Fulke Greville

Fulke Greville (1717–1806) of Wilbury House, located in Newton Toney, Wiltshire, England, was a landowner and diplomat. He was the son of Algernon Greville and Mary Somerset. Mary Somerset was the daughter and coheiress of Lord Arthur Somerset, who was the youngest son of Henry Somerset, the 1st Duke of Beaufort. Algernon Greville, Fulke's father, was a son of Fulke Greville, the 5th Baron Brooke.

Around the year 1731, Fulke Greville received education as a gentleman commoner at Winchester College. He married Frances Greville, a poet and daughter of James Macartney—an Irish Member of Parliament for Longford and Granard—and his wife Catherine Coote. Greville and Frances eloped on 26 January 1748. Their children included:

- Frances Anne Greville, born in November 1748, who married John Crewe, later known as Lord Crewe. She was recognized as a notable political hostess.

- Captain William Fulke Greville, born on 8 November 1751 and died in 1837. He was the grandfather of George Greville and the father of Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville.

- Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Francis Greville, born on 10 August 1760 and died on 13 January 1816.

- Captain Charles Greville, born on 2 November 1762 and died on 26 August 1832. He was the father of the diarist Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville and ancestors including Algernon Frederick Greville and Henry William Greville.

In his public service career, Fulke Greville served as the Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1744. He represented Monmouth Boroughs as a Member of Parliament from 1747 to 1754. In 1765, he was appointed as envoy extraordinary to the Elector of Bavaria and served as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Imperial Diet of Ratisbon.

Fulke Greville authored the book titled "Maxims Characters and Reflections," published in 1756.

Further information about Fulke Greville can be found in works such as Geoffrey Lancaster's 2015 publication, "The First Fleet Piano: Volume One: A Musician's View," which references him on page 29.