Baron Brabourne
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Baron Brabourne, of Brabourne
in the County of Kent
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1880 for the Liberal
politician Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
, the second son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet, of Mersham Hatch. He had previously represented Sandwich
in the House of Commons
and served as Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
. Lord Brabourne had assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hugessen (which was that of his maternal grandmother) in 1849. His son, the second Baron, represented Rochester
in Parliament as a Liberal
.
In 1917 his younger brother, the fourth Baron, who had succeeded his nephew the third Baron in 1915, inherited the Baronetcy of Mersham Hatch. Since then the titles have remained merged. The fourth Baron was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron. He was Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Ashford
, Governor of Bombay and Governor of Bengal
. In 1919 Lord Brabourne assumed by deed poll
the surname of Knatchbull only.
His eldest son, the sixth Baron, was killed in the Second World War, when the title passed to the latter's younger brother, the seventh Baron. He was a film and television producer. In 1946 he married The Honourable Patricia Mountbatten, daughter of the naval commander Viscount Mountbatten
(later the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma). Their son, the eighth baron
, who succeeded in 2005, is also heir apparent to the earldom of Mountbatten of Burma
held by his mother. This means that the barony of Brabourne will eventually merge with the earldom, and no longer be a separate peerage title.
The Baronetcy, of Mersham Hatch in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1641 for Norton Knatchbull
, who represented Kent
and New Romney
in the House of Commons. His son, the second Baronet, also represented these constituencies in Parliament. His nephew, the fourth Baronet (who had succeeded his father, a younger brother of the second Baronet), sat as Member of Parliament
for Rochester, Kent and Lostwithiel
. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baronet who served as High Sheriff of Kent
in 1733.. In 1746 he assumed by Act of Parliament the additional surname of Wyndham, which was that of his maternal grandfather. His son, the sixth Baronet, represented Kent in Parliament. On his death the title passed to his uncle, the seventh Baronet. He sat in the Irish House of Commons
as representative for Armagh
. His son, the eighth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Kent in 1785 and later represented Kent in the House of Commons.
He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Baronet. He represented both Kent
and East Kent in Parliament and notably served as Paymaster-General
in the Tory
administrations of Sir Robert Peel. His grandson, the twelfth Baronet, briefly represented East Kent in the House of Commons. On his death in 1917 he was succeeded by his first cousin the fourth Baron Brabourne, who became the thirteenth Baronet of Mersham Hatch as well.
The title of the barony is pronounced "Bray-burn".
for further succession see below
Brabourne
Brabourne is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England. The village centre is just under five miles east of Ashford town centre.The centre of the modern village of Brabourne is the Five Bells pub, which overlooks the village green...
in the County of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1880 for the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne
Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne PC , was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department under Lord Russell in 1866 and under William Ewart Gladstone from 1868 to 1871 and was also Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under...
, the second son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet, of Mersham Hatch. He had previously represented Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
and served as Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State....
. Lord Brabourne had assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hugessen (which was that of his maternal grandmother) in 1849. His son, the second Baron, represented Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
in Parliament as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
.
In 1917 his younger brother, the fourth Baron, who had succeeded his nephew the third Baron in 1915, inherited the Baronetcy of Mersham Hatch. Since then the titles have remained merged. The fourth Baron was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron. He was Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Ashford
Ashford (UK Parliament constituency)
Ashford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
, Governor of Bombay and Governor of Bengal
Governor of Bengal
From 1690, a governor represented the British East India Company in Bengal, which had been granted the right to establish a trading post by the local rulers, the nawabs of Murshidabad, who were nominal vassals of the Mughal emperor in Delhi....
. In 1919 Lord Brabourne assumed by deed poll
Deed poll
A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
the surname of Knatchbull only.
His eldest son, the sixth Baron, was killed in the Second World War, when the title passed to the latter's younger brother, the seventh Baron. He was a film and television producer. In 1946 he married The Honourable Patricia Mountbatten, daughter of the naval commander Viscount Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
(later the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma). Their son, the eighth baron
Norton Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne
Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne , known until 2005 as Lord Romsey, is a British Peer.-Life and education:...
, who succeeded in 2005, is also heir apparent to the earldom of Mountbatten of Burma
Earl Mountbatten of Burma
The title Earl Mountbatten of Burma was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1947 for Rear Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, the last Viceroy of India....
held by his mother. This means that the barony of Brabourne will eventually merge with the earldom, and no longer be a separate peerage title.
The Baronetcy, of Mersham Hatch in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1641 for Norton Knatchbull
Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet
Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679....
, who represented Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
and New Romney
New Romney (UK Parliament constituency)
New Romney was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1371 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
in the House of Commons. His son, the second Baronet, also represented these constituencies in Parliament. His nephew, the fourth Baronet (who had succeeded his father, a younger brother of the second Baronet), sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Rochester, Kent and Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baronet who served as High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1733.. In 1746 he assumed by Act of Parliament the additional surname of Wyndham, which was that of his maternal grandfather. His son, the sixth Baronet, represented Kent in Parliament. On his death the title passed to his uncle, the seventh Baronet. He sat in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
as representative for Armagh
Armagh Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Armagh Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.-History:This constituency was the borough of Armagh in County Armagh....
. His son, the eighth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Kent in 1785 and later represented Kent in the House of Commons.
He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Baronet. He represented both Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
and East Kent in Parliament and notably served as Paymaster-General
Paymaster-General
HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...
in the Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
administrations of Sir Robert Peel. His grandson, the twelfth Baronet, briefly represented East Kent in the House of Commons. On his death in 1917 he was succeeded by his first cousin the fourth Baron Brabourne, who became the thirteenth Baronet of Mersham Hatch as well.
The title of the barony is pronounced "Bray-burn".
Knatchbull Baronets, of Mersham Hatch (1641)
- Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st BaronetSir Norton Knatchbull, 1st BaronetSir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679....
(c. 1602–1685) - Sir John Knatchbull, 2nd BaronetSir John Knatchbull, 2nd BaronetSir John Knatchbull, 2nd Baronet was an English politician and baronet.-Background:He was the oldest son of Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet and his first wife Dorothy Westrow, daughter of Thomas Westrow. In 1685, he succeeded his father as baronet. Knatchbull was educated at Trinity College,...
(c. 1636–1696) - Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Baronet (d. 1712)
- Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th BaronetSir Edward Knatchbull, 4th BaronetSir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 to 1705 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain variously between 1713 and 1730....
(d. 1730) - Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Baronet (1699–1749)
- Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th BaronetSir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th BaronetSir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Baronet was a British baronet and Whig politician.Born in Golden Square in Middlesex, he was the only son of Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Baronet and his wife Catharine, daughter of James Harris. In 1749, aged only twelve, Knatchbull-Wyndham succeeded his...
(1737–1763) - Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th BaronetSir Edward Knatchbull, 7th BaronetSir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet was an Irish politician.He was the third son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet and Alice Wyndham, daughter of Colonel John Wyndham. In 1763, he succeeded his nephew Wyndham as baronet...
(1704–1789) - Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th BaronetSir Edward Knatchbull, 8th BaronetSir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet was a British politician and baronet.-Background:He was the only surviving son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet and his wife Grace Legge, second daughter of William Legge. In 1789, he succeeded his father as baronet. Knatchbull was educated at Tunbridge and...
(c. 1760–1819) - Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet (1781–1849)
- Sir Norton Joseph Knatchbull, 10th Baronet (1808–1868)
- Sir Edward Knatchbull, 11th Baronet (1838–1871)
- Sir Wyndham Knatchbull, 12th BaronetSir Wyndham Knatchbull, 12th BaronetSir Wyndham Knatchbull, 12th Baronet JP was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.Knatchbull was the second son of Sir Norton Knatchbull, 10th Baronet and his wife Mary Watts-Russell, eldest daughter of Jesse Watts-Russell. He was educated at Eton College and worked then as civil...
(1844–1917) - Cecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne and 13th BaronetCecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron BrabourneCecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne was an English cricketer, and later a British peer....
(1863–1933)
for further succession see below
Barons Brabourne (1880)
- Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron BrabourneEdward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron BrabourneEdward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne PC , was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department under Lord Russell in 1866 and under William Ewart Gladstone from 1868 to 1871 and was also Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under...
(1829–1893) - Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron BrabourneEdward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron BrabourneEdward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron Brabourne DL JP was a British peer and Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...
(1857–1909) - Wyndham Wentworth Knatchbull-Hugessen, 3rd Baron BrabourneWyndham Knatchbull-Hugessen, 3rd Baron BrabourneWyndham Wentworth Knatchbull-Hugessen, 3rd Baron Brabourne was a British peer. He was killed in action with the Grenadier Guards on 11 March 1915, and is buried at Le Touret....
(1885–1915) - Cecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron BrabourneCecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron BrabourneCecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne was an English cricketer, and later a British peer....
(1863–1933) - Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull, 5th Baron BrabourneMichael Knatchbull, 5th Baron BrabourneMichael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne, GCSI, GCIE, MC was a British peer and soldier, the son of the 4th Baron Brabourne....
(1895–1939) - Norton Cecil Michael Knatchbull, 6th Baron BrabourneNorton Knatchbull, 6th Baron BrabourneNorton Cecil Michael Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne was a British peer and soldier, the son of Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne....
(1922–1943) - John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron BrabourneJohn Knatchbull, 7th Baron BrabourneJohn Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, CBE , professionally known as John Brabourne, was a British peer, television producer and Academy-award nominated film producer....
(1924–2005) - Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron BrabourneNorton Knatchbull, 8th Baron BrabourneNorton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne , known until 2005 as Lord Romsey, is a British Peer.-Life and education:...
(b. 1947)
Line of succession to the Barony
- Nicholas Knatchbull (b. 1981), only son of the 8th Baron Brabourne
- Kenneth Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1949), grandson of Adrian Knatchbull-HugessenAdrian Knatchbull-HugessenAdrian Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen was a Canadian lawyer and senator.Knatchbull-Hugessen was born in Ashford, Kent, England on 5 July 1891, the son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne and Ethel Mary Walker, daughter of Sir George Gustavus Walker.He was educated at Eton...
, the eldest son of the 1st Baron Brabourne and his 2nd wife, Ethel Mary Walker - Arlo Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1970), only son of Kenneth Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen
- Andrew John Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1926), 3rd son of Adrian Knatchbull-HugessenAdrian Knatchbull-HugessenAdrian Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen was a Canadian lawyer and senator.Knatchbull-Hugessen was born in Ashford, Kent, England on 5 July 1891, the son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne and Ethel Mary Walker, daughter of Sir George Gustavus Walker.He was educated at Eton...
, the eldest son of the 1st Baron Brabourne and his 2nd wife, Ethel Mary Walker - Brian Andrew Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1954), eldest son of Andrew John Knatchbull-Hugessen
- John Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1958), youngest son of Andrew John Knatchbull-Hugessen
- James Cornelius Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1933), 4th and youngest son of Adrian Knatchbull-HugessenAdrian Knatchbull-HugessenAdrian Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen was a Canadian lawyer and senator.Knatchbull-Hugessen was born in Ashford, Kent, England on 5 July 1891, the son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne and Ethel Mary Walker, daughter of Sir George Gustavus Walker.He was educated at Eton...
, the eldest son of the 1st Baron Brabourne and his 2nd wife, Ethel Mary Walker - James William Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1959), eldest son of James Cornelius Knatchbull-Hugessen
- Alexander Ewart Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1965), 2nd son of James Cornelius Knatchbull-Hugessen
- Ross Adrian Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1969), 3rd and youngest of James Cornelius Knatchbull-Hugessen