Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor
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Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor (July 1735 – 14 March 1793) was a Welsh
peeress
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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 male were entitled to inherit the barony of Dynevor
. He father was also the 1st Earl Talbot (a title that became extinct on his death) and 2nd Baron Talbot of Hensol. (That title was inherited by Lady Dynevor’s cousin, John Chetwynd-Talbot
.
On 16 August 1756 she married George Rice. Rice was a Member of Parliament
for county Carmarthen
between 1754 and 1779 and Lord Lieutenant
of Carmarthen from 1755 to 1779. Rice died on 3 August 1779. The widowed Lady Dinevor, took, by royal license, the surname of de Cardonnel from 21 May 1787.
She succeeded to the title in 1782, upon the death of her father. She died on 14 March 1793, at Dynevor Castle, aged 57.
The title passed to her elder son, George Talbot Rice who become the 3rd Baron Dynevor, resuming his paternal surname of Rice in 1827.
Wales
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peeress
Peerage
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She was the daughter of 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....
. Her mother was the daughter and heir of Adam de Cardonnel, British
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
Secretary of War. Under the special remainder in the creation of the barony for her father, she and her heirs male were entitled to inherit the barony of Dynevor
Baron Dynevor
Baron Dinevor, of Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen , is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1780 for William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, with remainder to his daughter, Lady Cecil, wife of George Rice, a member of a prominent Welsh family...
. He father was also the 1st Earl Talbot (a title that became extinct on his death) and 2nd Baron Talbot of Hensol. (That title was inherited by Lady Dynevor’s cousin, John Chetwynd-Talbot
John Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot
John Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot of Hensol , known as John Talbot until 1782 and as The Lord Talbot between 1782 and 1784, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
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On 16 August 1756 she married George Rice. Rice was a 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 county Carmarthen
Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
between 1754 and 1779 and Lord Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Carmarthen from 1755 to 1779. Rice died on 3 August 1779. The widowed Lady Dinevor, took, by royal license, the surname of de Cardonnel from 21 May 1787.
She succeeded to the title in 1782, upon the death of her father. She died on 14 March 1793, at Dynevor Castle, aged 57.
The title passed to her elder son, George Talbot Rice who become the 3rd Baron Dynevor, resuming his paternal surname of Rice in 1827.