Dudley Carleton (diplomat)
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Sir Dudley Carleton was a minor diplomat and Clerk of the Council. He was the younger son of George and Catharine Carleton née Harrison of Huntercombe Oxfordshire and lived at Clerkenwell
and Holcombe
, Oxfordshire.
(1573–1632) and from him inherited Imber Court Surrey
.
He was sworn one of the clerks of His Majesty's Council Extraordinary, August 21, 1623 and was knighted at Newmarket on March 1, 1629–30, being the next knight made by Charles I
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens. He acted as the King's agent returning to and from the Hague, where he was joined with William Boswell
in a special mission in August, 1632, and returned to England on the 9th November following.
Carleton married Barbara, daughter of Adrian van Duick, lord of Carpsel in Holland and, second, Lucy Croft, daughter of Sir Herbert Croft of Croft Castle
and sister of Herbert Croft, Bishop of Hereford
and dean of the Chapels Royal
, but had no male heir.
from his first marriage:
from his second marriage:
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. From 1900 to 1965 it was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. The well after which it was named was rediscovered in 1924. The watchmaking and watch repairing trades were once of great importance...
and Holcombe
Great Holcombe
Great Holcombe is a hamlet in Newington civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about north of Wallingford....
, Oxfordshire.
Career
Carleton was secretary to his uncle Dudley Carleton, Viscount DorchesterDudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester
Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State.-Early life:He was the second son of Antony Carleton of Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, and of Jocosa, daughter of John Goodwin of Winchendon, Buckinghamshire...
(1573–1632) and from him inherited Imber Court Surrey
Thames Ditton
Thames Ditton is a village in Surrey, England, bordering Greater London. It is situated 12.2 miles south-west of Charing Cross between the towns of Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton, Esher and East Molesey...
.
He was sworn one of the clerks of His Majesty's Council Extraordinary, August 21, 1623 and was knighted at Newmarket on March 1, 1629–30, being the next knight made by Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens. He acted as the King's agent returning to and from the Hague, where he was joined with William Boswell
William Boswell
Sir William Boswell was an English diplomat, a resident ambassador to the Netherlands.-Life:William Boswell was a native of Suffolk. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, of which he was elected fellow in 1606. He subsequently entered the diplomatic service, and was appointed secretary to...
in a special mission in August, 1632, and returned to England on the 9th November following.
Carleton married Barbara, daughter of Adrian van Duick, lord of Carpsel in Holland and, second, Lucy Croft, daughter of Sir Herbert Croft of Croft Castle
Croft Castle
Croft Castle is a manor house and associated buildings near the village of Yarpole in Herefordshire, England some to the north-west of Leominster .-11th century origin:...
and sister of Herbert Croft, Bishop of Hereford
Bishop of Hereford
The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is...
and dean of the Chapels Royal
Dean of the Chapel Royal
Dean of the Chapel Royal, in any kingdom, can be the title of an official charged with oversight of that kingdom's Chapel Royal, the ecclesiastical establishment which is part of the Royal Household and ministers to it.-England:...
, but had no male heir.
Posterity
He was grandfather of:from his first marriage:
- Dorothy Ferrers (died 1716) Countess of ArranRichard Butler, 1st Earl of ArranRichard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan, Viscount Tullough was an Irish peer, the fourth son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde-Life:...
and her brother - Sir Humphrey Ferrers (1652–1678) of Tamworth CastleTamworth CastleTamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a Norman castle, located next to the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England....
whose only child, Anne, took the Ferrers estates to the Shirley family. Robert Shirley then obtained the termination of the abeyance of the title of Baron Ferrers of ChartleyBaron Ferrers of ChartleyThe title Baron Ferrers of Chartley was created on February 6, 1299 for John de Ferrers, son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby. The daughter of the 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Anne, married Walter Devereux who was summoned to parliament as Lord Ferrers in her right. Their descendants...
and in 1711 was created Earl FerrersEarl FerrersEarl Ferrers is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Robert Shirley, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Shirley family descends from George Shirley of Astwell Castle, Northamptonshire....
from his second marriage:
- Sir John Vanbrugh (1664–1726) and his brother
- Philip VanbrughPhilip VanBrughPhilip VanBrugh naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, born Chester England and baptised there 31 January 1681/2.-Family:...
(1681–1753) RN, commodore governor of Newfoundland - Lieutenant General Edward Pearce (1658–1715), father of Edward Lovett PearceEdward Lovett PearceSir Edward Lovett Pearce was an Irish architect, and the chief exponent of palladianism in Ireland. He is thought to have initially studied as an architect under his father's first cousin, Sir John Vanbrugh. He is best known for the Irish Houses of Parliament in Dublin, and his work on Castletown...
- Lieutenant General Thomas Pearce (1670–1739), governor of the castle and city of Limerick
- Lucy Pearce (c.1664–1727), Mrs Thomas Claxton of Dublin, mother-in-law of: James JohnstonJames Johnston (Secretary of State)James Johnston , was envoy extraordinary to Prussia 1690-92, Secretary of State, Scotland, 1692-96 and Lord Clerk Register 1704-5....
secretary of State for Scotland, Richard Parsons Earl of RosseRichard Parsons, 1st Earl of RosseRichard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse , Freemason and a founder-member of the Hell-Fire Club, 2nd Viscount Rosse of Bellamont co. Dublin, Baron Oxmantown, 3rd baronet....
, Robert, Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn PC SL was an English-Irish politician and member of the Peerage of Ireland. He is best known for serving as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Early life:...
, lord chancellor of Ireland and Thomas CarterThomas Carter (1690–1763)Thomas Carter was a politician, a Member of Parliament, Master of the Rolls, Privy Councillor and Secretary of State for Ireland. He was "an able and intriguing man" - Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford.-Political career:...
Irish politician - Elizabeth Pearce (1667–1740), wife of George Eglesfield of Queen's CollegeThe Queen's College, OxfordThe Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
, Philadelphia and Cape MayCape MayCape May is a peninsula and island ; the southern tip of the island is the southernmost point of the state of New Jersey, United States. It runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean...
Sources
- Contemporary publications; Pedigree of Sir Dudley Carleton, subsequently created Viscount Dorchester, by Thomas William King, York HeraldYork HeraldYork Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms. The first York Herald is believed to have been an officer to Edmund of Langley, Duke of York around the year 1385, but the first completely reliable reference to such a herald is in February of 1484, when John Water...
, F.S.A.