Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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English Earl
Date of Birth: 19-May-1639
Date of Death: 03-Jun-1665
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland
- Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland (19 May 1639 – 3 June 1665), was the only son and heir of the 2nd Earl of Portland and Lady Frances Stuart. The only son of Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, Weston was christened at St Margaret's, Westminster, on 19 May 1639.
- He succeeded his father as Earl of Portland in 1663.
- In May 1665 he went as a volunteer with the Duke of York when he took command of the English fleet to fight the Dutch, and was killed at sea by a cannon shot in the Battle of Lowestoft, having made a will a few days before, on 29 May 1665.
- Since he never married, his title and entailed property passed to his uncle, Thomas Weston.
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