Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave

Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave (1661  24 January 1689) was an English peer and Jacobite supporter.

The son of Sir Charles Waldegrave, 3rd Baronet, Waldegrave inherited his father's title in about 1684. A year earlier, on 29 November, he had married Henrietta FitzJames, an illegitimate daughter of King James II and his mistress, Arabella Churchill. As a result of his marriage, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton, Somerset, in 1686.

He had two children: Arabella Waldegrave, and James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave.

He became Comptroller of the Household in 1687 and continued in this office at the King's court-in-exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, until his death in 1689.

Political offices
Preceded by
The Lord Maynard
Comptroller of the Household
1687–1689
Succeeded by
The Lord Wharton
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Duke of Somerset
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
1687–1689
Succeeded by
The Viscount Fitzhardinge
Preceded by
The Viscount Fitzhardinge
Custos Rotulorum of Somerset
1688
Peerage of England
New creation Baron Waldegrave
1686–1689
Succeeded by
James Waldegrave
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Charles Waldegrave
Baronet
(of Hever Castle)
c. 1684–1689
Succeeded by
James Waldegrave


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