Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley ( 1649 - 1710 )

Birth: 08 April 1649 Death: Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire (24 September 1710) Burial: Berkeley, Gloucestershire Education: Trinity College, Cambridge; MA (1663); Christ Church, Oxford; MA (1663) Career: Travelled abroad (1664-1667); Guidon and Major in the King's Own Troop of Guards (1679), Lieutenant-Colonel (1681); Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1675); member of the Committee of the Levant Company (1678), the HEIC (1699-1705); MP for Gloucester (1679-1681); Envoy to Madrid (1689); Envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the States of Holland (1689-1695); Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire (1689-1710), Surrey (1699-1710); Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (1694-1710), Surrey (1702-1710); Constable of St Briavel's Castle and Warden of the Forest of Dean (1697-1710); one of the Lords Justices and Governors of Ireland (1699-1700); died of dropsy Honours: KB 1661; Baron Berkeley (1689) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 21/11/1667 Proposers: John Wilkins Ejected: 1685.