Jestyn Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids
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Jestyn Reginald Austin Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids (19 February 1917 – 1991) was a British peer
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His first marriage was to Doreen Guinness Jowett on 5 May 1938. The couple divorced in 1954. His second marriage was to Elisabeth Joyce Woolf on 15 October 1954 but they divorced in October 1959.
By his first wife the couple had five children:
Both the St Davids peerages and the baronetcy were inherited upon the death of his father, John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
. The Strange, Hunderford and de Moleyns peerages come through his mother's line as she was the 14th Baroness Strange, 22nd Baroness Hungerford and 21st Baroness de Moleyns when the abeyance of these titles where terminated in 1921.
Lord St Davids inherited these titles because his mother was part of the Hastings family, her maiden name being 'Abney-Hastings'. The titles went into abeyance
with the 21st Baron Hungerford and 20th Baron de Moleyns in 1920 but this was terminated by Lord St Davids' mother in 1921.
who became the 10th Baron Strange. The Earls of Derby were then also Barons Strange until Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
died in 1594 and the title fell into abeyance
between his three daughters: Lady Anne, Lady Frances and Lady Elizabeth.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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Personal life
Lord St Davids married three times but only had children with his first wife.His first marriage was to Doreen Guinness Jowett on 5 May 1938. The couple divorced in 1954. His second marriage was to Elisabeth Joyce Woolf on 15 October 1954 but they divorced in October 1959.
By his first wife the couple had five children:
- The Hon. Colwyn Jestyn John PhilippsColwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St DavidsColwyn Jestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids was the son of Jestyn Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids and Doreen Guinness Jowett and was a British peer...
(30 January 1939–26 April 2009); 3rd Viscount St Davids (from 1991) - The Hon. Rowena Frances Philipps (7 August 1940–2005)
- The Hon. Myfanwy Ann Philipps (28 October 1944–)
- The Hon. Rhiannon Elisabeth Philipps (21 September 1946–)
- The Hon. Eiddwen Sara Philipps (28 June 1948–)
Titles
Lord St Davids held a total of six titles:- 2nd Viscount St Davids (inherited 1938)
- 2nd Baron St Davids (inherited 1938)
- 15th Baron Strange (inherited 1974)
- 23rd Baron Hungerford (inherited 1974)
- 22nd Baron de Moleyns (inherited 1974)
- 14th Baronet - Philipps Baronets, of Picton Castle (inherited 1938)
Both the St Davids peerages and the baronetcy were inherited upon the death of his father, John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
John Wynford Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids PC was a British peer and former Liberal Member of Parliament for Mid Lanarkshire 1888–1894 and Pembrokeshire 1898–1908. He was educated at Felsted School....
. The Strange, Hunderford and de Moleyns peerages come through his mother's line as she was the 14th Baroness Strange, 22nd Baroness Hungerford and 21st Baroness de Moleyns when the abeyance of these titles where terminated in 1921.
The Hungerford and de Moleyns baronies
Lord St Davids' mother inherited these titles in 1921. The first three holders of the Hungerford barony all had the surname 'Hungerford', as did the fourth holder—Mary Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford—until marriage. The de Moleyns barony merged with the Hungerford barony on 13 January 1445, thus they have been held together ever since. All Barons Hungerford and de Moleyns have had the surname 'Hastings' (or a double-barrelled variant) since Mary Hastings.Lord St Davids inherited these titles because his mother was part of the Hastings family, her maiden name being 'Abney-Hastings'. The titles went 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...
with the 21st Baron Hungerford and 20th Baron de Moleyns in 1920 but this was terminated by Lord St Davids' mother in 1921.
The Strange barony
Lord St Davids' mother inherited the Strange barony in 1921 along with the Hungerford and de Moleyns baronies. The 1st Baron Strange was John le Strange in 1299 and the barony remained in the le Strange family until 1514 when it passed to Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of DerbyThomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby
Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby was an English peer.-Parents:Derby was the eldest son of George Stanley and Joan Strange, 9th Baroness Strange and 5th Baroness Mohun. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby was his grandfather...
who became the 10th Baron Strange. The Earls of Derby were then also Barons Strange until Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby was the son of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby and Lady Margaret Clifford. According to the will of Henry VIII, his mother was heiress presumptive of Elizabeth I of England from 1578 to her own death in 1596...
died in 1594 and the title 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...
between his three daughters: Lady Anne, Lady Frances and Lady Elizabeth.