PEERAGES | ||||||
Last updated 06/04/2018 (23 Jan 2024) | ||||||
Date | Rank | Order | Name | Born | Died | Age |
CHETWYND | ||||||
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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 |
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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 to 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 to 4 Nov 1952 |
6 | Eyre Nathaniel Massey Peerage extinct on his death |
8 Feb 1880 | 4 Nov 1952 | 72 | |
CLARK | ||||||
24 Jul 1969 to 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 to 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 to 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 to 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. | ||
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