High politics and Hellfire: William Hogarth. Robin Simon [NOTE that [ILL] refers to a change of image] Good afternoon. I hope you are feeling robust! Because we are going to explore the rather one-track humour of the English upper classes in the 18th century. Even in an age of political patronage - or of corruption, as one might more accurately call it - the appointment by the Prime Minister, Lord Bute, of Sir Francis Dashwood as, first, Treasurer of the Chamber in 1761, and then in 1762 as Chancellor of the Exchequer, stunned the chattering classes of Georgian England.
"As statues moulder into worth". The painting [ILL] reflects a general perception that Hogarth shares with Alexander Pope, and that is the possibility latent in Roman Catholic baroque art for confusion between the flesh and the spirit, at the very time that it most earnestly endeavours to exalt the spirit through the senses. "On painted Ceilings you devoutly stare, Where sprawl the Saints of Verrio and Laguerre, On gilded clouds in fair expansion lie, ... Sir Francis Dashwood. Sir Francis Dashwood (1708-1781) Written and compiled by George Knowles. Sir Francis Dashwood is one of those colourful characters from our past whose life was shrouded in controversy, half-truths and gossip. During his day it was widely rumoured that he and his group were evil Devil worshippers, Satanist’s up to all sorts of diabolical doings, rituals and orgies, many of which in today’s more enlightened times, few if any people would even raise an eye brow.
He was an aristocrat and a man of influence but also the rogue of his day, he reveled in his indulgences living his life to the full and not giving a damn for the consequences. As such his name and that of his order was just the stuff on which legend was founded. This is the life story of Sir Francis Dashwood and the “Order of the Friars of St. In 1708 during the reign of Queen Anne, Francis Dashwood was born in London to a wealthy family of landed gentry. In 1726 Sir Francis started out on his first “Grand Tour” of Europe. Full text search. Dashwood Family Crest and History. Dashwood Coat of Arms and History. Hardecnut 1040-1042 Edward the Confessor 1042-1066 Harold II 1066 William the Conqueror 1066 William II (Rufus) 1087-1100 Henry I 1100-1135 Stephen 1135-1154 Henry II 1154-1189 Richard I 1189-1199 More The Hundred Years' War began in the reign of Edward III, who was the King of England from 1327 to 1377.
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Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. Arthur Paul Dashwood (1882–1964), third son of the sixth Baronet, was an engineer and the husband of the novelist E. M. Delafield. Henry Dashwood, brother of the first Baronet, assumed the surname of Peyton in lieu of Dashwood. Dashwood baronets, of Kirtlington Park (1684)[edit] Dashwood, later Dashwood-King, later Dashwood baronets, of West Wycombe (1707)[edit] They returned to New Zealand, where his sheep farming proved quite prosperous.
The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, George Francis Dashwood (born 17 June 1992). See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit] Dashwood, Sir Francis (1987). Baron le Despencer. The title Baron le Despencer has been created several times by writ in the Peerage of England. Creation[edit] The first creation was in 1295, when Hugh the elder Despenser was summoned to the Model Parliament. He was the eldest son of the sometime Justiciar Hugh le Despenser (d. 1265), who was summoned in 1264 to De Montfort's Parliament and is sometimes considered the first baron.
Hugh the younger Despenser, son of Hugh the elder, was also summoned to Parliament in 1314, during his father's lifetime, the second creation of the title. Both elder and younger Despencers were attainted in 1326, extinguishing the two creations. In 1338, Hugh le Despencer, son of Hugh the younger, was summoned to Parliament, the third creation of the title. He died without issue in 1349, and the title became extinct. In 1357, this Hugh's nephew, Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer was summoned to Parliament, the fourth creation.
Barons le Despencer, First Creation (1264/1295)[edit] Ancestors of David Robarts Sir Francis Dashwood Bart. Born: 1658 Marriage: Mary Fane on 30 May 1705 70 Died: 4 Nov 1724 aged 66 70 Buried: Church of St. Lawrence, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire General Notes: Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet (c. 1658 - November 4, 1724) was a British merchant. A son of Francis Dashwood, Alderman of London, he and his brother Samuel Dashwood joined their father's business and became leading silk importers. They were also members of the British East India Company and the Worshipful Company of Vintners. In 1698, Sir Samuel and Francis bought the estate of West Wycombe from their brother-in-law Thomas Lewis, Francis eventually buying out his brothers' share. Francis was knighted in 1702 but a cooling of the relationship between the brothers had occurred and they ceased their joint business in 1704.
Sir Francis further improved his prospects by marriage, his first wife, Mary Jennings, having died in 1694, after bearing the following children: Mary Dashwood married Sir Fulmar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet. Ancestors of David Robarts Sir Francis Dashwood 15th Baron Le Despencer. Born: Dec 1708 Died: 11 Dec 1781 aged 73 70 General Notes: Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer (December 1708 - 11 December 1781) was an English rake and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1762-1763) and founder of The Hellfire Club. He was born in London, and educated at Eton College where he became associated with William Pitt the Elder. He was orphaned in 1724 at the age of 16. In 1726 he went on a Grand Tour of Europe becoming one of the first Britons to include Russia on his itinerary. He was too young to have been a member of the very first Hellfire Club founded by the Duke of Wharton in 1719 and disbanded in 1721 but he and the Earl of Sandwich are alleged to have been members of a Hellfire Club that met at the George and Vulture Inn throughout the 1730s.
The initial meeting was something of a failure and the club subsequently moved their meetings to Medmenham Abbey (about 6 miles from West Wycombe) where they called themselves the Monks of Medmenham . Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer. Biography[edit] Early life[edit] Dashwood was born in Great Marlborough Street, London, in December 1708. [a] He was only son of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet (died 1724), and his second wife Mary, eldest daughter of Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland. [b] Dashwood was educated at Eton College where he became associated with William Pitt the Elder. Grand tours[edit] Dashwood spent his youth and early manhood abroad gaining: a European reputation for his pranks and adventures. ...
Dilettanti Society and the Divan Club[edit] In 1732 Dilettanti formed a dining club called the Society of Dilettanti with around 40 charter members (some of whom may have been members of Wharton's original club) who had returned from the Grand Tour with a greater appreciation of classical art. In 1744 he and fellow Dilettante the Earl of Sandwich founded the short-lived Divan Club for those who had visited the Ottoman Empire to share their experiences, but this club was disbanded two years later.
Politics[edit] Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet. Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet (c. 1658 – 4 November 1724) was a British merchant. Biography[edit] Francis Dashwood was the third son of Francis Dashwood, a merchant trading with a Turkey, and an Alderman of London. His brother, Sir Samuel Dashwood, was Lord Mayor of London in 1702. Dashwood and his brother Samuel joined their father's business early and became leading silk importers.
They were also members of the British East India Company and the Worshipful Company of Vintners. They prospered despite the disruption in trade caused by the Anglo-Dutch Wars, and sent a frigate to trade in China in 1700. In 1698, Sir Samuel and Francis bought the estate of West Wycombe from their brother-in-law Thomas Lewis, Francis eventually buying out his brothers' share. Family[edit] Sir Francis further improved his prospects by marriage, his first wife, Mary Jennings (m. c. 13 April 1683), having died in 1694, after bearing the following children:[citation needed] Notes[edit] References[edit] Attribution. The Robinson Family Tree. The Robinson Family Tree. Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer - eNotes.com Reference.