Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley
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Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (died 22 May 1681) was an English
peer.
Cholmondeley was the son of Hugh Cholmondeley and Mary Bodvile. Sir Hugh Cholmondeley of Cholmondeley
was his grandfather and Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster
, his uncle. He succeeded to the estates of his uncle Lord Leinster in 1659 and two years later he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
as Viscount Cholmondeley, of Kells in the County of Meath. Lord Cholmondeley married Elizabeth Cradock, daughter of George Cradock of Caverswall Castle
. He died in May 1681, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son Hugh
, who was created Earl of Cholmondeley in 1706. His second son George
became a prominent soldier.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
peer.
Cholmondeley was the son of Hugh Cholmondeley and Mary Bodvile. Sir Hugh Cholmondeley of Cholmondeley
Hugh Cholmondeley (soldier)
Sir Hugh Cholmondeley was an English soldier.Cholmondeley was the second son of Richard Cholmondeley and Elizabeth Brereton...
was his grandfather and Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster
Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster
Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster was an English Royalist and supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War....
, his uncle. He succeeded to the estates of his uncle Lord Leinster in 1659 and two years later he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
as Viscount Cholmondeley, of Kells in the County of Meath. Lord Cholmondeley married Elizabeth Cradock, daughter of George Cradock of Caverswall Castle
Caverswall Castle
Caverswall Castle is a privately owned early 17th century mansion built in a castellar style upon the foundations and within the walls of a 13th century medieval castle. It is a Grade I listed building in Caverswall, Staffordshire....
. He died in May 1681, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son Hugh
Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley
Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley, PC , styled The Honourable from birth until 1681 and then known as Viscount Cholmondeley to 1706, was an English peer and politician....
, who was created Earl of Cholmondeley in 1706. His second son George
George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley
George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier....
became a prominent soldier.