Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough | |
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 Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough | |
| Senior Privy Counsellor | |
| In office 1730–1735 | |
| First Lord of the Treasury | |
| In office 1689–1690 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1658 |
| Died | 25 October 1735 (aged 76–77) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Tory (c. 1708) Whig (before c. 1708) |
| Spouse(s) |
Anastasia Robinson (m. ~1722) |
| Children | 3, including John |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | John Mordaunt (grandfather) Thomas Carey (grandfather) Henry Mordaunt (uncle) |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Military career | |
| Service | British Army |
| Wars | War of the Spanish Succession |
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth, KG, PC (1658 – 25 October 1735) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth. Mordaunt's father, John Mordaunt, was created Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon and Baron Mordaunt of Reigate, Surrey, in 1659.[1]
- ^ Courtney 1911, p. 298.