George Waldegrave, 5th Earl Waldegrave

British Earl
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish Earl
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth13 July 1784
Death29 June 1794 (aged 9 years)
The details

Biography

George Waldegrave, 5th Earl Wadegrave (13 July 1784–29 June 1794) was the son of the 4th Earl Waldegrave and his wife, Elizabeth Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave.

Upon his father's death in 1789, he inherited his titles at the age of five but drowned whilst swimming in the River Thames near Eton in 1794, a week before his tenth birthday. His titles then passed to his brother, John.

Ancestry

Ancestors of George Waldegrave, 5th Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henrietta FitzJames
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Webb
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barbara Belasyse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Catherine Manners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lady Evelyn Pierrepont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Feilding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
George Waldegrave, 5th Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henrietta FitzJames
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Webb
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barbara Belasyse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Robert Walpole
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Edward Walpole
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Catherine Shorter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maria Walpole
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hammond Clement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dorothy Clement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Priscilla
 
 
 
 
 
 
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