Chandos family

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The Chandos family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically influential in politics and society, notably through its ties to other powerful families such as the Grenvilles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocratic family ⓘ
alliedWithFamily Grenville family ⓘ
Temple family ⓘ
aristocraticNetworkRole node linking Grenville and Temple political interests ⓘ
connectedToMonarchy held offices under several British monarchs ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
heldOffice Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (held by family members) ⓘ
Lord President of the Council (held by family members) ⓘ
Lord Privy Seal (held by family members) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Privy Seal

Lord of the Treasury (held by family members) ⓘ
historicalRole influential in British high society ⓘ
influential in British politics ⓘ
influencedBy Whig–Tory rivalry in 18th-century Britain ⓘ
linked to: Whig Supremacy
knownFor large landed estates ⓘ
marriage alliances with other powerful families ⓘ
political patronage ⓘ
language English ⓘ
linkedEstate Cannons estate ⓘ
Stowe estate ⓘ
linked to: Stowe House
marriageAllianceWith Brydges family ⓘ
Grenville family ⓘ
Temple family ⓘ
memberOfParliamentFromFamily James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ⓘ
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple ⓘ
Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos ⓘ
nobleTitleAssociatedWith Baron Chandos ⓘ
Duke of Chandos ⓘ
Earl Temple of Stowe ⓘ
Marquess of Buckingham ⓘ
notableBranch Temple-Grenville family ⓘ
notableMember Anne Brydges, Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos ⓘ
Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos ⓘ
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ⓘ
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple ⓘ
Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos ⓘ
patronOf arts and architecture at Stowe ⓘ
music and culture at Cannons ⓘ
politicalAlignment generally Tory ⓘ
region England ⓘ
seatAssociatedWith Cannons (Middlesex) ⓘ
linked to: Cannons, Middlesex

Stowe House ⓘ
socialClass British nobility ⓘ
linked to: British aristocracy
timePeriodOfProminence 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
titleExtinctionEvent Dukedom of Chandos became extinct in the 18th century ⓘ
titleRevivalOrCombination Dukedom of Buckingham and Chandos created in the 19th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grenville political family → connectedTo → Chandos family ⓘ
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos → familyName → Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville ⓘ
linked to: Chandos family
John Chandos → nobleFamily → Chandos family ⓘ