List of James II deserters to William of Orange
According to 19th Century Peerage records, these are the British nobles and gentry, who, in 1688, deserted King James II. These same nobles and gentry, then pledged their allegiances to, and fought for, Prince William of Orange, against King James II, throughout their Glorious Revolution, culminating in his overthrow and forced abdication.
King James II deserters (1688) to Prince William of Orange.
Title &/or Rank &/or Name |
Born - Died |
Garter |
Notes |
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Bath; 1st Earl - John Granville. |
“Commander of the fortress at Plymouth, then placed the fortress at the disposal of William (then at Exeter) 18 November 1688. Whereby, the invaders had not a single enemy in their rear.” |
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Berkley; Colonel. |
Possibly TheLord Fitzharding. |
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Bertie; Captain. - The Hon - Henry B. |
d.1743 |
Brother of Lord Abingdon. |
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Bray; Squire. |
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Chesterfield; 2nd Earl - Philip Stanhope. |
See: Manchester |
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Cholmondeley; 2nd Viscount (I) - Hugh Cholmondeley. |
Joined Northern Rising in 1688. Created Earl of Cholmondeley in 1706. |
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Churchill; Lord - John Churchill. Cr. Earl, then Duke Marlborough (1702). |
1650 - 1722 |
1702 |
"His desertion of the King for whom he was in command, on 25 Nov 1688, was the death-blow for the Royal Cause." |
Churchill; Captain at Sea - George Churchill |
1653 - 1710 |
Brother of Lord Churchill. Afterwards Admiral &c. |
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Clarendon; 2nd Earl - Henry Hyde. |
1638 - 1709 |
"Father of the Lord Cornbury, who was the first deserter among those who held command for the King." |
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Colchester; styled Viscount Colchester- Richard Savage. Cr. Earl Rivers in 1694. |
Son of the Earl Rivers |
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Coote; Squire. |
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Cornbury; styled Viscount Cornbury - Edward Hyde. |
"Who, for a few hours on 14 Nov 1688, as a 'tool' of the Churchill's, was the senior officer in command for the King at Salisbury, who deserted with as many troops he could induce to follow him, having vainly endeavoured to carry over three regiments of cavalry." Son of Earl of Clarendon. Cr. Earl of Clarendon in 1709. |
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Cullen; 3rd Viscount (I) - Charles Cokayne |
Died soon afterwards on 30 Dec 1688. |
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Danby; 1st Earl - Thomas Osbourne. Cr. Marquees of Carmarthen |
1631 - 1712 |
1677 |
"Seized York." Cr. Duke of Leeds in 1694. |
Delamere; 2nd Lord - Henry Booth. Cr. Earl of Warrington in 1690 |
"On 16 Nov 1688, Delamere took arms in Cheshire, appearing in Manchester with 50 armed and mounted men, which had trebled before reaching Boaden Downs." |
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Devonshire, 4th Earl - William Cavendish. Cr. Duke in 1694. |
“Devonshire appeared in arms at Derby, he then proceeded to Nottingham, which soon became the HQ of the Northern insurrection.” |
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Drogheda, 3rd Earl {I} - Henry Hamilton-Moore) |
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Dunblane, Viscount {S} - Peregrine Osborne. |
Son of Earl of Danbury. Succeeded father as Duke of Leeds in 1712. |
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Dutton, Sir Richard. |
Possibly a Sir Ralph Dutton Bart., MP for Gloucester? (see: Guise below) |
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Exeter, 5th Earl - John Cecil. |
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Fairfax, 5th Lord {S} - Thomas Fairfax. |
MP for York &c. Only succeeded to title a few months earlier. |
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Ferrers of Chartley, Lord - Robert Shirley. |
Created Earl Ferrers in 1711. |
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Grafton, 1st Duke - Henry Fitzroy. |
”The first to desert the Kings camp, and “fled to the Prince’s quarters,” [24 November 1688], accompanied by Churchill.” |
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Grey de Ruthin, Lord - Henry Yelverton. |
”Joined Northern rising in 1688”, and created Viscount de Longueville in 1690. |
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Griffith, Captain. |
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Guise, Bart - Sir John Guise. |
d.1695 |
MP for co. Gloucester. |
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Harley, Bart - Sir Edward Harley. |
”Took up arms in Worcestershire, [November 1688], on behalf of the Prince of Orange.” |
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Herbert of Cherbury, 4th Lord - Henry Herbert. |
“Took up arms in Worcestershire, [November 1688], on behalf of the Prince of Orange.” |
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Herbert, Vice Admiral - Arthur Herbert. |
Created Earl of Torrington in 1689. |
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Latimer, Edward Osbourne |
d.1689 |
Styled Viscount Latimer. Brother of Viscount Dunblane {S} and son of Earl of Danby, died soon afterwards. |
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Lovelace, 3rd Lord - John Lovelace. |
“One of the first who set out for Exeter to join the Prince of Orange, but was taken prisoner at Gloucester.” |
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Lumley, 2nd Viscount {I} - Richard Lumley. |
“Seized Newcastle” for Prince of Orange. Created Viscount Lumley in 1689, then Earl of Scarborough in 1690. |
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Macclesfield, 1st Earl - Charles Gerard. |
“Conspicuous in the great assemblage (‘British Adventurers at the Hague’ in 1688, to plan the deposition of the King) was Charles Gerald, Earl of Macclesfield, an ancient Cavalier who had fought for Charles I, and had shared the exile of Charles II.” |
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Marle, Squire. |
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Manchester, 4th Earl Created Duke of Manchester 1719 - Charles Montague. |
“The Northern rising became, every day, more formidable. Four powerful and wealthy Earls; Manchester; Rutland; Stamford; and Chesterfield, repaired to Nottingham and were joined there by Lord Cholmoneley and by Lord Grey de Ruthyn.” |
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Norfolk, 7th Duke - Henry Howard. |
“The Eastern counties were up [November 1688]. The Duke of Norfolk, with 300 armed and mounted gentlemen, appeared in the market place of Norwich. The mayor and alderman met him and engaged to stand by him against Popery and arbitrary power.” |
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Northampton, 4th Earl - George Compton. |
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Ormonde, 2nd Duke - James Butler. |
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Peyton, Bart - Sir Robert Peyton. |
d.1689 |
”In the Dutch invasion he was “a colonel,” under the Prince of Orange.” Died soon afterwards. |
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Radnor, 2nd Earl - Charles Bodville Robartes. |
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Rutland, 8th Earl. Created Duke in 1703 - John Manners. |
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Scarsdale, 8th Earl - Robert Leke. |
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Shrewsbury, 12th Earl. Created Duke in 1694 - Charles Talbot. |
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Somerset, 6th Duke - Charles Seymour. |
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Stamford, 2nd Earl - Thomas Grey. |
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Tipping, Squire. |
Possibly a Thomas Tipping of Wheatfield, Oxon. Cr. Bart 1698. |
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Trelawney, Bart - Sir John Trelawney. |
Possibly a Sir Jonathon Trelawney 2nd Bart. |
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Trenchard, Squire. |
1635 – 1713 |
Possibly a William Trenchard of Cutteridge, of Wilts. |
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Westmoreland, 3rd Earl = Charles Fane. |
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Wiltshire. - Charles Pawlet. |
Styled Earl of Wiltshire. Son of Marquees of Winchester, afterwards Duke of Bolton. He succeeded as Duke of Bolton in 1699. |
References
The Complete Peerage: of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and United Kingdom.
Edited by George Edward Cokayne: [1st Edition]
- Volume 1. A - Bo. (1887)
- Volume 2. Bra -C. (1889)
- Volume 3. D - F. (1890)
- Volume 4. G - K. (1892)
- Volume 5. L - M. (1893)
- Volume 6. N - R. (1895)
- Volume 7. S - T. (1896)
- Volume 8. U - Z. (1898)