Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
| The Right Honourable The Lord Baltimore |
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Portrait of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore by Sir Godfrey Kneller
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| Governor of Maryland | |
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In office 1661–1676 |
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| Preceded by | Phillip Calvert |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Wharton |
| Governor of Maryland | |
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In office 1679–1684 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Notley |
| Succeeded by | Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore, (1679-1715) |
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August 27, 1637 Salisbury, England |
| Died | February 21, 1715 (aged 77) St Pancras, London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Darnall Jane Lowe Mary Bankes Margaret Charleton |
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Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, (1605-1675), (father) Anne Arundell (mother) Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore, (1679-1715), (son) Capt. Charles Calvert (governor), (1688-1734), (illegitimate son) Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, (1699-1751), (grandson) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27, 1637 – February 21, 1715), inherited the colony of Maryland in 1675 upon the death of his father, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, (1605–1675). He had been his father's Deputy Governor since 1661 when he arrived in the colony at the age of 24. However, Charles left Maryland for England in 1684 and would never return. The events following the Glorious Revolution in England in 1688 would cost Calvert his title to Maryland; in 1689 the royal charter to the colony was withdrawn, leading to direct rule by the British Crown. Calvert's political problems were largely caused by his Roman Catholic faith which was at odds with the established Church of England. Calvert married four times, outliving three wives, and had at least two children. He died in England in 1715 at the age of 78, his family fortunes much diminished. With his death he passed his title, and his claim to Maryland, to his second son Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (1679–1715), his eldest son Cecil having died young. However, Benedict Calvert would outlive his father by just two months, and It would fall to Charles' grandson, Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, (1699–1751), (who converted to the Anglican faith) to see the family proprietorship in Maryland restored by the king.
Charles was born in England on August 27, 1637, and witnessed the religious conflicts of the English Civil War. His father Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675) was the first Proprietor Governor of Maryland, and 9th Proprietor Governor of Newfoundland (including "Avalon", the Calvert's earliest colony). His mother was Anne Arundell, (1615/16-1649), daughter of the 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, (1550–1639). Anne and Cecil were married in 1627 or 1628, and had nine children. However, only two of Charles' siblings survived to adulthood, and Anne herself died in 1649 when the young Charles was just 12 years old.
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