Baron Dynevor
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. It was created in 1780 for William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot
William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot
William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot PC , known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was a British politician....
, with remainder to his daughter, Lady Cecil, wife of George Rice, a member of a prominent Welsh family. On Lord Talbot's death the earldom became extinct because he left no sons to succeed to it, while the barony of Talbot also held by him was inherited by his nephew. The barony of Dynevor passed according to the special remainder to his daughter, the second holder of the title. In 1787 Lady Dynevor assumed by Royal license the surname of de Cardonnel in lieu of Rice.
Her son, the third Baron, represented Carmarthen
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in the House of Commons
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and served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
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. In 1793 he assumed by Royal license the surname of de Cardonnel, but in 1817 he resumed by Royal license the surname of Rice. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron. He also sat as Member of Parliament
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for Carmarthen. In 1824, on inheriting the estates of the Trevor family of Glynde in Sussex, he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Trevor.
He was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the second son of the Very Reverend the Hon. Edward Rice, second son of the second Baroness. His grandson, the seventh Baron, represented Brighton
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in Parliament as a Conservative
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and served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. In 1916 he assumed by Royal license for himself and his issue the surname of Rhys in lieu of Rice. His son, the eighth Baron, was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Romford
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and Guildford
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. the title is held by his grandson, the tenth Baron, who succeeded in 2008.
The Rhys family claim descent from the fifteenth century Rhys ap Thomas who had been granted extensive lands throughout west Wales
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as a reward for raising an army in support of Henry VII
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's usurpation in 1485.
Barons Dynevor
- William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, 1st Baron DynevorWilliam Talbot, 1st Earl TalbotWilliam Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot PC , known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was a British politician....
(1710–1782) - Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness DynevorCecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness DynevorCecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor was a Welsh peeress.She was the daughter of William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot. Her mother was the daughter and heir of Adam de Cardonnel, British Secretary of War. Under the special remainder in the creation of the barony for her father, she and her heirs...
(1735–1793) - George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron DynevorGeorge Rice, 3rd Baron DynevorGeorge Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor was a British peer and politician. He was the son of the 2nd Baroness Dynevor and George Rice . He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 1 February 1783, and was awarded a Masters of Arts on 30 May 1786...
(1765–1852) - George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron DynevorGeorge Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron DynevorGeorge Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor was a British peer. He was the son of George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor....
(1795–1869) - Francis William Rice, 5th Baron DynevorFrancis Rice, 5th Baron DynevorFrancis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor was a British clergyman and peer. He was the second son of the Reverend Edward Rice, Dean of Gloucester. The Dean was the second son of the 2nd Baroness Dynevor...
(1804–1878) - Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, 6th Baron DynevorArthur Rice, 6th Baron DynevorArthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor was a British peer. He was the son of Francis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor and Harriett Ives Barker....
(1836–1911) - Walter FitzUryan Rice, 7th Baron DynevorWalter Rice, 7th Baron DynevorWalter FitzUryan Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor was a British military officer, civil servant and politician. He was the only son and heir of the 6th Baron Dynevor.He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford...
(1873–1956) - Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys, 8th Baron DynevorCharles Rhys, 8th Baron DynevorCharles Arthur Uryan Rhys, 8th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor CBE , was a British peer and politician. He was the son of Walter FitzUryan Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor....
(1899–1962) - Richard Charles Uryan Rhys, 9th Baron DynevorRichard Rhys, 9th Baron DynevorRichard Charles Uryan Rhys, 9th Baron Dynevor was a British peer.He was educated at Eton and at Magdalene College, Cambridge....
(1935–2008) - Hugo Griffith Uryan Rhys,10th Baron DynevorHugo Rhys, 10th Baron DynevorHugo Griffith Uryan Rhys, 10th Baron Dynevor is a British peer.He was educated at Bryanston School and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated in 1988. The son of Richard Rhys, 9th Baron Dynevor and Lucy Catherine King, he succeeded to the barony in 2008...
(b. 1966)
The heir presumptive
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is the present holder's second cousin Robert David Arthur Rhys