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In 1686 Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 25) was created 1st Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset by King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52) three years after Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave married the King's illegitimate daughter Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 19). Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle by marriage Baroness Waldegrave Chewton Somerset.

On 24 Jan 1689 Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 28) died. His son James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 5) succeeded 2nd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 5th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 11 Apr 1741 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 57) died. His son James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 6th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 13 Apr 1763 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 48) died. His brother John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Waldegrave, 4th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 7th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave (age 39) by marriage Countess Waldegrave.

On 22 Oct 1784 John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 66) died. His son George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave (age 32) succeeded 4th Earl Waldegrave, 5th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 8th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave (age 24) by marriage Countess Waldegrave.

On 22 Oct 1789 George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave (age 37) died. His son George Waldegrave 5th Earl Waldegrave (age 5) succeeded 5th Earl Waldegrave, 6th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 9th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 29 Jun 1794 George Waldegrave 5th Earl Waldegrave (age 9) drowned whilst swimming in the River Thames near Eton [Map]. His brother John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave (age 8) succeeded 6th Earl Waldegrave, 7th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 10th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

In 1835 John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave (age 49) died. His son George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave (age 18) succeeded 7th Earl Waldegrave, 8th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 11th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 28 Sep 1846 George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave (age 30) died. His uncle William Waldegrave 8th Earl Waldegrave (age 57) succeeded 8th Earl Waldegrave, 9th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 12th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. His wife Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave (age 25) inherited Strawberry Hill House.

On 24 Oct 1859 William Waldegrave 8th Earl Waldegrave (age 70) died. His grandson William Frederick Waldegrave 9th Earl Waldegrave (age 8) succeeded 9th Earl Waldegrave, 10th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 13th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 12 Aug 1930 William Frederick Waldegrave 9th Earl Waldegrave (age 79) died. His son William Waldegrave 10th Earl Waldegrave (age 47) succeeded 10th Earl Waldegrave, 11th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 14th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 30 Jan 1933 William Waldegrave 10th Earl Waldegrave (age 50) died unmarried. His uncle Henry Waldegrave 11th Earl Waldegrave (age 78) succeeded 11th Earl Waldegrave, 12th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 15th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 30 Dec 1936 Henry Waldegrave 11th Earl Waldegrave (age 82) died. His son Geoffrey Waldegrave 12th Earl Waldegrave (age 31) succeeded 12th Earl Waldegrave, 13th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 16th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 23 May 1995 Geoffrey Waldegrave 12th Earl Waldegrave (age 89) died. His son James Waldegrave 13th Earl Waldegrave (age 54) succeeded 13th Earl Waldegrave, 14th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 17th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.