Earl of Romney
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Peerage of England
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in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
Henry Sydney , 1st Earl of Romney was born in Paris, a son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, of Penshurst Place in Kent, England, by Lady Dorothy Percy, a daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland and sister of Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland.Henry was a brother of...
. He had been made Baron Milton and Viscount Sidney at the same time in 1689. Sydney was the younger son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester was an English aristocrat and diplomat.-Life:He was the son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his first wife, Barbara Gamage...
. He never married and the titles became extinct on his death in 1704.
It was created for the second in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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in 1801 in favour of Charles Marsham, 3rd Baron Romney
Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney
Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney , known as The Lord Romney between 1793 and 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1790, inherited his peerage in 1793 and was created Earl of Romney in 1801.-Background:Romney was the son of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney,...
. The Marsham family descends from Sir John Marsham, one of the six Clerks of the Court of Chancery
Court of Chancery
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from 1638 to 1644 and from 1660 to 1680. In 1663 he was created a Baronet, of Cuckston in the County of Kent, in the Baronetage of England. His grandson, the fourth Baronet (who succeeded his nephew), was also a Clerk of the Court of Chancery and represented Maidstone
Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...
in the House of Commons
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. His son, the fifth Baronet, also sat as Member of Parliament
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for Maidstone and served as Governor of Dover Castle
Dover Castle
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. In 1716 he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain
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as Baron of Romney, of Romney in the County of Kent.
His grandson, the aforementioned third Baron, represented Maidstone and 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...
in Parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
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. In 1801 he was created Viscount Marsham, of the Mote in the County of Kent, and Earl of Romney, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe
Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)
Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member...
and Downton
Downton (UK Parliament constituency)
Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
. His son, the third Earl, represented Kent West in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl, who held political office in the second Conservative government
Conservative Government 1886-1892
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of Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
as a Lord-in-Waiting
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(government whip in the House of Lords
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) from 1889 to 1892.
The line of his eldest son, the fifth Earl, failed on the death of the latter's son, the sixth Earl, in 1975. The late Earl was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Earl. He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Reginald Hastings Marsham, second son of the fourth Earl. the titles are held by his first cousin once removed, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2004. He is the son of Colonel Peter William Marsham, son of the Hon. Sydney Edward Marsham, youngest son of the fourth Earl.
The family seat was at Mote House
Mote Park
Mote Park is a 180 hectare multi-use public park in Maidstone, Kent. Previously a country estate it was converted to landscaped park land at the end of the 18th century before becoming a municipal park. It includes the former stately home Mote House together with a miniature railway, pitch and putt...
, near Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
, Kent
Kent
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.
Marsham Baronets, of Cuckston (1663)
- Sir John Marsham, 1st BaronetSir John Marsham, 1st BaronetSir John Marsham, 1st Baronet was an English antiquary known as a writer on chronology, and also a chancery clerk and politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Rochester from 1660 to 1661.-Life:...
(1602–1685) - Sir John Marsham, 2nd Baronet (1637–1692)
- Sir John Marsham, 3rd Baronet (1679–1696)
- Sir Robert Marsham, 4th BaronetSir Robert Marsham, 4th BaronetSir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1698 to 1702....
(1650–1703) - Sir Robert Marsham, 5th BaronetRobert Marsham, 1st Baron RomneyRobert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney , known as Sir Robert Marsham, Bt, between 1703 and 1716, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1716 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Romney.-Background:Marsham was the son of Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet of Bushey Hall,...
(1685–1724) (created Baron Romney in 1716)
Barons Romney (1716)
- Robert Marsham, 1st Baron RomneyRobert Marsham, 1st Baron RomneyRobert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney , known as Sir Robert Marsham, Bt, between 1703 and 1716, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1716 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Romney.-Background:Marsham was the son of Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet of Bushey Hall,...
(1685–1724) - Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney (1712–1794)
- Charles Marsham, 3rd Baron RomneyCharles Marsham, 1st Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney , known as The Lord Romney between 1793 and 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1790, inherited his peerage in 1793 and was created Earl of Romney in 1801.-Background:Romney was the son of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney,...
(1744–1811) (created Earl of Romney in 1801)
Earls of Romney; Second creation (1801)
- Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 1st Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney , known as The Lord Romney between 1793 and 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1790, inherited his peerage in 1793 and was created Earl of Romney in 1801.-Background:Romney was the son of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney,...
(1744–1811) - Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 2nd Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney , styled Viscount Marsham between 1801 and 1811, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1777–1845) - Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 3rd Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney , styled Viscount Marsham between 1811 and 1845, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.-Background:...
(1808–1874) - Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 4th Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney , styled Viscount Marsham from 1845 to 1874, was a British Conservative politician.-Biography:...
(1841–1905) - Charles Marsham, 5th Earl of Romney (1864–1933)
- Charles Marsham, 6th Earl of Romney (1892–1975)
- Michael Henry Marsham, 7th Earl of Romney (1910–2004)
- Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney (b. 1948)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's son David Charles Marsham, Viscount Marsham (b. 1977)