29-668: Baron Lyttelton is a title that has been created once in Peerage of England and twice in Peerage of Great Britain , both times for members of the Lyttelton family . Since 1889 the title has been a subsidiary title of the viscountcy of Cobham . Baron Lyttelton, of Mounslow in the County of Shropshire, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 18 February 1641 for Edward Littleton , Chief Justice of North Wales. On his death
58-518: A state of abeyance between these. Baronets , while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords. Knights , dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals are also not peers. The following tables only show peerages, still in existence. For lists of every peerage created at a particular rank, including extinct, dormant, and abeyant peerages, see: Each peer
87-447: Is listed only by their highest English title. Peers known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are shown in blue, and peers with more than one title of the same rank in the Peerage of England are shown in orange. Subsidiary title Subsidiary title Viscount Cobham Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1718. Owing to its special remainder ,
116-651: The House of Commons . His son, the second Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Lichfield . On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet, He represented Bewdley in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Worcester and Camelford . Lyttelton married Christian, daughter of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet, and sister of Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham , and Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple . The viscountcy of Cobham and its junior title
145-463: The Peerage of the United Kingdom . The earldom was created with remainder, failing male issue of his own, to (1) the heirs male of the body of his deceased great-grandmother Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple, and (2) in default thereof to his granddaughter Lady Anne Eliza Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, daughter of his son Richard, Earl Temple, who succeeded as second Duke. He
174-728: The Stowe estate in Buckinghamshire . The latter's son Thomas Temple represented Andover in Parliament. On 13 December 1613 he was created a Baronet , of Stowe in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of England . His son, Sir Peter Temple of Stowe (d. 1653) the second Baronet, represented Buckingham in both the Short Parliament and the Long Parliament . He was succeeded by his son, Sir Richard Temple,
203-572: The Westcote barony in the Peerage of Ireland (1776) and the Lyttelton barony in the Peerage of Great Britain (1794). The Lyttelton family seat is Hagley Hall , near Stourbridge , Worcestershire . Most owners of Hagley Hall are buried at the parish church of St John the Baptist in the adjacent Hagley Park . Since 1889 the holders of the Lyttelton and Cobham titles have chosen to use
232-511: The Cobham barony of 1714 became extinct. His other titles passed to different heirs: the Temple baronetcy of 1611 passed to his cousin, Sir William Temple, 5th Baronet ; the barony and viscountcy of 1718 passed, according to the special remainder, to Lord Cobham's sister Hester , the widow of Richard Grenville, and her children. The Temple family descended from Peter Temple of Burton Dassett . It
261-477: The English peerage are, in descending order, duke , marquess , earl , viscount , and baron . While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through the same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such
290-468: The Grenville family was Prime Minister William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville . He was the younger son of George Grenville and the younger brother of the first Marquess of Buckingham. As the barony and viscountcy of Cobham could only descend to patrilineal descendants of Hester Temple or Christian Lyttelton, the wife of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet , they were inherited in 1889 according to
319-549: The House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire . His son, the fourth Baron, was briefly Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1846 under Sir Robert Peel and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. On his death, the titles passed to his son, the fifth Baron. In 1889 he succeeded his distant relative Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , as eighth Baron and Viscount Cobham, according to
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#1732773385544348-542: The Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain . There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total. English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords . The ranks of
377-548: The additional surname of Temple . He was also involved in politics and held office as First Lord of the Admiralty and as Lord Privy Seal . On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the third Earl, the son of George Grenville. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1782 and 1783 and 1787 and 1789. In 1784 he was created Marquess of Buckingham in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Buckingham married Lady Mary Nugent, daughter of Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent . Mary
406-526: The aforementioned special remainder in the letters patent. Since 1889 the holders of the Lyttelton titles of 1618 and 1794 have chosen to use the style of Viscount Cobham (see there for further history). For further succession see Viscount Cobham . Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year,
435-462: The baronetcy, he was created Baron Westcote , of Balamere in the County of Longford, in the Peerage of Ireland . In 1794 he was further created Baron Lyttelton , of Frankley in the County of Worcester , in the Peerage of Great Britain . His eldest son, the second Baron, also sat as Member of Parliament for Bewdley. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the third Baron. He represented Worcestershire in
464-457: The barony became extinct. The Lyttelton barons of Frankley belong to the Frankley and Hagley branch of the extended Littleton/Lyttelton family . In 1618, Thomas Lyttelton (1593–1650), owner of estates in Frankley , Halesowen , Hagley and Upper Arley , was created Baronet of Frankley, in the County of Worcester, in the Baronetage of England . He later represented Worcestershire in
493-428: The barony of Cobham were created with remainder, failing male issue, to (1) Lord Cobham's eldest sister Hester Grenville (who succeeded as second Viscountess in 1749 and was created Earl Temple in 1750) and the heirs male of her body and (2) to his third sister Christian, with remainder to the heirs male of her body. Lyttelton was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who was a prominent politician. In 1755 he
522-434: The dukedom and its subsidiary titles (the marquessate of Buckingham, marquessate of Chandos, earldom of Temple and earldom of Nugent ) became extinct. The lordship of Kinloss passed to his daughter Mary . The earldom of Temple of Stowe passed to his sister's son William Temple-Gore-Langton because the title had been created with a special remainder to her heirs male (see these titles for more information). Another member of
551-520: The second Marquess. He served as Joint Paymaster of the Forces from 1806 to 1807. He married Lady Anne Eliza Brydges, the only child of James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos (a title which became extinct on his death in 1789), and assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Brydges-Chandos in 1799. In 1822 Lord Buckingham was created Earl Temple of Stowe , in the County of Buckingham, Marquess of Chandos and Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , all in
580-430: The special remainder, to his sister Hester , the widow of Richard Grenville, and her children. In 1749, she was further created Countess Temple in the Peerage of Great Britain, with remainder to the heirs male of her body. Lady Temple's younger son was Prime Minister George Grenville . At her death, she was succeeded by her eldest son, the second Earl. He inherited the Temple estates, including Stowe House , and assumed
609-510: The special remainders by the 3rd Duke's distant relative Charles Lyttelton, 5th Baron Lyttelton . He was the great-great-grandson of the aforementioned Lady Christian and Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet. Before succeeding to his father's peerages, he had represented East Worcestershire in Parliament as a Liberal . After the 4th Baron Lyttelton 's death in 1876 he had already inherited the Lyttelton Baronetcy of Frankley (1611),
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#1732773385544638-399: The style of Viscount Cobham . The eighth Viscount's son, the ninth Viscount, was Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire from 1923 to 1949. He was succeeded by his son, the tenth Viscount. He notably served as Governor-General of New Zealand from 1957 to 1962. As of 2010 the titles are held by his younger son, the 12th Viscount , who succeeded his elder brother in 2006. The heir apparent is
667-496: The third Baronet. He sat in Parliament for Warwickshire and Buckingham. His son succeeded as fourth Baronet in 1697 and received the Cobham titles in 1714 and 1718, respectively. At his death in 1749, the Temple baronetcy of 1611 passed to his second cousin William Temple , the fifth Baronet. It became dormant in 1786 on the death of the seventh Baronet. The Field Marshal's barony and viscountcy of 1718 passed, according to
696-594: The title has passed through several families. Since 1889, it has been held by members of the Lyttelton family . The barony and viscountcy of Cobham were subsidiary titles of the Earldom of Temple from 1749 to 1784, then subsidiary titles of the Marquessate of Buckingham from 1784 to 1822 and of the Dukedom of Buckingham and Chandos from 1822 to 1889. Since the latter year, the Cobham titles have been merged with
725-470: The titles of Baron Lyttelton and Baron Westcote . The viscountcy of Cobham was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham, 4th Baronet , of Stowe. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet . During his lifetime, the Field Marshal received three titles in the Peerage of Great Britain : Field Marshal Lord Cobham died childless in 1749, at which time
754-670: Was a Tory politician and served as Lord Privy Seal from 1841 to 1842. On his death, the titles passed to his son, the third Duke. He was also a prominent politician and served as Lord President of the Council and as Secretary of State for the Colonies . In 1868 the Duke established his right to the Scottish lordship of Kinloss before the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords . However, on his death in 1889 without male issue,
783-526: Was created Baron Lyttelton , of Frankley in the County of Worcester , in the Peerage of Great Britain . He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He briefly represented Bewdley in the House of Commons. Lord Lyttelton had no legitimate issue and on his death in 1779 the barony became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle, the seventh Baronet. He also represented Bewdley in Parliament and served as Governor of South Carolina and of Jamaica . In 1776, three years before he succeeded in
812-462: Was in 1800 created Baroness Nugent in her own right in the Peerage of Ireland , with remainder to her second son George (see the Baron Nugent ). In 1788 Lord Buckingham also succeeded his father-in-law as second Earl Nugent according to a special remainder in the letters patent . He assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Nugent at the same time. He was succeeded by his son,
841-876: Was once thought that his younger son Anthony Temple founded the Irish branch of the family from whom the Viscounts Palmerston descended. Now it is argued that Sir William Temple founder of the Irish branch descended not from the Temples of Burton Dassett but from Robert Temple of Coughton (Peter Temple of Burton Dassett’s older brother) and his descendants the Temples of Temple Hall, Leicestershire. [see Rosemary O’Day, An Elite family in early modern England: The Temples of Stowe and Burton Dassett, Woodbridge, 2018, pp. 49, 54; Elizabeth Boran, ‘William Temple’, ODNB (Oxford, 2004)] Peter Temple's elder son, John Temple, acquired
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