Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos

Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos (c. 1580 – 10 August 1621) was an English nobleman and courtier.

He was the only son of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos, who died on 18 November 1602, and Mary Hopton, who was daughter of Sir Owen Hopton. He was M.P. for Cricklade, in 1597.

Brydges and his family were friendly with Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. His father visited Essex at Essex House on the Sunday morning (8 February 1601) of Essex's insurrection, but he was not deemed by the government to be implicated in the conspiracy. The son, Grey Brydges, was, however, suspected of immediate complicity, and was sent to the Fleet Prison with Henry Cuffe and others; but he was soon released.

Grey Brydges succeeded his father in the Chandos barony, attended James I's initial parliament (19 March 1604), and was made Knight of the Bath when Prince Charles was created Duke of York (January 1605). He visited Oxford with James I and was granted the degree of M.A. (30 August 1605), and attended the funeral of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1612. In the court masques and tournaments Chandos took an active part. It was reported at court on 9 September 1613 that a duel was to be fought by Chandos and the king's favourite, Lord Hay. On 2 July 1609 he was appointed keeper of Ditton Park, Buckinghamshire, for life. He became Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and was called the "king of the Cotswolds", owing to his generosity and his magnificent style of living at his residence, Sudeley Castle.

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