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Lt.-Gen. Sir James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, 7th Baron Brudenell of Stonton, 7th Baronet Brudenell of Deene.
His Lordship was born on 16 October 1797, the son of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke, at Hambleden, Buckinghamshire.
He succeeded to the above titles upon the death of his father on 14 August 1837. Having no issue, at his death on 28 March 1868, his titles were passed on to a distant cousin, The Most Honourable Sir George William Frederick Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, KG, PC, (1804-1878). |
Lord Cardigan led the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, during the Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 during the Crimean War.
It is best remembered as the subject of a famous poem entitled The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
The charge was made by the Light Brigade of the British cavalry, consisting of the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 17th Lancers, and the 8th and 11th Hussars, all under the command of Major General the Earl of Cardigan. Read the details of this historic event. |
| James Thomas Brudenell |
b: 16 Oct 1797 c: 5 Nov 1797 Hambleden, Buckinghamshire son of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke |
| Elizabeth Jane Henrietta Tollemache |
b: 8 Dec 1797 daughter of Admiral John Richard Delap Tollemache and Lady Elizabeth Stratford |
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19 Jun 1826 James Thomas Brudenell Elizabeth Jane Henrietta Tollemache | Chiswick, London |
| Elizabeth Jane Henrietta Cardigan |
Died 15 Jul 1858, Age 60, 36 South Street, Park Lane, London 1858 3Q St George Hanover Square 1a 138 |
| Adeline Louisa Maria de Horsey |
24 Dec 1824 daughter of Spencer Horsey de Horsey and Lady Louisa Maria Judith Rous |
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20 Sep 1858 James Thomas Brudenell Adeline Louisa Maria de Horsey |
| James Thomas Brudenell |
Died 28 Mar 1868, Age 70, Burial 9 Apr 1868, Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire 1868 1Q Oundle 3b 115 |
| Adeline Louisa Maria de Lancastere Soldana |
Died 25 May 1915, Age 90, |