Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave (1661 – 24 January 1689) was an English peer.
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Early life
He was the son of Sir Charles Waldegrave, 3rd Baronet and Eleanor, Lady Waldegrave (née Englefield), a daughter of Sir Francis Englefield, 2nd Baronet.
Career
Waldegrave inherited his father's title, becoming 4th Baronet Waldegrave, of Hever Castle, around 1684. As a result of his marriage, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton, Somerset, in 1686.
He became Comptroller of the Household in 1687 and continued in this office at the King's court-in-exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, until his death in 1689. In 1688, he was appointed to succeed Bevil Skelton as the English Ambassador to France, serving until 1689.
Personal life
On 29 November 1683, he married Henrietta FitzJames (1667–1730), an illegitimate daughter of King James II and his mistress, Arabella Churchill (sister of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough). He had three children: