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John Berkeley was accredited ambassador from Charles I of England to Christina of Sweden, in January 1637, to propose a joint effort by the two sovereigns for the reinstatement of the elector palatine in his dominions; probably the employment of Berkeley in this by his cousin, Sir Thomas Roe, who had conducted negotiations between Gustavus Adolphus and the king of Poland.
Lord Berkeley of Stratton was married but had no children. He died at a family home, Bruton Abbey, Somerset, in April 1773, aged 75, when the barony became extinct.He devised his grand estates which included Berkeley Square in London, to his kinsman the Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, [1] his own branch descended in the male line from a Baron Berkeley who died in 1326, with ...
Lord Berkeley (right), together with Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull and Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington in a group portrait by Godfrey Kneller. Admiral John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1663 – 27 February 1697) was an English admiral, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family.
2nd Baron Berkeley of Stratton: John Berkeley 1663–1697 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton: William Berkeley d. 1741 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton: James Berkeley after 1679–1736 3rd Earl of Berkeley and Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley: John Berkeley 1697–1773 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton: Barony Berkeley of Stratton extinct, 1773 ...
2nd Baron Berkeley of Stratton: John Berkeley 1663–1697 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton: William Berkeley d. 1741 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton: James Berkeley after 1679–1736 3rd Earl of Berkeley and Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley: John Berkeley 1697–1773 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton: Barony Berkeley of Stratton extinct, 1773 ...
2nd Baron Berkeley of Stratton: John Berkeley 1663–1697 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton: William Berkeley d. 1741 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton: James Berkeley after 1679–1736 3rd Earl of Berkeley and Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley: John Berkeley 1697–1773 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton: Barony Berkeley of Stratton extinct, 1773 ...
It was issued as a proclamation for the structure of the government for the colony written in 1664 by the two proprietors, Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. The document promised religious freedom to all inhabitants of New Jersey, and also declared that the proprietors would be in charge of appointing the provincial governors.
In 1664, James, Duke of York (later King James II) divided New Jersey, granting a portion to two men, Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, who supported the monarchy's cause during the English Civil War (1642–49) and Interregnum (1649–60).