Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater

His Grace

The Duke of Bridgewater
His Grace; The Duke of Bridgewater
Born	11 August 1681
Died	11 January 1744 (aged 62)
Alma mater	Whitgift School
Spouses	; Lady Elizabeth Churchill (m. 1703; died 1714) Lady Rachael Russell; (m. 1722)
Children	John Egerton, Viscount Brackley; Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford; Louisa Leveson-Gower, Marchioness of Stafford; Lady Caroline Egerton; Charles Egerton, Marquess of Brackley; John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater; Lord William Egerton; Diana Calvert, Baroness Baltimore; Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater;
Parent(s)	John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater; Lady Jane Paulet

Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (11 August 1681 – 11 January 1744), styled as Viscount Brackley from 1687 to 1701 and as the Earl of Bridgewater from 1701 to 1720, was an English peer, courtier and landowner. Born into the Egerton family, he succeeded as Earl of Bridgewater in 1701, before being created Duke of Bridgewater on 18 June 1720, with subsidiary titles including Marquess of Brackley.

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