Lord
James
"3rd Earl of Berkeley"
Berkeley
KG
Born about in Gloucestershire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Charles Berkeley KB
and Elizabeth (Noel) Berkeley
Brother of
Penelope Berkeley, Charles Berkeley, Elizabeth (Berkeley) Germain, Henry Berkeley and George Berkeley MP
Husband of
Louisa (Lennox) Berkeley
— married
13 Feb 1711 in Fathers, England
Descendants 
Father of
Augustus Berkeley KT and Elizabeth (Berkeley) Henley
Died
at about age 57
in Aubigny, France
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Lord James Berkeley was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
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Lord James Berkeley KG PC Vice Admiral. 11th Baron Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley
Biography
Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, KG, PC (aft. 1679 – 17 August 1736) was the son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley and the Hon. Elizabeth Noel. He was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Dursley prior to succeeding as Earl of Berkeley in 1710. He was a distinguished Royal Navy officer who served as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George I.
Birth 1680 • Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage 13 Feb 1711 • Fathers, England Louisa Lennox (1694–1717)
Birth of Son Lt Col. Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl of Berkeley(1715–1755) 18 February 1715 • England
Death of Wife Louisa Lennox(1694–1717) 15 January 1717 • Château, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Death August 1736 • France
Burial Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Sources
- Official Baronage by Doyle1886, p 180
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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