Viscount Combermere
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Viscount Combermere, of Bhurtpore in the East Indies and of Combermere
in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1827 for the prominent military commander Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Baron Combermere. He had already been created Baron Combermere, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, in 1814, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He had previously inherited the Baronetcy, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, that was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 March 1677 for his great-great-grandfather Robert Cotton
.
The title of the baronetcy, barony and viscountcy, Combermere, is pronounced "Cumbermeer".
The first baronet represented Cheshire
in the House of Commons
. His grandson, the third Baronet, sat as a Member of Parliament for Cheshire as well as for Lostwithiel
. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He represented Denbighshire
in the House of Commons. His son, the fifth Baronet, also represented Cheshire in Parliament. The latter was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baronet, who was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Combermere. His son, the second Viscount, sat as a Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Carrickfergus
. the titles are held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the sixth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2000.
Until 1919, the family seat of the viscounts Combermere was Combermere Abbey
in Combermere Park, between Nantwich
and Whitchurch
in Cheshire
. Mysterious incidents involve the 1st and the 2nd Viscount: While serving as Governor of Barbados
, 1st Viscount
had the Chase Vault
opened and carefully examined in search of an explanation for the "moving coffins" there. The 2nd Viscount
became a posthumous celebrity in 1891 through "Lord Combermere's Ghost Photo", said to be showing his ghost sitting in a chair at the library in Combermere Abbey.
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's son Hon. Laszlo Michael Wellington Stapleton-Cotton (b. 2010)
Combermere
Combermere can refer to:*Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England*Combermere Park, Cheshire, England*Combermere, Cheshire, a village in Cheshire, England*Combermere House, Nantwich, a listed building in Nantwich, Cheshire...
in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1827 for the prominent military commander Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Baron Combermere. He had already been created Baron Combermere, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, in 1814, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He had previously inherited the Baronetcy, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, that was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 March 1677 for his great-great-grandfather Robert Cotton
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Combermere
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Cheshire from 1679 to 1681 and from 1689 to 1702....
.
The title of the baronetcy, barony and viscountcy, Combermere, is pronounced "Cumbermeer".
The first baronet represented Cheshire
Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cheshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentiary constituency for the county of Cheshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.As a county...
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...
. His grandson, the third Baronet, sat as a Member of Parliament for Cheshire as well as for Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He represented Denbighshire
Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.- History :From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great...
in the House of Commons. His son, the fifth Baronet, also represented Cheshire in Parliament. The latter was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baronet, who was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Combermere. His son, the second Viscount, sat as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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 Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus (UK Parliament constituency)
Carrickfergus is a 19th century United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Northern Ireland, represented, between 1801 and 1885, by one MP.-Boundaries:This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim....
. the titles are held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the sixth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2000.
Until 1919, the family seat of the viscounts Combermere was Combermere Abbey
Combermere Abbey
Combermere Abbey is a former monastery in Combermere Park, between Nantwich and Whitchurch in Cheshire, England, near the border with Shropshire.-Topomony:...
in Combermere Park, between Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
and Whitchurch
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in Shropshire, England on the border between England and Wales. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the town is 8,673, with a more recent estimate putting the population of the town at 8,934...
in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. Mysterious incidents involve the 1st and the 2nd Viscount: While serving as Governor of Barbados
Colonial heads of the Windward Islands
This is a list of viceroys in the British Windward Islands. The colony of the Windward Islands was created in 1833 and consisted of Grenada, Barbados , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tobago , St. Lucia , and Dominica . The Governor of Barbados was also the Governor of the Windward Islands,...
, 1st Viscount
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere GCB, GCH, KSI, PC , was a British military leader, diplomat and politician...
had the Chase Vault
Chase Vault
The Chase Vault is a burial vault in the cemetery of the Christ Church Parish Church in Oistins, Christ Church, Barbados. It is best known for a widespread but unverified story of "unexplained incidents" in the early 19th century involving the coffins within the vault...
opened and carefully examined in search of an explanation for the "moving coffins" there. The 2nd Viscount
Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere
Colonel Wellington Henry Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere was a British soldier and Conservative politician.-Background:...
became a posthumous celebrity in 1891 through "Lord Combermere's Ghost Photo", said to be showing his ghost sitting in a chair at the library in Combermere Abbey.
Cotton and Stapleton-Cotton Baronets, of Combermere (1677)
- Sir Robert Cotton, 1st BaronetSir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of CombermereSir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Cheshire from 1679 to 1681 and from 1689 to 1702....
(c. 1635–1712) - Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1672–1715)
- Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet (1695–1748)
- Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Baronet (c. 1705–1775)
- Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 5th BaronetSir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 5th BaronetSir Robert Salusbury Cotton was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Cheshire from 1780 to 1796.He was one of the founders of the Tarporley Hunt Club in 1762.- References:*...
(c. 1739–1809) - Sir Stapleton Cotton, 6th BaronetStapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount CombermereField Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere GCB, GCH, KSI, PC , was a British military leader, diplomat and politician...
(1773–1865) (created Baron Combermere in 1814 and Viscount Combermere in 1827)
Viscounts Combermere (1827)
- Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773–1865)
- Wellington Henry Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount CombermereWellington Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount CombermereColonel Wellington Henry Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere was a British soldier and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1818–1891) - Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 3rd Viscount Combermere (1845–1898)
- Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere (1887–1969)
- Michael Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 5th Viscount CombermereMichael Stapleton-Cotton, 5th Viscount CombermereMichael Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 5th Viscount Combermere was a British academic and Crossbencher in the House of Lords...
(1929–2000) - Thomas Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount Combermere (b. 1969)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's son Hon. Laszlo Michael Wellington Stapleton-Cotton (b. 2010)