James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos
Male, Deceased Person
1642 – 1714
Who was James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos?
James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos was English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
A graduate of St John's College, Oxford Brydges became 3rd Baronet, of Wilton, Herefordshire in 1651 and 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley in 1686 following the death of his relative William Brydges.
Lord Chandos had connections with the Levant Company, for example through his father-in-law who was a merchant. The Levant Company controlled the appointment of the British ambassador in Constantinople, and although Charles II had some reservations about his politics, Chandos was appointed ambassador in 1681. He served until 1687. At this time the Ottoman Empire was making great advances into Europe, reaching the walls of Vienna.
He served as High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1667.
He was the father of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos famous as employer of Handel and friend of Alexander Pope; his daughter Mary was the great-grandmother of Jane Austen.
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