Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Egremont PC |
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| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | |
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In office 9 October 1761 – 21 August 1763 |
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| Monarch | George III |
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The Earl of Bute George Grenville |
| Preceded by | William Pitt |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Halifax |
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| Born | 19 August 1710 |
| Died | 21 August 1763 (aged 53) |
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont PC (19 August 1710 – 21 August 1763) of Orchard Wyndham, Somerset and Petworth House in Sussex, was a British statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761-63.
He was the eldest son and heir of Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet (c. 1688 – 1740) of Orchard Wyndham, Secretary at War in 1712, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1713 and Tory leader in the House of Commons during the reign of King George I (1714–1727) and during the early years of King George II (1727–1760). His mother was Catherine Seymour, daughter of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (1662–1748), KG, and sister of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (1684–1750), created in 1749 Earl of Egremont and Baron Cockermouth, with special remainder to his nephew Charles Wyndham, subject of this article.
He succeeded to the Orchard Wyndham estates and as 4th baronet on his father's death in 1740 and in 1750 succeeded by special remainder as 2nd Earl of Egremont, on the death of his uncle Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Egremont, and received as his share of the Seymour inheritance the former Percy estates including Egremont Castle in Cumbria, Leconfield Castle in Yorkshire and the palatial Petworth House in Sussex (rebuilt by the 6th Duke). These were formerly owned by the Percy family, and had been inherited by the 7th Duke of Somerset from his mother Lady Elizabeth Percy (died 1722), daughter and heiress of Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland. His younger brother was Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond, created Earl of Thomond, having become the chosen heir of his mother's sister's childless husband Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond (1688–1741).
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