Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (born February 11, 1797 in Stowe House , Buckinghamshire , † July 29, 1861 in Paddington (London) ) was a British Tory politician. From 1841 to 1842 he was Lord Keeper of the Seal . From his birth to 1813 he carried the courtesy title Viscount Cobham , from 1813 to 1822 the courtesy title Earl Temple and from 1822 to 1839 the courtesy title Marquess of Chandos .

Given his social standing and the customs of his time, two events in his life are noteworthy: he divorced, which in England at the time required the approval of Parliament, and he went bankrupt with over a million pounds in debt despite being in extremely affluent circumstances had been born into it.

Family and upbringing

The Duke of Buckingham was born in Stowe House , Buckinghamshire , in 1797 . His parents were Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , and Lady Anne, daughter of the 3rd Duke of Chandos . He was a paternal grandson of the 1st Marquess of Buckingham and a great-grandson of Prime Minister George Grenville . He attended Eton College and Oriel College , Oxford .

Political career

From 1818 he was Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire; he kept the seat until 1839 when he succeeded his father and became a member of the House of Lords . Two years later, in September 1841, he was appointed to the Privy Council and appointed keeper of the Lord Seal; he held this office until February 1842. In 1835 he was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Guelph Order , in 1840 a member of the Society of Antiquaries of London and in 1842 with the Order of the Garter .

Private life

In 1819 Buckingham married Lady Mary, daughter of Lieutenant General John Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane . They had a son and a daughter but were divorced in 1850. At that time, a parliamentary resolution was required to get a divorce.

In 1847, eight years after taking over from his father's legacy as Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Buckingham was declared bankrupt with over a million pounds in debt. The Stowe House facility was sold in one of the largest auctions of its kind in August and September 1848. Among the auction items was a portrait, now commonly called the Chandos portrait , which may depict William Shakespeare .

Buckingham died in 1861 at the Great Western Hotel in Paddington, London, at the age of 64. His only son Richard succeeded him as the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c d} Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos . thepeerage.com (English)
2. ↑ Bill Bryson : Shakespeare - How I See Him. First chapter (2007)

predecessor	Office	successor
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville	Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 1839–1861	Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville