PEERAGES
Last updated 06/04/2018 (23 Jan 2024)
Date Rank Order Name Born Died Age
CHETWYND
29 Jun 1717 V[I] 1 Walter Chetwynd
Created Baron of Rathdowne and Viscount Chetwynd 29 Jun 1717
MP for Stafford 1702‑1711, 1712‑1722 and 1725‑1734
3 Jun 1678 21 Feb 1736 57
21 Feb 1736 2 John Chetwynd
MP for St. Mawes 1715‑1722, Stockbridge 1722‑1734 and Stafford 1738‑1747
c 1680 21 Jun 1767
21 Jun 1767 3 William Richard Chetwynd
MP for Stafford 1715‑1722 and 1734‑1770 and Plymouth 1722‑1727
1684 3 Apr 1770 85
3 Apr 1770 4 William Chetwynd
MP for Stockbridge 1747‑1754
15 Nov 1721 12 Nov 1791 69
12 Nov 1791 5 Richard Chetwynd 29 Sep 1757 27 Feb 1821 63
27 Feb 1821 6 Richard Walter Chetwynd 13 Dec 1800 6 Dec 1879 78
6 Dec 1879 7 Richard Walter Chetwynd 26 Jul 1823 23 Jan 1911 87
23 Jan 1911 8 Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd
CH 1917
3 Oct 1863 22 Mar 1936 72
22 Mar 1936 9 Adam Duncan Chetwynd 14 Nov 1904 12 Jun 1965 60
12 Jun 1965 10 Adam Richard John Casson Chetwynd 2 Feb 1935 20 Aug 2015 80
20 Aug 2015 11 Adam Douglas Chetwynd 26 Feb 1969
CHEWTON
13 Sep 1729 V 1 James Waldegrave
Created Viscount Chewton and Earl Waldegrave 13 Sep 1729
See "Waldegrave"
1684 11 Apr 1741 56
CHEYLESMORE
9 Jul 1887 B 1 Henry William Eaton
Created Baron Cheylesmore 9 Jul 1887
MP for Coventry 1865‑1880 and 1881‑1887
13 Mar 1816 2 Oct 1891 75
2 Oct 1891 2 William Meriton Eaton 15 Jan 1843 10 Jul 1902 59
10 Jul 1902 3 Herbert Francis Eaton 25 Jan 1848 29 Jul 1925 77
29 Jul 1925
to    
21 Apr 1974
4 Francis Ormond Henry Eaton
Peerage extinct on his death
19 Jun 1893 21 Apr 1974 80
CHEYNE
22 Sep 1487
to    
30 May 1499
B 1 Sir John Cheyne
Summoned to Parliament as Lord Cheyne 22 Sep 1487
KG 1486
Peerage extinct on his death
30 May 1499

8 May 1572
to    
3 Sep 1587
B 1 Sir Henry Cheyne
Summoned to Parliament as Lord Cheyne 8 May 1572
MP for Kent 1562‑1567
Peerage extinct on his death
3 Sep 1587

17 May 1681 B[S] 1 Charles Cheyne
Created Lord Cheyne and Viscount Newhaven 17 May 1681
See "Newhaven"
c 1625 30 Jun 1698
CHICHESTER
3 Jun 1644 E 1 Sir Francis Leigh, 1st baronet
Created Baron of Dunsmore 31 Jul 1628 and Earl of Chichester 3 Jun 1644
MP for Warwick 1625‑1626
21 Dec 1653
21 Dec 1653
to    
16 May 1667
2 Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton
Peerages extinct on his death
10 Mar 1607 16 May 1667 60

10 Sep 1675 E 1 Charles Fitzroy
Created Baron of Newbury, Earl of Chichester and Duke of Southampton 10 Sep 1675
See "Southampton"
18 Jun 1662 9 Sep 1730 68

23 Jun 1801 E 1 Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baron Pelham of Stanmer
Created Earl of Chichester 23 Jun 1801
MP for Rye 1749‑1754 and Sussex 1754‑1768; PC 1765
28 Feb 1728 8 Jan 1805 76
8 Jan 1805 2 Thomas Pelham
MP [I] for Carrick 1783‑1790, Clogher 1795‑1798 and Armagh Borough 1798‑1799; MP for Sussex 1780‑1801; Home Secretary 1801‑1803; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1803; Postmaster General 1807‑1826; PC [I] 1783; PC 1795
He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of Acceleration as Baron Pelham of Stanmer Jun 1801
28 Apr 1756 4 Jul 1826 70
4 Jul 1826 3 Henry Thomas Pelham
Lord Lieutenant Sussex 1860‑1886
25 Aug 1804 16 Mar 1886 81
16 Mar 1886 4 Walter John Pelham
MP for Lewes 1865‑1874
22 Sep 1838 28 May 1902 63
28 May 1902 5 Francis Godolphin Pelham 18 Oct 1844 21 Apr 1905 60
21 Apr 1905 6 Jocelyn Brudenell Pelham 21 May 1871 14 Nov 1926 55
14 Nov 1926 7 Francis Godolphin Henry Pelham 23 Mar 1905 22 Nov 1926 21
22 Nov 1926 8 John Buxton Pelham 12 Jun 1912 21 Feb 1944 31
14 Apr 1944 9 John Nicholas Pelham 14 Apr 1944
CHICHESTER OF BELFAST
23 Feb 1613
to    
19 Feb 1625
B[I] 1 Arthur Chichester
Created Baron Chichester of Belfast 23 Feb 1613
Peerage extinct on his death
May 1563 19 Feb 1625 61

1 Apr 1625 V[I] 1 Sir Edward Chichester
Created Baron Chichester of Belfast and Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus 1 Apr 1625
See "Chichester of Carrickfergus"
c 1568 8 Jul 1648
CHICHESTER OF CARRICKFERGUS
1 Apr 1625 V[I] 1 Sir Edward Chichester
Created Baron Chichester of Belfast and Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus 1 Apr 1625
c 1568 8 Jul 1648
8 Jul 1648 2 Arthur Chichester
He was created Earl of Donegall into which title this peerage then merged
CHIDGEY
17 Jun 2005
to    
15 Feb 2022
B[L] David William George Chidgey
Created Baron Chidgey for life 17 Jun 2005
MP for Eastleigh 1994‑2005
Peerage extinct on his death
9 Jul 1942 15 Feb 2022 79
CHILSTON
6 Jul 1911 V 1 Aretas Akers‑Douglas
Created Baron Douglas of Baads and Viscount Chilston 6 Jul 1911
MP for Kent East 1880‑1885 and St. Augustines 1885‑1911; First Commissioner of Works 1895‑1902; Home Secretary 1902‑1905; PC 1891
21 Oct 1851 15 Jan 1926 74
15 Jan 1926 2 Aretas Akers‑Douglas
PC 1939
17 Feb 1876 25 Jul 1947 71
25 Jul 1947 3 Eric Alexander Akers‑Douglas 17 Dec 1910 10 Apr 1982 71
10 Apr 1982 4 Alastair George Akers‑Douglas 6 Sep 1946
CHILVER
14 Jul 1987
to    
8 Jul 2012
B[L] Sir (Amos) Henry Chilver
Created Baron Chilver for life 14 Jul 1987
Peerage extinct on his death
30 Oct 1926 8 Jul 2012 85
CHISHOLM OF OWLPEN
16 Sep 2014 B[L] Caroline Elizabeth Chisholm
Created Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen for life 16 Sep 2014
23 Dec 1951
CHITNIS
18 Jul 1977
to    
12 Jul 2013
B[L] Pratap Chidamber Chitnis
Created Baron Chitnis for life 18 Jul 1977
Peerage extinct on his death
1 May 1936 12 Jul 2013 77
CHOLMONDELEY
2 Jul 1628
1 Sep 1648
to    
2 Oct 1659
V[I]
B
1
1
Sir Robert Cholmondeley, 1st baronet
Created Viscount Cholmondeley [I] 2 Jul 1628, Earl of Leinster 3 Mar 1646 and Baron Cholmondeley 1 Sep 1648
Peerages extinct on his death
26 Jun 1584 2 Oct 1659 75

29 Mar 1661 V[I] 1 Robert Cholmondeley
Created Viscount Cholmondeley 29 Mar 1661
22 May 1681
22 May 1681
10 Apr 1689
29 Dec 1706
 
B
E
2
1
1
Hugh Cholmondeley
Created Baron Cholmondeley 10 Apr 1689, and Viscount Malpas and Earl of Cholmondeley 29 Dec 1706
Lord Lieutenant Anglesey 1702‑1713 and 1714‑1725 and Cheshire 1703‑1713 and 1714‑1725; PC 1705
1662 18 Jan 1725 62
18 Jan 1725 2 George Cholmondeley
Created Baron Newborough 12 Apr 1715 and Baron Newburgh 10 Jul 1716
MP for Newton 1690‑1695; Lord Lieutenant Cheshire and Anglesey 1725‑1733; PC [I] by 1723
1666 7 May 1733 66
7 May 1733 3 George Cholmondeley
MP for East Looe 1724‑1727 and Windsor 1727‑1733; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1736‑1743; Lord Privy Seal 1743‑1744; Lord Lieutenant Cheshire 1733‑1770, Anglesey 1733‑1761 and Montgomery 1737‑1761; PC 1736
2 Jan 1703 10 Jun 1770 67
10 Jun 1770  
M
4
1
George James Cholmondeley
Created Earl of Rocksavage and Marquess of Cholmondeley 22 Nov 1815
Lord Lieutenant Cheshire 1770‑1783; PC 1783; KG 1822
11 May 1749 10 Apr 1827 77
10 Apr 1827 2 George Horatio Cholmondeley
MP for Castle Rising 1817‑1822; PC 1830
He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of Acceleration as Baron Newburgh 5 Jan 1822
16 Jan 1792 8 May 1870 78
8 May 1870 3 William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley
MP for Castle Rising 1822‑1832 and Hampshire South 1852‑1857
31 Mar 1800 16 Dec 1884 84
16 Dec 1884 4 George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley
PC 1901
3 Jul 1858 16 Mar 1923 64
16 Mar 1923 5 George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley 19 May 1883 16 Sep 1968 85
16 Sep 1968 6 George Hugh Cholmondeley 24 Apr 1919 13 Mar 1990 70
13 Mar 1990 7 David George Philip Cholmondeley 27 Jun 1960
CHORLEY
16 Nov 1945 B 1 Robert Samuel Theodore Chorley
Created Baron Chorley 16 Nov 1945
29 May 1895 27 Jan 1978 82
27 Jan 1978 2 Roger Richard Edward Chorley
[Elected hereditary peer 2001‑2014]
14 Aug 1930 21 Feb 2016 85
21 Feb 2016 3 Nicholas Rupert Debenham Chorley 15 Jul 1966
CHOUDREY
9 Oct 2019 B[L] Zameer Mohammed Choudrey
Created Baron Choudrey for life 9 Oct 2019
Mar 1958
CHRISTOPHER
30 Jul 1998 B[L] Anthony Martin Grosvenor Christopher
Created Baron Christopher for life 30 Jul 1998
25 Apr 1925
CHURCHILL
21 Dec 1682
14 May 1685
to    
16 Jun 1722
B[S]
B
1
1
John Churchill
Created Lord Churchill 21 Dec 1682 and 14 May 1685
He was subsequently created Duke of Marlborough in 1702 - the Scottish peerage extinct on his death
24 Jun 1650 16 Jun 1722 71

11 Aug 1815 B 1 Lord Francis Almeric Spencer
Created Baron Churchill of Whichwood 11 Aug 1815
MP for Oxfordshire 1801‑1815
This is how the title is shown in peerage works, but the title is shown in the London Gazette [issue 17041, page 1459] as "Churchill, of Sandridge"
26 Dec 1779 10 Mar 1845 65
10 Mar 1845 2 Francis George Spencer 6 Oct 1802 24 Nov 1886 84
24 Nov 1886  
V
3
1
Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer
Created Viscount Churchill 14 Jul 1902
23 Oct 1864 3 Jan 1934 69
3 Jan 1934 4
2
Victor Alexander Spencer 1 Aug 1890 21 Dec 1973 83
21 Dec 1973
to    
18 Oct 2017
5
3
Victor George Spencer
On his death the Viscountcy became extinct, while the Barony passed to:-
31 Jul 1934 18 Oct 2017 83
18 Oct 2017 6 Richard Harry Ramsay Spencer 11 Oct 1926 19 Oct 2020 94
19 Oct 2020 7 Michael Richard de Charrière Spencer 9 Nov 1960
CHURSTON
2 Aug 1858 B 1 Sir John Yarde‑Buller, 3rd baronet
Created Baron Churston 2 Aug 1858
MP for Devonshire South 1835‑1858
12 Apr 1799 4 Sep 1871 72
4 Sep 1871 2 John Yarde‑Buller 26 Oct 1846 30 Nov 1910 64
30 Nov 1910 3 John Reginald Lopes Yarde‑Buller 9 Nov 1873 19 Apr 1930 56
19 Apr 1930 4 Richard Francis Roger Yarde‑Buller 12 Feb 1910 9 Apr 1991 81
9 Apr 1991 5 John Francis Yarde‑Buller 29 Dec 1934 16 Feb 2023 88
16 Feb 2023 6 Benjamin Francis Anthony Yarde‑Buller 23 Dec 1975
CHUTER-EDE
1 Jan 1965
to    
11 Nov 1965
B[L] James Chuter Ede
Created Baron Chuter-Ede for life 1 Jan 1965
MP for Mitcham 1923 and South Shields 1929‑1931 and 1935‑1964; Home Secretary 1945‑1951; PC 1944; CH 1953
Peerage extinct on his death
11 Sep 1882 11 Nov 1965 83
CILCENNIN
18 Jan 1956
to    
13 Jul 1960
V 1 James Purdon Lewes Thomas
Created Viscount Cilcennin 18 Jan 1956
MP for Hereford 1931‑1955; First Lord of the Admiralty 1951‑1956; Lord Lieutenant Hereford 1957‑1960; PC 1951
Peerage extinct on his death
13 Oct 1903 13 Jul 1960 56
CIRENCESTER
9 Apr 1689 B 1 William Bentinck
Created Baron Cirencester, Viscount Woodstock and Earl of Portland 9 Apr 1689
See "Portland"
20 Jul 1649 23 Nov 1709 60
CITRINE
16 Jul 1946 B 1 Sir Walter McLennan Citrine
Created Baron Citrine 16 Jul 1946
PC 1940
22 Aug 1887 22 Jan 1983 95
22 Jan 1983 2 Norman Arthur Citrine 27 Sep 1914 18 Mar 1997 82
18 Mar 1997
to    
5 Aug 2006
3 Ronald Eric Citrine
Peerage extinct on his death
19 May 1919 5 Aug 2006 87
CLANBRASSILL
7 Jun 1647 E[I] 1 James Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Claneboye
Created Earl of Clanbrassill 7 Jun 1647
20 Jun 1659
20 Jun 1659
to    
12 Jan 1675
2 Henry Hamilton
PC [I] 1671
Peerages extinct on his death
1647 12 Jan 1675 27

24 Nov 1756 E[I] 1 James Hamilton
Created Baron Claneboye and Viscount Limerick 13 May 1719, and Earl of Clanbrassil 24 Nov 1756
MP [I] for Dundalk 1715‑1719; MP for Wendover 1727‑1734, Tavistock 1742‑1747 and Morpeth 1747‑1754; PC [I] 1746
c 1691 17 Mar 1758
17 Mar 1758
to    
6 Feb 1798
2 James Hamilton
MP [I] for Midleton 1755‑1758; MP for Helston 1768‑1774; PC [I] 1766; KP 1783
Peerage extinct on his death
23 Aug 1730 6 Feb 1798 67

17 Jul 1821 B 1 Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden
Created Baron Clanbrassill 17 Jul 1821
27 Oct 1788 20 Mar 1870 81
20 Mar 1870 2 Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden 22 Nov 1846 9 Jan 1880 33
9 Jan 1880
to    
3 Jul 1897
3 John Strange Jocelyn, 5th Earl of Roden
Peerage extinct on his death
5 Jun 1823 3 Jul 1897 74
CLANCARE
24 Jun 1565
to    
1597
E[I] 1 Sir Donald Maccarty
Created Baron of Valentia and Earl of Clancare 24 Jun 1565
He resigned the peerages in 1597
by 1601
CLANCARTY
27 Nov 1658 E[I] 1 Donough Maccarty, 2nd Viscount Muskerry
Created Earl of Clancarty 27 Nov 1658
1594 4 Aug 1665 71
4 Aug 1665 2 Charles Maccarty 22 Sep 1666
22 Sep 1666 3 Callaghan Maccarty 21 Nov 1676
21 Nov 1676
to    
1691
4 Donough Maccarty
He was attainted and the peerage forfeited
1668 1 Oct 1734 66

12 Feb 1803 E[I] 1 William Power Keating Trench
Created Baron Kilconnel 25 Nov 1797, Viscount Dunlo 3 Jan 1801 and Earl of Clancarty 12 Feb 1803
MP [I] for Galway County 1768‑1797
1741 27 Apr 1805 63
27 Apr 1805
8 Dec 1823
 
V
2
1
Richard le Poer‑Trench
Created Baron Trench 4 Aug 1815 and Viscount Clancarty 8 Dec 1823
MP [I] for Newtown Limavady 1796‑1797 and Galway County 1798‑1800; MP for co. Galway 1800‑1805 and Rye 1807; President of the Board of Trade 1812‑1818; PC 1807; PC [I] 1809
18 May 1767 24 Nov 1837 70
24 Nov 1837 3 William Thomas le Poer‑Trench 21 Sep 1803 26 Apr 1872 68
26 Apr 1872 4 Richard Somerset le Poer‑Trench 13 Jan 1834 29 May 1891 57
29 May 1891 5 William Frederick le Poer‑Trench
For further information on this peer and his wife, see the note at the foot of this page
29 Dec 1868 16 Feb 1929 60
16 Feb 1929 6 Richard Frederick John Donough le Poer‑Trench 29 Dec 1891 5 Jun 1971 79
5 Jun 1971 7 Greville Sydney Rochfort le Poer‑Trench 10 Dec 1902 15 Sep 1975 72
15 Sep 1975 8 William Francis Brinsley le Poer‑Trench
For further information on this peer, see the note at the foot of this page
18 Sep 1911 18 May 1995 83
18 May 1995 9 Nicholas Power Richard le Poer‑Trench
[Elected hereditary peer 2010-]
1 May 1952
CLANCONNELL
May 1578
to    
1595
E[I] 1 Terence Lenagh, 1st Baron of Clogher
Created Baron Clogher 1578 and Earl of Clanconnell May 1578
Nothing further appears to be known of these peerages which presumably became extinct on his death
1532 1595 63
CLANEBOYE
4 May 1622 V[I] 1 James Hamilton
Created Viscount Claneboye 4 May 1622
1643
1643 2 James Hamilton
He was created Earl of Clanbrassill in 1647 with which title this peerage then merged until its extinction in 1675
20 Jun 1659

13 May 1719 B[I] 1 James Hamilton
Created Baron Claneboye and Viscount of the City of Limerick 13 May 1719, and Earl of Clanbrassil 24 Nov 1756
See "Clanbrassill"
17 Mar 1758

22 Jan 1850
13 Nov 1871
B
V
1
1
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye
Created Baron Clandboye 22 Jan 1850, Viscount Clandboye and Earl of Dufferin 13 Nov 1871 and Earl of Ava and Marquess of Dufferin and Ava 17 Nov 1888
See "Dufferin and Ava"
21 Jun 1826 12 Feb 1902 75
CLANEHUGH
22 Nov 1675 B[I] 1 Sir Arthur Forbes
Created Baron Clanehugh and Viscount of Granard 22 Nov 1675, and Earl of Granard 30 Dec 1684
See "Granard"
1623 1695 72
CLANFIELD
10 Jul 1929 V 1 William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel
Created Viscount Clanfield and Earl Peel 10 Jul 1929
See "Peel"
7 Jan 1867 28 Sep 1937 70
CLANMALIER
22 Dec 1631 V[I] 1 Terence O'Dempsey
Created Baron of Phillipstown and Viscount Clanmalier 22 Dec 1631
c 1638
c 1638 2 Lewis O'Dempsey 1683
1683
to    
30 Nov 1691
3 Maximilian O'Dempsey
Peerage extinct on his death
30 Nov 1691
CLANMAURICE
17 Jan 1723 V[I] 1 Thomas Fitzmaurice, 21st Baron of Kerry
Created Viscount Clanmaurice and Earl of Kerry 17 Jan 1723
See "Kerry"
1668 16 Mar 1741 72
CLANMORRIS
31 Jul 1800 B[I] 1 John Bingham
Created Baron Clanmorris 31 Jul 1800
MP [I] for Tuam 1798‑1800
1762 18 May 1821 58
18 May 1821 2 Charles Barry Bingham 1796 3 Jun 1829 32
3 Jun 1829 3 Denis Arthur Bingham 22 Jan 1808 24 Feb 1847 39
24 Feb 1847 4 John Charles Robert Bingham 28 Nov 1826 5 Apr 1876 49
5 Apr 1876 5 John George Barry Bingham 27 Aug 1852 4 Nov 1916 64
4 Nov 1916 6 Arthur Maurice Robert Bingham 22 Jun 1879 24 Jun 1960 81
24 Jun 1960 7 John Michael Ward Bingham 3 Nov 1908 7 Aug 1988 79
7 Aug 1988 8 Simon John Ward Bingham 25 Oct 1937
CLANRICARDE
1 Jul 1543 E[I] 1 Ulick de Burgh
Created Baron of Dunkellin and Earl of Clanricarde 1 Jul 1543
19 Oct 1544
19 Oct 1544 2 Richard de Burgh 24 Jul 1582
24 Jul 1582 3 Ulick de Burgh 20 May 1601
20 May 1601 4 Richard Bourke
Created Baron of Somerhill and Viscount Tunbridge 3 Apr 1624 and Baron of Imanney, Viscount Galway and Earl of St. Albans 23 Aug 1628
1572 12 Nov 1635 63
12 Nov 1635
21 Feb 1646
to    
Jul 1657
 
M[I]
5
1
Ulick de Burgh
Created Marquess of Clanricarde 21 Feb 1646
He subsequently [c 1650] succeeded as 3rd Viscount Bourke of Clanmories. On his death the Marquessate became extinct whilst the Earldom passed to -
Dec 1604 Jul 1657 52
Jul 1657 6 Richard Bourke Aug 1666
Aug 1666 7 William Bourke Oct 1687
Oct 1687 8 Richard Bourke c 1704
c 1704 9 John Bourke 1642 17 Oct 1722 80
17 Oct 1722 10 Michael Bourke
Summoned to the Irish House of Lords by a Writ of Acceleration as Baron Dunkellin 3 Aug 1711
PC [I] 1726
1686 29 Nov 1726 40
29 Nov 1726 11 John Smyth de Burgh
PC [I] 1761
11 Nov 1720 21 Apr 1782 61
21 Apr 1782
17 Aug 1789
to    
8 Dec 1797
 
M[I]
12
1
Henry de Burgh
Created Marquess of Clanricarde 17 Aug 1789
KP 1783; PC [I] 1783
On his death the Marquessate became extinct whilst the Earldom passed to -
8 Jan 1743 8 Dec 1797 54
8 Dec 1797
29 Dec 1800
 
E[I]
13
1
John Thomas de Burgh
Created Earl of Clanricarde 29 Dec 1800
For details of the special remainder included in the creation of this peerage, see the note at the foot of this page
PC [I] 1801
22 Sep 1744 27 Jul 1808 63
27 Jul 1808  
 
M[I]
14
2
1
Ulick John de Burgh
Created Marquess of Clanricarde 26 Nov 1825 and Baron Somerhill [UK] 13 Dec 1826
Postmaster General 1846‑1852; Lord Privy Seal 1857‑1858; Lord Lieutenant Galway 1831‑1874; PC 1830; KP 1831
20 Dec 1802 10 Apr 1874 71
10 Apr 1874
to    
12 Apr 1916
15
3
2
Hubert George de Burgh‑Canning
MP for co. Galway 1867‑1871
On his death all peerages became extinct except the Earldom of Clanricarde created 1800 which passed to the Marquess of Sligo
30 Nov 1832 12 Apr 1916 83
CLANWILLIAM
20 Jul 1776 E[I] 1 Sir John Meade, 4th baronet
Created Baron Gillford and Viscount Clanwilliam 17 Nov 1766 and Earl of Clanwilliam 20 Jul 1776
MP [I] for Banagher 1764‑1767
21 Apr 1744 19 Oct 1800 56
19 Oct 1800 2 Robert Meade 10 May 1766 3 Sep 1805 39
3 Sep 1805
28 Jan 1828
 
B
3
1
Richard Charles Francis Meade
Created Baron Clanwilliam 28 Jan 1828
15 Aug 1795 7 Oct 1879 84
7 Oct 1879 4 Richard James Meade
Admiral of the Fleet 1895
3 Oct 1832 4 Aug 1907 74
4 Aug 1907 5 Arthur Vesey Meade 14 Jan 1873 23 Jan 1953 80
23 Jan 1953 6 John Charles Edmund Carson Meade
Lord Lieutenant Down 1962‑1979
6 Jun 1914 30 Mar 1989 74
30 Mar 1989 7 John Herbert Meade 27 Sep 1919 24 Dec 2009 90
24 Dec 2009 8 Patrick James Meade 28 Dec 1960
CLARE (England)
Holders of the Honour of Clare
c 1070 1 Richard Fitzgilbert c 1035 c 1090
c 1090 2 Gilbert Fitzrichard by 1086 c 1117
c 1117 3 Richard de Clare 15 Apr 1136
15 Apr 1136 4 Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford by 1115 1152
1152 5 Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford by 1137 1173
1173 6 Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford by 1162 Nov 1217
Nov 1217 7 Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford by 1182 25 Oct 1230
25 Oct 1230 8 Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford 4 Aug 1222 13 Jul 1262 39
13 Jul 1262 9 Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford 2 Sep 1243 7 Dec 1295 52
7 Dec 1295 10 Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Hertford 1291 24 Jun 1314 23
24 Jun 1314 11 Elizabeth de Burgh c 1292 4 Nov 1360
4 Nov 1360 12 Elizabeth Plantagenet 1338 1363 25
1363 13 Lionel Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence 29 Nov 1338 17 Oct 1368 29
17 Oct 1368 14 Philippa Mortimer 16 Aug 1355 5 Jan 1382 26
5 Jan 1382 15 Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March 11 Apr 1374 20 Jul 1398 24
20 Jul 1398 16 Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March 6 Nov 1391 19 Jan 1425 33
19 Jan 1425 17 Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York 21 Sep 1411 31 Dec 1460 49
31 Dec 1460 18 Edward Plantagenet, 4th Duke of York
He succeeded to the throne as Edward IV in 1461 when the Honour of Clare merged with the Crown
28 Apr 1442 9 Apr 1483 40

26 Oct 1309 B 1 Richard de Clare
Summoned to Parliament as Lord Clare 26 Oct 1309
7 Jun 1318
7 Jun 1318
to    
c Apr 1321
2 Thomas de Clare
Peerage extinct on his death
c Apr 1321

2 Nov 1624 E 1 John Holles
Created Baron Haughton 9 Jul 1616 and Earl of Clare 2 Nov 1624
MP for Nottinghamshire 1604‑1611 and 1614‑1616
May 1564 4 Oct 1637 73
4 Oct 1637 2 John Holles
MP for East Retford 1623‑1626; Lord Lieutenant Nottingham 1642
13 Jun 1595 2 Jan 1666 70
2 Jan 1666 3 Gilbert Holles
MP for Nottinghamshire 1660
24 Apr 1633 16 Jan 1689 55
16 Jan 1689
14 May 1694
to    
15 Jul 1711
 
M
4
1
John Holles
Created Marquess of Clare and Duke of Newcastle 14 May 1694
MP for Nottinghamshire 1689; Lord Privy Seal 1705‑1711; Lord Lieutenant Nottingham 1694‑1711, Middlesex 1689‑1692, East Riding Yorkshire 1698 and North Riding 1705‑1711; KG 1698; PC 1705
Peerages extinct on his death
9 Jan 1662 15 Jul 1711 49

19 Oct 1714
11 Aug 1715
to    
17 Nov 1768
E
M
1
1
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 2nd Baron Pelham
Created Viscount Haughton and Earl of Clare 19 Oct 1714, Marquess of Clare and Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne 11 Aug 1715, Duke of Newcastle under Lyne 17 Nov 1756 and Baron Pelham of Stanmer 4 May 1762
The creations of 1714 and 1715 both contained a special remainder failing his issue male, to his brother Henry Pelham in tail male
See "Newcastle upon Tyne" - extinct 1768
1 Jul 1693 17 Nov 1768 75
CLARE (Ireland)
11 Jul 1662 V[I] 1 Daniel O'Brien
Created Baron Moyarta and Viscount Clare 11 Jul 1662
c 1580 c 1664
c 1664 2 Connor O'Brien c 1605 c 1670
c 1670
to    
1691
3 Daniel O'Brien
He was attainted and the peerage forfeited in 1691
c 1691

19 Jan 1767
to    
13 Oct 1788
V[I] 1 Robert Nugent
Created Baron Nugent and Viscount Clare 19 Jan 1767 and Earl Nugent 21 Jul 1776
Creations of 1767 extinct on his death
c 1720 13 Oct 1788

12 Jun 1795 E[I] 1 John FitzGibbon
Created Baron Fitzgibbon [I] 6 Jul 1789, Viscount Fitzgibbon [I] 6 Dec 1793, Earl of Clare [I] 12 Jun 1795 and Baron Fitzgibbon [GB] 24 Sep 1799
MP [I] for Dublin University 1778‑1783 and Kilmallock 1783‑1789; Attorney General [I] 1783; Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1789‑1802; PC [I] 1783
1748 28 Jan 1802 53
28 Jan 1802 2 John FitzGibbon
Lord Lieutenant Limerick 1848‑1851; Governor-General of Bombay 1830‑1834; PC 1830; KP 1845
10 Jun 1792 18 Aug 1851 59
18 Aug 1851
to    
10 Jan 1864
3 Richard Hobart FitzGibbon
MP for co. Limerick 1818‑1841; Lord Lieutenant Limerick 1831‑1848 and 1851‑1864
Peerage extinct on his death
For further information on his son and heir, styled Viscount FitzGibbon, see the note at the foot of this page
2 Oct 1793 10 Jan 1864 70
CLARENCE
13 Nov 1362
to    
17 Oct 1368
D 1 Lionel Plantagenet
Created Duke of Clarence 13 Nov 1362
Third son of Edward III; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1361‑1365; KG c 1361
Peerage extinct on his death
29 Nov 1338 17 Oct 1368 29

2 Jul 1411
to    
22 Mar 1421
D 1 Thomas Plantagenet
Created Earl of Albemarle and Duke of Clarence 2 Jul 1411
Second son of Henry IV; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1401‑1408; KG c 1400
Peerage extinct on his death
29 Sep 1389 22 Mar 1421 31

Jun 1461
to    
18 Feb 1478
D 1 George Plantagenet
Created Duke of Clarence Jun 1461 and Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Warwick 25 Mar 1472
Brother of Edward IV; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1462‑1470 and 1471; KG 1461
He was attainted and the peerage forfeited in 1478
21 Oct 1449 18 Feb 1478 28

24 May 1881 E 1 HRH Leopold George Duncan Albert
Created Baron Arklow, Earl of Clarence and Duke of Albany 24 May 1881
See "Albany"
7 Apr 1853 28 Mar 1884 30
CLARENCE AND AVONDALE
24 May 1890
to    
14 Jan 1892
D 1 HRH Albert Victor Christian Edward
Created Earl of Athlone and Duke of Clarence and Avondale 24 May 1890
Eldest son of Edward VII; KG 1883; KP 1887
Peerage extinct on his death
8 Jan 1864 14 Jan 1892 28
CLARENCE AND ST. ANDREWS
20 May 1789
to    
26 Jun 1830
D 1 HRH William Henry
Created Earl of Munster and Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews 20 May 1789
Third son of George III; KT 1770; KG 1782; PC 1789
He succeeded to the throne as William IV in 1830 when the peerage merged with the Crown
21 Aug 1765 20 Jun 1837 71
CLARENDON
20 Apr 1661 E 1 Edward Hyde
Created Baron Hyde of Hindon 3 Nov 1660, and Viscount Cornbury and Earl of Clarendon 20 Apr 1661
MP for Wootton Basset 1640 and Saltash 1640‑1649; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1643‑1660; Secretary of State 1653‑1657; Lord Chancellor 1658‑1667; First Lord of the Treasury 1660‑1667; Lord Lieutenant Oxford 1663‑1668 and Wiltshire 1667‑1668
18 Feb 1609 19 Dec 1674 65
19 Dec 1674 2 Henry Hyde
MP for Lyme Regis 1660‑1661 and Wiltshire 1661‑1674; Lord Privy Seal 1685‑1687; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1685‑1687; PC 1680
2 Jun 1638 31 Oct 1709 71
31 Oct 1709 3 Edward Hyde
MP for Wiltshire 1685‑1695 and Christchurch 1695‑1701. Governor of New York and New Jersey 1701‑1708. PC 1711
For further information on this peer, see the note at the foot of this page
28 Nov 1661 31 Mar 1723 61
31 Mar 1723
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10 Dec 1753
4 Henry Hyde
He succeeded to the Earldom of Rochester in 1711
MP for Launceston 1692‑1711; Lord Lieutenant Cornwall 1711‑1714; PC 1710
Peerages extinct on his death
Jun 1672 10 Dec 1753 81

14 Jun 1776 E 1 Thomas Villiers
Created Baron Hyde of Hindon 3 Jun 1756 and Earl of Clarendon 14 Jun 1776
MP for Tamworth 1747‑1756; Postmaster General 1763‑1765; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1771‑1782 and 1783; PC 1763
1709 11 Dec 1786 77
11 Dec 1786 2 Thomas Villiers
MP for Christchurch 1774‑1780 and Helston 1781‑1786
25 Dec 1753 7 Mar 1824 70
7 Mar 1824 3 John Charles Villiers
MP for Old Sarum 1784‑1790, Dartmouth 1790‑1802, Tain Burghs 1802‑1805 and Queenborough 1807‑1812 and 1820‑1824; PC 1787
14 Nov 1757 22 Dec 1838 81
22 Dec 1838 4 George William Frederick Villiers
Lord Privy Seal 1840‑1841; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1840‑1841 and 1864‑1865; President of the Board of Trade 1846‑1847; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1847‑1852; Foreign Secretary 1853‑1858, 1865‑1866 and 1868‑1870; PC 1840; KG 1849
26 Jan 1800 27 Jun 1870 70
27 Jun 1870 5 Edward Hyde Villiers
MP for Brecon 1869‑1870; Lord Lieutenant Hertford 1892‑1914; PC 1900
11 Feb 1846 2 Oct 1914 68
2 Oct 1914 6 George Herbert Hyde Villiers
Governor General of South Africa 1931‑1937; PC 1931; KG 1937
7 Jun 1877 13 Dec 1955 78
13 Dec 1955 7 George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers 2 Feb 1933 4 Jul 2009 76
4 Jul 2009 8 George Edward Laurence Hyde Villiers 12 Feb 1976
CLARINA
28 Dec 1800 B[I] 1 Eyre Massey
Created Baron Clarina 28 Dec 1800
MP [I] for Swords 1790‑1798
24 May 1719 17 May 1804 84
17 May 1804 2 Nathaniel William Massey 23 May 1773 Jan 1810 36
Jan 1810 3 Eyre Massey 6 May 1798 18 Nov 1872 74
18 Nov 1872 4 Eyre Challoner Henry Massey 29 Apr 1830 16 Dec 1897 67
16 Dec 1897 5 Lionel Edward Massey 20 Apr 1837 13 Oct 1922 85
13 Oct 1922
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4 Nov 1952
6 Eyre Nathaniel Massey
Peerage extinct on his death
8 Feb 1880 4 Nov 1952 72
CLARK
24 Jul 1969
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21 May 1983
B[L] Sir Kenneth Mackenzie Clark
Created Baron Clark for life 24 Jul 1969
CH 1959; OM 1976
Peerage extinct on his death
13 Jul 1903 21 May 1983 79
CLARK OF CALTON
21 Jun 2005 B[L] Lynda Margaret Clark
Created Baroness Clark of Calton for life 21 Jun 2005
MP for Pentlands 1997‑2005; Advocate General for Scotland 1999‑2005; Scottish Lord of Session 2006‑2019; PC 2013
26 Feb 1949
CLARK OF KEMPSTON
21 Jul 1992
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6 Oct 2004
B[L] Sir William Gibson Haig Clark
Created Baron Clark of Kempston for life 21 Jul 1992
MP for Nottingham South 1959‑1966, Surrey East 1970‑1974 and Croydon South 1974‑1992; PC 1990
Peerage extinct on his death
18 Oct 1917 6 Oct 2004 86
CLARK OF WINDERMERE
2 Jul 2001 B[L] David George Clark
Created Baron Clark of Windermere for life 2 Jul 2001
MP for Colne Valley 1970‑1974 and South Shields 1979‑2001; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1997‑1998; PC 1997
10 Oct 1939
CLARKE OF HAMPSTEAD
29 Jul 1998 B[L] Anthony James Clarke
Created Baron Clarke of Hampstead for life 29 Jul 1998
17 Apr 1932
CLARKE OF NOTTINGHAM
4 Sep 2020 B[L] Sir Kenneth Harry Clarke
Created Baron Clarke of Nottingham for life 4 Sep 2020
MP for Rushcliffe 1970‑2019; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1987‑1988; Secretary of State for Health 1988‑1990; Secretary of State for Education & Science 1990‑1992; Home Secretary 1992‑1993; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1993‑1997; Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice 2010‑2012; Minister without Portfolio 2012‑2014; PC 1985; CH 2014
2 Jul 1940
CLARKE OF STONE-CUM-EBONY
29 May 2009 B[L] Sir Anthony Peter Clarke
Created Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony for life 29 May 2009
Lord Justice of Appeal 1998‑2005; Master of the Rolls 2005‑2009; Justice of the Supreme Court 2009‑2017; PC 1998
13 May 1943
CLAUSON
20 Feb 1942
to    
15 Mar 1946
B 1 Sir Albert Charles Clauson
Created Baron Clauson 20 Feb 1942
Lord Justice of Appeal 1938‑1942; PC 1938
Peerage extinct on his death
14 Jan 1870 15 Mar 1946 76
CLAVERING
2 Nov 1295 B 1 Robert Fitzroger
Summoned to Parliament as Lord Clavering 2 Nov 1295
c 1245 1310
1310
to    
1332
2 John de Clavering
Peerage extinct on his death
1270 1332 62
CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS
16 Jul 1979
to    
22 Feb 2001
B[L] Cledwyn Hughes
Created Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos for life 16 Jul 1979
MP for Anglesey 1951‑1979; Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations 1964‑1966; Secretary of State for Wales 1966‑1968; Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 1968‑1970; PC 1966; CH 1977
Peerage extinct on his death
14 Sep 1916 22 Feb 2001 84
CLEMENT-JONES
17 Jul 1998 B[L] Timothy Francis Clement‑Jones
Created Baron Clement-Jones for life 17 Jul 1998
26 Oct 1949
CLEMENTS
20 Jun 1831 B 1 Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim
Created Baron Clements 20 Jun 1831
See "Leitrim"
9 May 1768 31 Dec 1854 86
CLERMONT
26 May 1770
23 Jul 1776
10 Feb 1777
B[I]
V[I]
E[I]
1
1
1
William Henry Fortescue
Created Baron Clermont 26 May 1770, Viscount Clermont 23 Jul 1776 and Earl of Clermont 10 Feb 1777
MP [I] for Louth County 1745‑1760 and Monaghan Borough 1761‑1770; PC [I] 1755; KP 1795
On his death the Barony and Earldom became extinct whilst the Viscountcy passed to -
5 Aug 1722 30 Sep 1806 84
30 Sep 1806
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24 Jun 1829
2 William Charles Fortescue
MP [I] for Louth County 1796‑1800
Peerage extinct on his death
12 Oct 1764 24 Jun 1829 64

11 Feb 1852
2 May 1866
to    
29 Jul 1887
B[I]
B
1
1
Thomas Fortescue
Created Baron Clermont of Dromisken 11 Feb 1852 and Baron Clermont of Clermont Park 2 May 1866
For details of the special remainder included in this creation, see the note at the foot of this page
MP for co. Louth 1840‑1841
On his death the UK Barony became extinct whilst the Irish Barony passed to -
9 Mar 1815 29 Jul 1887 72
29 Jul 1887
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30 Jan 1898
2 Chichester Samuel Parkinson‑Fortescue
Created Baron Carlingford 28 Feb 1874
MP for co. Louth 1847‑1874; Chief Secretary for Ireland 1865‑1866 and 1868‑1870; President of the Board of Trade 1870‑1874; Lord Privy Seal 1881‑1885; Lord President of the Council 1883‑1885; Lord Lieutenant Essex 1873; PC 1864; KP 1882
Peerages extinct on his death
18 Jan 1823 30 Jan 1898 75
CLERMONT AND FETTERCAIRN
1 Oct 1660 E[S] 1 John Middleton
Created Lord Clermont and Fettercairn and Earl of Middleton 1 Oct 1660
See "Middleton"
c 1617 1673
 

William Frederick le Poer-Trench, 5th Earl of Clancarty and his wife, Isabel Maude Penrice Bilton, Countess of Clancarty
Belle, as she was always known, was born in 1866, the daughter of a recruiting sergeant in the British Army. At the age of 14, she first appeared on stage with her younger sister, Florence, in a pantomime at the Garrison Theatre, Woolwich. As luck would have it, there they were'discovered' by a theatrical agent who happened to be present. Within a short time, the Bilton Sisters were headline acts in the world of variety.
Unfortunately for Belle, she met and became the mistress of a confidence trickster who called himself 'Baron de Loanda' but whose real name was Alden Weston. The law finally caught up with him in March 1888, when he received 18 months for conspiracy to defraud. Belle, who was at the time pregnant to Weston, was unable to return to the stage in her condition. Around this time, she met a young 24-year-old man named Isidor Wertheimer, who was the son of a well-known bric-a-brac dealer in Bond Street, London. The meeting ripened into a platonic friendship and he offered her the help she needed, housing her in his country cottage and paying for the doctor and nurse when her baby was born. In gratitude, and somewhat naively, she named the child 'Isidor'. After the birth, her doctor recommended a holiday abroad, so the faithful Isidor took her to Paris where they occupied separate rooms. On their return to London, Belle set her up in a house at St. John's Wood, and, although he stayed there only at weekends, Isidor and Belle always occupied separate rooms.
When her health had improved sufficiently, Belle returned to the stage. In April 1889, at the Corinthian Club, she was introduced to William Frederick le Poer-Trench, Viscount Dunlo and heir to the Earldom of Clancarty. Dunlo was infatuated immediately and after three months' wooing, they were married in a secret ceremony at a Hampstead registry office on 10 July 1889. In order to keep the marriage secret, they parted immediately after the ceremony, but Dunlo's ardour overcame his discretion and he booked a honeymoon suite at the Hotel Victoria. Inevitably, gossip came to the ears of the press and the secret marriage became known.
Dunlo's father reacted very badly to this news, denying hotly that his son had married. When it became obvious that such was the case, he cut off his son's allowance. The old Earl had, before the wedding had taken place, arranged for Dunlo to undertake a trip around the world and Dunlo, who appears to have been a weak and easily dominated man, now left his wife at home while he undertook the planned journey.
The Earl set a host of private detectives to spy on Belle and to gain, or manufacture, evidence of marital infidelity. She had to leave her lodgings because her fellow lodgers complained of constant interference from the detectives. Her landlady later testified that she could not have led a more blameless life. Even Alden Weston, by now out of prison, could not provide any ammunition for the detectives. Weston was soon back in custody, this time for forging cheques in the name of Isidor Wertheimer.
The faithful Isidor again came to her aid and installed her in his house at St. John's Wood again, but he did not stay in that house.
The Earl then began a suit for his son's divorce, which commenced in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Court on 23 July 1890. Belle denied that she had ever been Isidor's mistress and, when asked how her position differed from that of a mistress, she replied with dignity, 'I was living under his protection, but I was not living with him. That is the difference.' Not one particle of incriminating evidence against Belle was produced and it was shown that, at all times, she had conducted herself blamelessly. In defiance of his father, Dunlo testified that his love for his wife was as strong as ever and that he wanted her back. After six days of hearings, and after only 15 minutes' consideration by the jury, Belle was completely exonerated.
The Earl suffered greatly from the contempt of the public for his actions and the press was bitter in its denunciation of him. He died within a year - some said as a result of his continued vindictiveness - having again cut off Dunlo's allowance. Belle again became the breadwinner, returning to the stage, but, on the death of her father-in-law, she left the stage for the final time and moved with her husband to the family estates at Garbally Court in county Galway. Here she gave birth to four children and endeared herself to the local Irish countryfolk for her works of charity.
But tragedy loomed - she was diagnosed with cancer and, although she fought the disease for three years, she died on 31 December 1906, aged only 40, being universally mourned by the entire county. 'On the day of the funeral', says a contemporary newspaper report, 'all business was suspended as a mark of respect and every blind was drawn along the line of route. From an early hour the tenantry and neighbours began to assemble before the house; and shared between them the sad task of carrying the coffin on their shoulders a distance of three miles to the family vault.'
After his wife's death, Clancarty's luck does not appear to have changed for the better. Within a month of his wife's death, he was a passenger in a car which hit and killed a pedestrian (the driver was charged with manslaughter, but found not guilty), and within six months he had been declared a bankrupt by the courts in Dublin. This bankruptcy appears to have taught him no lessons in fiscal responsibility, for he was again bankrupted in September 1910.
The faithful Isidor Wertheimer appears to have died early in 1893, aged only 29. My assumption is that he was part of the family of either Charles or Asher Wertheimer, who were both very prominent in the world of art in the early part of the 20th century.
For further information, see Romances of the Peerage by Horace Wyndham (Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, London, 1930) which contains a full account of the divorce proceedings.
William Francis Brinsley le Poer-Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty
Clancarty was educated at the Nautical College, Pangbourne in Berkshire. He later sold advertising space for a gardening magazine. Clancarty claimed that he could trace his ancestors back to 63,000 BC, when beings from another planet had landed on Earth in spaceships. Most humans, he maintained, were descended from these aliens. No other theory could account for the variety of shapes, sizes and skin colours to be seen on the streets of South Kensington, where he lived. However, not all of these aliens came from space - some emerged through tunnels from a civilization that still existed beneath the Earth's crust. Altogether, there were six or seven of these tunnels, one at each of the Poles and others in places such as Tibet. The Earl admitted that 'I haven't been down one of these tunnels myself, but from what I gather, these beings are quite advanced.
Clancarty wrote a number of books under the name of Brinsley le Poer Trench concerning UFOs, including The Sky People, The Flying Saucer Story and Secrets of the Ages. From 1956 to 1959 he edited The Flying Saucer Review and later founded the International Unidentified Object Observer Corps and Contact International. He served as vice-president of the British UFO Research Association and was an honorary life member of the Ancient Astronauts Society.
Edward Barry Stewart Bingham VC, son of the 5th Baron Clanmorris (26 Jul 1881-24 Sep 1939)
Bingham was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916 for his actions during the naval Battle of Jutland. The following report appeared in The Weekly Irish Times of 9 December 1916:-
Commander the Hon. Edward Barry Stewart Bingham, R.N., when he won the Victoria Cross in the Battle of Jutland, was the third son of Lord and Lady Clanmorris, of Bangor Castle, Co. Down, and Creg Clare, Ardrahan, Co. Galway, but since then he has been bereaved by the death of his father, which took place on Saturday, 5th November, at Bangor Castle. Commander Bingham is one of the few naval officers who have gained the coveted honour during the present war. The official record his gallantry is as follows:-
"For the extremely gallant way in which he led his division in their attack first on enemy destroyers and then on their battle cruisers. He finally sighted the enemy battle fleet, and followed by the one remaining destroyer of his division (Nicator), with dauntless courage he closed to within 3,000 yards of the enemy in order to attain a favourable position for firing of torpedoes. While making the attack, Nestor [Bingham's ship] and Nicator were under concentrated fire of the second batteries of the High Sea Fleet. Nestor was subsequently sunk."
It was initially thought that Bingham had gone done with his ship, but he was rescued by the Germans and spent the rest of the war as a POW. After his release, he continued to serve in the Royal Navy, retiring as a Rear Admiral in 1932.
The special remainder to the Earldom of Clanricarde
From the London Gazette of 6 January 1801 (issue 15326, page 40):-
His Majesty has been pleased to grant the following Dignities to the Noblemen hereafter named, and the Heirs Male of their respective Bodies lawfully begotten, viz … To John Thomas Earl of Clanricarde, the Dignity of Earl of Clanricarde, of the County of Galway, and in Default of Issue Male, the Dignity of Countess of Clanricarde, of the County of Galway, to the first and every other Daughter of the Body of the said John Thomas Earl of Clanricarde, as they shall be in Priority of Birth and Seniority of Age, and the Dignity of Earl of Clanricarde, of the County of Galway, to the Heirs Male of [the] body of such first and every other Daughter lawfully issuing in the like Successions according to Priority of Birth and seniority of Age.
John Charles Henry FitzGibbon, styled Viscount FitzGibbon, son of the 3rd Earl of Clare (2 May 1829-25 October 1854)
There appears to be absolutely no doubt that Viscount FitzGibbon, son and heir of the 3rd Earl of Clare, was killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade on 25 October 1854. However, in 1877, a number of newspaper reports suggested that a claimant had appeared who stated that he was the missing man. The following report appeared in the Lancaster Gazette of 21 November 1877, reprinted from the Yorkshire Times :-
One or two reports have gained currency to the effect that Lord FitzGibbon, who was supposed to have been killed in the Balaklava Charge, had returned to England, he not having been shot dead, but taken prisoner, and, for an insult to a Russian officer, sent to Siberia. It has also been stated that since his return he had paid a visit to the Hounslow Barracks, where his regiment, the 8th Hussars, is stationed, and that Colonel Mussenden and Quartermaster-Sergeant-Major Hefferon (formerly Lord FitzGibbon's servant) had identified him. Enquiries have been made as to the truth of the statement relating to the visit to the barracks, and the reply was that no person representing himself as heir to the title of Lord Clare had been there. Moreover, Quartermaster-Sergeant-Major Hefferon and the late Trumpet-Major Grey, who were in the C Troop of the 8th Hussars when Lord FitzGibbon took the place of Lord Cardigan's Aide-de-Camp (Captain Lockwood), and led the troop down to the ever-memorial charge, say they were close to him when, not long after the commencement of the charge, they saw him struck in the chest almost at the same moment by two bullets: and they distinctly recollect his losing hold of his sword (which was prevented from falling to the ground by a strap which secured it to his arm), violently clasping his arms on his breast, and crying out, "Oh, my God, my God, I'm shot". With what they believe to have been his dying breath, he exhorted his men not to linger, saying to them, "Go on". Thus every one believed him to have died the death of a hero. He was shot directly after the death of Captain Nolan. He had £25 in cash, which was part of £50 served out on the morning of the charge for the C Troop. It may be added that when the soldiers came back, Trumpet-Major Grey and several others searched for the body, but it was never found. If Lord FitzGibbon is really in this country, as alleged, the officers and men of the 8th Hussars, who knew him, wish to know why he has been so backward in calling upon them. The officers who would readily recognise him and receive him with open arms are - General de Salis, Colonel Mussenden, and Lieutenant Harrison (late of the 8th Hussars). For the information of those who may come in contact with the new claimant, it can be stated that Lord FitzGibbon was tall - 5ft 10in in height - of fair complexion, and slim stature. He had a cast in the left eye, and was in the habit of wearing a glass. If alive now, he would be upwards of forty years of age.
Apart from a letter from Lord FitzGibbon's surviving family members published in a number of papers which vehemently denied the rumours of Lord FitzGibbon's return, no more appears to have been published in relation to this claim.
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (known as Viscount Cornbury until 1709)
After graduating from Oxford University, Cornbury entered the Royal Regiment of Dragoons. He was one of the first commanders to desert King James II in 1688. He sat in the House of Commons for Wiltshire between 1685 and 1687 and again between 1689 and 1695, and for Christchurch between 1695 and 1701. In 1688, he married, in a secret ceremony, Katherine O'Brien, daughter of Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold. Katherine became Baroness Clifton in her own right on the death of her mother in 1702. She died in New York in 1706 and is buried at Trinity Church, NY.
Cornbury was appointed Governor of New York and New Jersey in 1701 and served until 1708. History has certainly not been kind to him; he has been described as a moral profligate, sunk in corruption and probably the worst Governor ever imposed on an American colony. He was accused of taking bribes and plundering the public treasury. The historian Bancroft described him as illustrating the worst form of English aristocracy's "arrogance, joined to intellectual imbecility". Later historians describe him as a degenerate and pervert who spent half his time dressed in women's clothes, in keeping with his role as the Queen's representative.
However, modern scholarship suggests that Cornbury has been unjustly condemned. In her book The Lord Cornbury Scandal; The Politics of Reputation in British America (University of North Carolina Press, 1998), author Patricia Bonomi re-examined the allegations against Lord Cornbury and found them to be questionable and based on very little evidence. Much of the evidence upon which the allegations were made was supplied by Cornbury's enemies. She concludes that most of the stories surrounding Cornbury, and in particular his taste for cross-dressing, were written after the event and are likely to be untrue.
For a discussion on Lord Cornbury, see http://www.straightdope.com/columns/020125.html
The special remainder to the Barony of Clermont
From the Edinburgh Gazette of 17 February 1852 (issue 6152, page 129):-
Her Majesty's Letters-Patent have passed the Great Seal, granting the dignity of Baron of this part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Thomas Fortescue, Esquire, and the heirs-male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Clermont, of Clermont and Dromiskin, in the County of Louth, and on failure thereof, to his brother, Chichester Samuel Fortescue, Esquire, and the heirs-male of his body lawfully begotten.