[2] As a result of his marriage, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton, Somerset, in 1686.
[3] 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.
[4] In 1688, he was appointed to succeed Bevil Skelton as the English Ambassador to France,[5] serving until 1689.
After his death, his widow married Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye.
[4] He was also a 7th great grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales, first wife of Charles III.