13 Facts About Earl Cadogan

Earl Cadogan's son Henry Cadogan was a barrister in Dublin.

Earl Cadogan's eldest son William Cadogan was a noted soldier, politician and diplomat.

Earl Cadogan was a general in the army and fought in the War of the Spanish Succession and served as Ambassador to the Netherlands and as Master-General of the Ordnance.

In 1716, he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Earl Cadogan, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body.

Lord Cadogan had two daughters but no sons, so on his death in 1726, three titles—the barony of 1716, the viscountcy, and earldom—became extinct.

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Earl Cadogan was a General of the Horse and represented Reading and Newport, Isle of Wight, in the House of Commons.

Earl Cadogan married Elizabeth, second daughter and heiress of the prominent physician and collector Sir Hans Sloane.

Earl Cadogan's youngest son, the third Earl, was an admiral in the Royal Navy.

Earl Cadogan was a Conservative politician and served under Lord Derby and Benjamin Disraeli as whip, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1866 to 1868.

Earl Cadogan's eldest son, the fifth Earl, was a noted Conservative politician.

Earl Cadogan held office under Disraeli and later Lord Salisbury as Under-Secretary of State for War, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Privy Seal and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Lord Cadogan was therefore succeeded by his third but eldest surviving son, the sixth Earl.

Earls Cadogan are wealthy landowners, having planned and developed and still owning Cadogan Estates, which covers much of Chelsea and parts of the much smaller area of Knightsbridge, and second only to the Duke of Westminster as Central London's richest landlords.