berkeley MSS. p. 217; Berkeley Peerage Claim, vol. ii...
Contributor: J. M. R. [James McMullen Rigg]
Article
Berkeley, George 1601-1658, eighth Baron Berkeley (since the writ of 1421), and thirteenth baron (since the writ of 1295) [see Berkeley, Family of], son of Sir Thomas Berkeley, by Elizabeth Cary, daughter of George, Lord Hunsdon, was born at Lowlayton on 7 Oct. 1601, and succeeded to the honours of Berkeley, Mowbray, Segrave and Bruce, on 26 Nov. 1613, by the death of his grandfather, Henry. He married, 13 April 1615, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Michael Stanhope of Sudborn, Suffolk. The ceremony was performed in the church of Great Bartholomew, London, in the presence of the parents of the contracting parties, who were respectively thirteen and nine years of age. The bride continued to reside with her father at St. John Jerusalem (St. John's Square, Clerkenwell). In the following year the bridegroom was made a knight of the Bath on the occasion of the creation of Charles Prince of Wales (3 Nov.). In 1619 (21 May) he was entered as a canon-commoner at Christ Church, Oxford, having hitherto been under the care of tutors. Here he ‘was actually,’ says Wood, ‘created M.A.’ 18 July 1623. He was regarded by his family as a linguist, and, as he spent most of his time in foreign travel, probably he succeeded in picking up a smattering of modern languages. He appears to have had landed property in Carolina. He showed his appreciation of an eccentric genius by presenting Burton, who had previously (1621) dedicated the ‘Anatomy of Melancholy’ to him, to the living of Segrave in Leicestershire in 1630. He died in 1658, and was buried at Cranford, Middlesex. He had two sons, of whom the elder, Charles, was drowned while crossing the Channel, 27 Jan. 1641. The younger, George [q.v.], succeeded to the family honours, and in 1679 was created Viscount Dursley and Earl of Berkeley.
Sources
Fosbrooke's Berkeley MSS. p. 217; Berkeley Peerage Claim, vol. ii. Auths. and Precs. p. 174; Wood's Fasti Oxon. i. 413; Cal. State Papers; Dom., (1627-1628) 169, (1638-1639) 478; Nichols's Leicestershire, iii. 414; Collins's Peerage (Brydges), Berkeley Title; Cal. State Papers, Colonial (1574-1660), 115; Kennet's Register, 321.
Contributor: J. M. R.
published 1885
Name: Berkeley, George
Title: eighth Baron Berkeley (since the writ of 1421), and thirteenth baron (since the writ of 1295) [see Berkeley, Family of]
Dates: 1601-1658
Active Date: 1641
Gender: Male
Place of
Birth: Lowlayton
Education: Christ Church, Oxford
Burial: Cranford, Middlesex
Spouse: Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Michael Stanhope
Sources: Fosbrooke's Berkeley MSS. p. 217; Berkeley Peerage Claim, vol. ii...
Contributor: J. M. R. [James McMullen Rigg]
Article
Berkeley, George 1601-1658, eighth Baron Berkeley (since the writ of 1421), and thirteenth baron (since the writ of 1295) [see Berkeley, Family of], son of Sir Thomas Berkeley, by Elizabeth Cary, daughter of George, Lord Hunsdon, was born at Lowlayton on 7 Oct. 1601, and succeeded to the honours of Berkeley, Mowbray, Segrave and Bruce, on 26 Nov. 1613, by the death of his grandfather, Henry. He married, 13 April 1615, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Michael Stanhope of Sudborn, Suffolk. The ceremony was performed in the church of Great Bartholomew, London, in the presence of the parents of the contracting parties, who were respectively thirteen and nine years of age. The bride continued to reside with her father at St. John Jerusalem (St. John's Square, Clerkenwell). In the following year the bridegroom was made a knight of the Bath on the occasion of the creation of Charles Prince of Wales (3 Nov.). In 1619 (21 May) he was entered as a canon-commoner at Christ Church, Oxford, having hitherto been under the care of tutors. Here he ‘was actually,’ says Wood, ‘created M.A.’ 18 July 1623. He was regarded by his family as a linguist, and, as he spent most of his time in foreign travel, probably he succeeded in picking up a smattering of modern languages. He appears to have had landed property in Carolina. He showed his appreciation of an eccentric genius by presenting Burton, who had previously (1621) dedicated the ‘Anatomy of Melancholy’ to him, to the living of Segrave in Leicestershire in 1630. He died in 1658, and was buried at Cranford, Middlesex. He had two sons, of whom the elder, Charles, was drowned while crossing the Channel, 27 Jan. 1641. The younger, George [q.v.], succeeded to the family honours, and in 1679 was created Viscount Dursley and Earl of Berkeley.
Sources
Fosbrooke's Berkeley MSS. p. 217; Berkeley Peerage Claim, vol. ii. Auths. and Precs. p. 174; Wood's Fasti Oxon. i. 413; Cal. State Papers; Dom., (1627-1628) 169, (1638-1639) 478; Nichols's Leicestershire, iii. 414; Collins's Peerage (Brydges), Berkeley Title; Cal. State Papers, Colonial (1574-1660), 115; Kennet's Register, 321.
Contributor: J. M. R.
published 1885