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Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield

British peer · Politicians · Lived 1663 to 1716 · aged 53

Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield was an English peer, the son of a baronet, who at 14 years of age married one of the illegitimate daughters of King Charles II, Charlotte Lee, prior to which he was made Earl of Lichfield. They had a large family; Lady Lichfield bore him 18 children.

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He was a staunch Tory and followed James II to Rochester, Kent after the king's escape from Whitehall in December 1688. His subsidiary titles were Viscount Quarendon and Baron Spelsbury.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1663 to 1716 · aged 53