William Craven
7th Baron & 1st Earl of Craven ^{[1, 2, 3]}

1770 - 1825  (54 years)

• Birth	1 Sep 1770	London, Hill Str.
  Gender	Male
  Lived In	England
  Notable	*
  Death	30 Jul 1825	Cowes, Isle of Wight
  Siblings	2 siblings
  + 1. Craven, Arabella Hon.   d. 9 Jun 1819 + 2. Craven, Maria Margaretta Hon.,   b. 26 Apr 1769   d. 9 Mar 1851, London  (Age 81 years) + 3. Craven, 7th Baron & 1st Earl of Craven William,   b. 1 Sep 1770, London, Hill Str. d. 30 Jul 1825, Cowes, Isle of Wight  (Age 54 years)
  Person ID	I00005383	Leo
  Links To	This person is also William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1770–1825) at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	2 Sep 1997

  
  

  Father	William Craven, 6th Lord Craven ,   b. 11 Sep 1738, Staunton Lacy d. 27 Sep 1791, Lausanne, Switzerland (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Lady Elizabeth Berkeley, Princess Berkeley ,   b. 17 Dec 1750, Spring Gardens d. 13 Jan 1828, Craven Villa, nr Napoli (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1767	Spring Gardens, St.Martin's
  Family ID	F00003057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louisa Brunton,   b. Feb 1785   d. 27 Aug 1860, Hampsted Marshall, Berks. (Age ~ 75 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1807	London
  Children	+ 1. William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven ,   b. 18 Jul 1809   d. 25 Aug 1866 (Age 57 years) + 2. Hon. George Augustus Craven,   b. 15 Dec 1810   d. 2 Jan 1906 (Age 95 years)   3. Hon. Frederick Keppel Craven,   b. 11 Apr 1812   d. 21 Jun 1864 (Age 52 years) + 4. Lady Maria Louisa Elizabeth Frederica Craven,   b. 26 Jun 1815   d. 20 Oct 1858, Auchincruive (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F00003048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 1997

  
  

  Family 2	Harriette Wilson,   b. 2 Feb 1786, Shepherd Market d. Abt 1845/1846 (Age 58 years)
  Notes	Affaire with.
  Family ID	F00003049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2003

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY He entered the Berkshire Militia in 1786 and the Army in 1793; was Aide-de-Camp to the king from 1798 till 1805. He went through the military ranks until in 1825 he finally became a general. On 18 June 1801 he was created Viscount Uffington and Earl of Craven, and in 1811 became Recorder of Coventry which he remained until his death. He was very much opposed to the emancipation of the Catholics. About 1801 he started an affaire with the 15-year-old Harriette Wilson but she was soon bored by him and became one of England's most famous courtesans.In 1807, aged thirty-seven, he married the actress Louisa Brunton who was only twenty-two. In 1815 he entertained the Prince Regent at Combe Abbey. He died of rheumatic gout in 1825 at West Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

  
  

• Sources

  [S01352] ~Burke's Peerage and Baronetage 1938 . 684. [S00058] Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, The Complete Peerage, 1936 . 3:505 [S02081] ~Wikipedia Website .

  
  

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  		Birth - 1 Sep 1770 - London, Hill Str. Lived In - - England Marriage - 12 Dec 1807 - London Death - 30 Jul 1825 - Cowes, Isle of Wight  = Link to Google Earth
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