Baron Carteret
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Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
and once in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. The first creation came into the Peerage of England in 1681 when the fourteen-year-old Sir George Carteret, 2nd Baronet
George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret
George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret was son of Sir Philip Carteret and the grandson of George Carteret. He married Lady Grace Granville , and by her was the father of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville...
, was made Baron Carteret, of Hawnes in the County of Bedford. The peerage was originally proposed for his grandfather Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet, a celebrated royalist statesman, but he died before he was granted the title and as his eldest son, Philip
Philip Carteret FRS
Sir Philip Carteret Kt FRS , was son of Sir George Carteret.Philip was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on the 15th February 1665....
, predeceased him, it was eventually bestowed on his grandson, George, with remainder to the latter's brothers. The Baronetcy, of Metesches in the Island of Jersey, had been created for George Carteret in the Baronetage of England on 9 May 1645. Lord Carteret married Lady Grace, daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland....
. In 1715 Lady Grace was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain in her own right as Viscountess Carteret and Countess Granville (see Earl Granville
Earl Granville
Earl Granville is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.-First Creation:...
for a more details on these two peerages). Lord Carteret and Lady Granville were both succeeded by their son, the second Baron and second Earl. The titles became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the third Earl, in 1776.
However, the late Earl Granville bequeathed his lands to his nephew the Honourable Henry Thynne
Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret
Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret PC was a British politician, known as the Honourable Henry Thynne until 1776.-Biography:...
. He was the second son of Lady Louisa Carteret and Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth was an English peer, descended from the first Sir John Thynne of Longleat House.Thomas Thynne was born posthumously on 21 May 1710, the son of another Thomas Thynne and his wife Lady Mary Villiers....
and the younger brother of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath KG was a British politician who held office under George III serving as Southern Secretary, Northern Secretary and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Between 1751 and 1780 he was known as Lord Weymouth...
. Henry Thynne assumed the surname of Carteret in lieu of his patronymic and was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Carteret, of Hawnes in the County of Bedford, in 1784, with remainder to the younger sons of his brother, the Marquess of Bath. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baron. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
between 1804 and 1812. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron (who like his elder brother the second Baron had retained the original family surname of Thynne). He held political office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
between 1804 and 1812. He also had no children and the title became extinct on his death in 1849.
Carteret Baronets, of Metesches (1645)
- Sir George Carteret, 1st BaronetGeorge CarteretVice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet , son of Elias de Carteret, was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy...
(c. 1610–1680) - Sir George Carteret, 2nd BaronetGeorge Carteret, 1st Baron CarteretGeorge Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret was son of Sir Philip Carteret and the grandson of George Carteret. He married Lady Grace Granville , and by her was the father of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville...
(1669–1695) (created Baron Carteret in 1681)
Barons Carteret; First creation (1681)
- George Carteret, 1st Baron CarteretGeorge Carteret, 1st Baron CarteretGeorge Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret was son of Sir Philip Carteret and the grandson of George Carteret. He married Lady Grace Granville , and by her was the father of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville...
(1669–1695) - John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 2nd Baron CarteretJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl GranvilleJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, KG, PC , commonly known by his earlier title as Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763.-Family:...
(1690–1763) - Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville, 3rd Baron Carteret (1721–1776)
Barons Carteret; Second creation (1784)
- Henry Carteret, 1st Baron CarteretHenry Carteret, 1st Baron CarteretHenry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret PC was a British politician, known as the Honourable Henry Thynne until 1776.-Biography:...
(1735–1826) - George Thynne, 2nd Baron CarteretGeorge Thynne, 2nd Baron CarteretGeorge Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret PC , styled Lord George Thynne between 1789 and 1826, was a British Tory politician.-Background and education:...
(1770–1838) - John Thynne, 3rd Baron CarteretJohn Thynne, 3rd Baron CarteretJohn Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC , known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:...
(1772–1849)