Baron Wentworth
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Baron Wentworth is a title in the Peerage of England
. It was created in 1529 for Thomas Wentworth
, who was also de jure sixth Baron le Despencer
of the 1387 creation. The title was created by writ, which means that it descends according to the male-preference cognatic primogeniture.
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in the House of Commons
and served as Deputy of Calais
. His grandson, the fourth Baron
, was created Earl of Cleveland in the Peerage of England in 1626. He later became a prominent Royalist commander in the Civil War
.
The earldom became extinct on Lord Cleveland's death in 1667. His son Thomas Wentworth
was summoned to the House of Lords
through a writ of acceleration
in 1640 in his father's junior title of Baron Wentworth (and is considered the fifth Baron). He was also a noted Royalist commander in the Civil War. However, he predeceased his father by two years. He was succeeded in the barony by his daughter Henrietta Maria
, the sixth holder.
. On her death in 1697, the title passed to her granddaughter Martha Johnson, the eighth holder. However, it was not until 1702 that she was confirmed in the title.
for earlier history of this title). He was the heir of the Hon. Margaret Noel, daughter of the 7th Baroness. In 1762 he was created Viscount Wentworth, of Wellesborough in the County of Leicester, in the Peerage of Great Britain
. He was succeeded by his son, the 2nd Viscount
. He briefly represented Leicestershire
in Parliament before he succeeded his father in the viscountcy. Lord Wentworth had no legitimate male and on his death in 1815 the viscountcy and baronetcy became extinct. The barony fell into abeyance
.
The abeyance was terminated in 1856 in favour of Anne Isabella Byron
, Dowager Baroness Byron, who became the eleventh holder of the title. She was the daughter of the Hon. Judith Noel, daughter of the first Viscount Wentworth, and her husband Sir Ralph Milbanke, 6th Baronet, of Halbany
, and the widow of the famous poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
. Lord and Lady Byron had in 1822 assumed by Royal license the surname of Noel. However, she never used the substantive title
of Lady Wentworth in the four years between her accession and her death in 1860; she continued to be known as Lady Byron.
, who became the twelfth Baron. He was the eldest son of Ada King, Countess of Lovelace
, daughter of Lord and Lady Byron, and her husband William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
. However, he never married and on his early death in 1862 at the age of twenty-six, the barony was passed on to his younger brother, Ralph King-Milbanke
. In 1893, he succeeded his father as second Earl of Lovelace
. When he died in 1906, the earldom and barony separated. He was succeeded in the earldom by his half-brother, the third Earl, while the barony was inherited by his daughter and only child Lady Ada King-Milbanke
, the fourteenth holder.
. She was succeeded by her only surviving child, Judith
, the sixteenth holder. She married the Hon. Neville Bulwer-Lytton
, youngest son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
(see the Earl of Lytton
for earlier history of the Bulwer-Lytton family). In 1947 he succeeded his elder brother as third Earl of Lytton. Lord Lytton and Lady Wentworth were both succeeded by their son, Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton
, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron. As of 2010 the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the fifth Earl and eighteenth Baron.
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....
. It was created in 1529 for Thomas Wentworth
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth and de jure 6th Baron le Despencer, PC was an English peer and courtier during the Tudor dynasty....
, who was also de jure sixth Baron le Despencer
Baron le Despencer
The title Baron le Despencer has been created several times by writ in the Peerage of England.-Creation:The first creation was in 1295, when Hugh the elder Despenser was summoned to the Model Parliament. He was the eldest son of the sometime Justiciar Hugh le Despenser , who was summoned in 1264 to...
of the 1387 creation. The title was created by writ, which means that it descends according to the male-preference cognatic primogeniture.
History
Wentworth family
The 1st Baron was succeeded by his son, Thomas Wentworth. He represented SuffolkSuffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
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 Deputy of Calais
Calais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
. His grandson, the fourth Baron
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland was a Cavalier general who fought for Charles I during the English Civil War.He was the eldest son of Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentworth and Anne Hopton. His paternal grandfather was Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, the last Englishman to hold Calais...
, was created Earl of Cleveland in the Peerage of England in 1626. He later became a prominent Royalist commander in the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
The earldom became extinct on Lord Cleveland's death in 1667. His son Thomas Wentworth
Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth
Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth, KB, PC was an English soldier and politician who supported King Charles I in the English Civil War....
was summoned to the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
through a writ of acceleration
Writ of acceleration
A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
in 1640 in his father's junior title of Baron Wentworth (and is considered the fifth Baron). He was also a noted Royalist commander in the Civil War. However, he predeceased his father by two years. He was succeeded in the barony by his daughter Henrietta Maria
Henrietta Wentworth, 6th Baroness Wentworth
Henrietta Maria Wentworth, 6th Baroness Wentworth was an English suo jure peeress.The only child of Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth and his wife, Philadelphia Carey, Henrietta spent her early years at the family home, Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire...
, the sixth holder.
Lovelace and Johnson families
The 6th Baroness died aged 25 and was succeeded by her aunt Anne, the seventh holder. She was the wife of John Lovelace, 2nd Baron LovelaceJohn Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace
John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace was a British peer and Royal servant.John was born in Hurley, Berkshire the son of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace and his wife, Margaret, the daughter of London merchant William Dodworth, and educated at Christchurch College, Oxford...
. On her death in 1697, the title passed to her granddaughter Martha Johnson, the eighth holder. However, it was not until 1702 that she was confirmed in the title.
Noel family
The 8th Baroness was succeeded by her kinsman Sir Edward Noel, 6th Baronet, of Kirkby Mallory, who became the ninth Baron (see Noel BaronetsNoel Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Noel, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008....
for earlier history of this title). He was the heir of the Hon. Margaret Noel, daughter of the 7th Baroness. In 1762 he was created Viscount Wentworth, of Wellesborough in the County of Leicester, 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...
. He was succeeded by his son, the 2nd Viscount
Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth
Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth was a British politician.Wentworth was the only son of the Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth and his wife, Judith, and was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford...
. He briefly represented Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...
in Parliament before he succeeded his father in the viscountcy. Lord Wentworth had no legitimate male and on his death in 1815 the viscountcy and baronetcy became extinct. The barony fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
.
The abeyance was terminated in 1856 in favour of Anne Isabella Byron
Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron
Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron was the wife of the poet Lord Byron, and mother of Ada Lovelace, the patron and co-worker of mathematician Charles Babbage.-Name:Her names were unusually complex...
, Dowager Baroness Byron, who became the eleventh holder of the title. She was the daughter of the Hon. Judith Noel, daughter of the first Viscount Wentworth, and her husband Sir Ralph Milbanke, 6th Baronet, of Halbany
Milbanke Baronets
The Milbanke, later Noel, later Milbanke Baronetcy, of Halnaby in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 7 August 1661 for Mark Milbanke. His father was Mark Milbanke of Chirton, Northumberland The Milbanke, later Noel, later Milbanke Baronetcy, of Halnaby...
, and the widow of the famous poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement...
. Lord and Lady Byron had in 1822 assumed by Royal license the surname of Noel. However, she never used the substantive title
Substantive title
A substantive title is a title of nobility or royalty held by someone , which was acquired either by direct grant or inheritance...
of Lady Wentworth in the four years between her accession and her death in 1860; she continued to be known as Lady Byron.
King-Noel family
She was succeeded by her grandson Byron King-Noel, Viscount OckhamByron King-Noel, Viscount Ockham
Byron King-Noel, 12th Baron Wentworth, styled Viscount Ockham was a British peer.Lord Ockham was the eldest son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Ada...
, who became the twelfth Baron. He was the eldest son of Ada King, Countess of Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace , born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine...
, daughter of Lord and Lady Byron, and her husband William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace FRS , known as the Hon. William King until 1833 and as the Lord King from 1833 to 1838, was an English nobleman and scientist....
. However, he never married and on his early death in 1862 at the age of twenty-six, the barony was passed on to his younger brother, Ralph King-Milbanke
Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace
Ralph Gordon King Noel Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace was the third son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of the poet Lord Byron and widely credited as the world's first computer programmer. He was born on 2 July 1839, and lived at...
. In 1893, he succeeded his father as second Earl of Lovelace
Earl of Lovelace
Earl of Lovelace is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1838 for William King-Noel, 8th Baron King. The King family descends from Jerome King, a grocer, of Exeter, and his wife Anne, daughter of Peter Locke, nephew of the philosopher John Locke...
. When he died in 1906, the earldom and barony separated. He was succeeded in the earldom by his half-brother, the third Earl, while the barony was inherited by his daughter and only child Lady Ada King-Milbanke
Ada King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness Wentworth
Ada Mary King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness Wentworth was a British peeress.King-Milbanke was the only child of Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Fanny. After her parents' separation shortly after her birth, she was raised by her aunt, Lady Anne Blunt. On the death of her father in...
, the fourteenth holder.
Blunt and Lytton families
The 14th Baroness never married and was succeeded by her aunt, Lady Anne Blunt, the fifteenth holder of the peerage. She was the wife of the poet Wilfrid Scawen BluntWilfrid Scawen Blunt
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt was an English poet and writer. He was born at Petworth House in Sussex, and served in the Diplomatic Service from 1858 to 1869. His mother was a Catholic convert and he was educated at Twyford School, Stonyhurst and at St Mary's College, Oscott...
. She was succeeded by her only surviving child, Judith
Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth
Judith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth also known as Lady Wentworth was a British peeress, Arabian horse breeder and tennis player...
, the sixteenth holder. She married the Hon. Neville Bulwer-Lytton
Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton
Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, OBE was a British military officer and artist.He was a son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and grandson of the famous novelists, Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Doyle Wheeler. Neville Lytton was born in India while his father served...
, youngest son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, PC was an English statesman and poet...
(see the Earl of Lytton
Earl of Lytton
Earl of Lytton, in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for the diplomat and poet Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton. He was Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880 and British Ambassador to France from 1887 to 1891...
for earlier history of the Bulwer-Lytton family). In 1947 he succeeded his elder brother as third Earl of Lytton. Lord Lytton and Lady Wentworth were both succeeded by their son, Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton
Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton
Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton was a British Army officer, Arabian horse fancier and writer....
, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron. As of 2010 the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the fifth Earl and eighteenth Baron.
Barons Wentworth (1529)
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron WentworthThomas Wentworth, 1st Baron WentworthThomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth and de jure 6th Baron le Despencer, PC was an English peer and courtier during the Tudor dynasty....
(1501–1551) - Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth (1525–1584)
- Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentwort (1558–1593)
- Thomas Wentworth, 4th Baron WentworthThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of ClevelandThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland was a Cavalier general who fought for Charles I during the English Civil War.He was the eldest son of Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentworth and Anne Hopton. His paternal grandfather was Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, the last Englishman to hold Calais...
(1591–1667) (created Earl of Cleveland in 1626)
Earls of Cleveland (1626)
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland, 4th Baron WentworthThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of ClevelandThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland was a Cavalier general who fought for Charles I during the English Civil War.He was the eldest son of Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentworth and Anne Hopton. His paternal grandfather was Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, the last Englishman to hold Calais...
(1591–1667)
Barons Wentworth (1529; Reverted)
- Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron WentworthThomas Wentworth, 5th Baron WentworthThomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth, KB, PC was an English soldier and politician who supported King Charles I in the English Civil War....
(1612–1665) (by writ of accelerationWrit of accelerationA writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
) - Henrietta Wentworth, 6th Baroness WentworthHenrietta Wentworth, 6th Baroness WentworthHenrietta Maria Wentworth, 6th Baroness Wentworth was an English suo jure peeress.The only child of Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth and his wife, Philadelphia Carey, Henrietta spent her early years at the family home, Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire...
(1660–1686) - Anne Lovelace, 7th Baroness Wentworth (1623–1697)
- Martha Johnson, 8th Baroness Wentworth (1667–1745)
- Edward Noel, 9th Baron Wentworth (1715–1774) (created Viscount Wentworth in 1762)
Viscounts Wentworth (1762)
- Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth, 9th Baron Wentworth (1715–1774)
- Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 10th Baron WentworthThomas Noel, 2nd Viscount WentworthThomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth was a British politician.Wentworth was the only son of the Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth and his wife, Judith, and was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford...
(1745–1815) (viscountcy extinct; barony abeyant)
Barons Wentworth (1529; Reverted)
- Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness ByronAnne Isabella Byron, Baroness ByronAnne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron was the wife of the poet Lord Byron, and mother of Ada Lovelace, the patron and co-worker of mathematician Charles Babbage.-Name:Her names were unusually complex...
(1792-1860) (abeyance terminated 1856) - Byron King-Noel, 12th Baron WentworthByron King-Noel, Viscount OckhamByron King-Noel, 12th Baron Wentworth, styled Viscount Ockham was a British peer.Lord Ockham was the eldest son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Ada...
(1836–1862) - Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, 13th Baron WentworthRalph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of LovelaceRalph Gordon King Noel Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace was the third son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of the poet Lord Byron and widely credited as the world's first computer programmer. He was born on 2 July 1839, and lived at...
(1839–1906) - Ada King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness WentworthAda King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness WentworthAda Mary King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness Wentworth was a British peeress.King-Milbanke was the only child of Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Fanny. After her parents' separation shortly after her birth, she was raised by her aunt, Lady Anne Blunt. On the death of her father in...
(1871–1917) - Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837–1917)
- Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness WentworthJudith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness WentworthJudith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth also known as Lady Wentworth was a British peeress, Arabian horse breeder and tennis player...
(1873-1957) - Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton, 17th Baron WentworthNoel Lytton, 4th Earl of LyttonNoel Anthony Scawen Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton was a British Army officer, Arabian horse fancier and writer....
(1900–1985) - John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, 18th Baron WentworthJohn Lytton, 5th Earl of LyttonJohn Peter Michael Scawen Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, FRICS, MCIArb is a British surveyor and member of the House of Lords.He graduated from the University of Reading with a BSc honours degree in Estate Management in 1972; after spending 13 years in the Inland Revenue Valuation Office and some...
(b. 1950)
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See also
- Baron le DespencerBaron le DespencerThe title Baron le Despencer has been created several times by writ in the Peerage of England.-Creation:The first creation was in 1295, when Hugh the elder Despenser was summoned to the Model Parliament. He was the eldest son of the sometime Justiciar Hugh le Despenser , who was summoned in 1264 to...
- Earl of Cleveland
- Baron LovelaceBaron LovelaceBaron Lovelace, of Hurley in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 31 May 1627 for Sir Richard Lovelace, who had earlier represented Berkshire, Abingdon and Windsor in Parliament. The second Baron served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. The third Baron...
- Earl of LovelaceEarl of LovelaceEarl of Lovelace is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1838 for William King-Noel, 8th Baron King. The King family descends from Jerome King, a grocer, of Exeter, and his wife Anne, daughter of Peter Locke, nephew of the philosopher John Locke...
- Earl of LyttonEarl of LyttonEarl of Lytton, in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for the diplomat and poet Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton. He was Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880 and British Ambassador to France from 1887 to 1891...