Viscount Falmouth
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, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain
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. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 for George FitzRoy
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, illegitimate son of King Charles II
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by Barbara Villiers. He was created Earl of Northumberland at the same time and in 1683 he was made Duke of Northumberland
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. However, he left no heirs, so the titles became extinct at his death in 1716.
The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1720 for Hugh Boscawen
Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth
Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage.-Life:...
. He was made Baron Boscawen-Rose at the same time, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. Boscawen had earlier represented Tregony
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, Cornwall
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, Truro and Penryn
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in Parliament and notably served as Comptroller of the Household
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and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. His son, the second Viscount, was a General in the Army and also sat as a Member of Parliament
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for Truro. He later served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
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. His nephew, the third Viscount, held office as Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners
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from 1797 to 1799. His son, the fourth Viscount, represented Truro in the House of Commons
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. In 1821 he was created Earl of Falmouth
Earl of Falmouth
The title of Earl of Falmouth has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and the second time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation, on 17 March 1664, was for Charles Berkeley, 1st Viscount Fitzhardinge, who was at the same time created Baron Botetourt of Langport. It...
, in the County of Cornwall, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He briefly represented Cornwall West
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in the House of Commons.
On his death in 1852 the earldom became extinct while he was succeeded in the other titles by his first cousin, the sixth Viscount. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. John Evelyn Boscawen, second son of the third Viscount. Lord Falmouth married in 1845 Mary Frances Elizabeth Boscawen, 17th Baroness le Despencer (see the Baron le Despencer
Baron le Despencer
The title Baron le Despencer has been created several times by writ in the Peerage of England.-Creation:The first creation was in 1295, when Hugh the elder Despenser was summoned to the Model Parliament. He was the eldest son of the sometime Justiciar Hugh le Despenser , who was summoned in 1264 to...
). They were both succeeded by their son, the seventh Viscount and eighteenth Baron, who was a Major-General in the Army. Consequently, since 1889 the ancient barony of Le Despencer has been a subsidiary title of the viscountcy of Falmouth. the titles are held by the seventh Viscount's grandson, the ninth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1962. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
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between 1977 and 1994.
The Conservative
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politician the Hon. Robert Boscawen
Robert Boscawen
Robert Thomas Boscawen is a retired British Conservative politician.-Background and education:The son of Evelyn Hugh John Boscawen, eighth Viscount Falmouth, of Tregothnan, near Truro, and a member of a very old Cornish family, Boscawen was educated at West Downs School and Eton College...
, is the younger brother of the ninth Viscount Falmouth.
The family seat is at Tregothnan
Tregothnan
The Tregothnan Estate is located beside the village of St Michael Penkivel south-east of Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The house and estate is the traditional home of the Boscawen family, and the seat of Lord Falmouth. The original house was built in Plantagenet times and sacked in the English...
, near Truro
Truro
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, Cornwall
Cornwall
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. In 1872 Viscount Falmouth of Mereworth Castle, Maidstone, Kent, was listed in the top ten land holdings in Cornwall with an estate of 25910 acres (104.9 km²) or 3.41% of the total area of Cornwall.
Viscounts Falmouth, First Creation (1674)
- George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandGeorge FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandLieutenant-General George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC was the third and youngest illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mother Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine...
(1665–1716)
Viscounts Falmouth, Second Creation (1720)
- Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount FalmouthHugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount FalmouthHugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage.-Life:...
(c. 1680–1734) - Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth (1707–1782)
- George Evelyn Boscawen, 3rd Viscount FalmouthGeorge Boscawen, 3rd Viscount FalmouthGeorge Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, PC , was a British army officer and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries...
(1758–1808) - Edward Boscawen, 4th Viscount FalmouthEdward Boscawen, 1st Earl of FalmouthEdward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth , known as the Viscount Falmouth between 1808 and 1821, was a British peer and politician.-Political career:...
(1787–1841) (created Earl of Falmouth in 1821)
Earls of Falmouth (1821)
- Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of FalmouthEdward Boscawen, 1st Earl of FalmouthEdward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth , known as the Viscount Falmouth between 1808 and 1821, was a British peer and politician.-Political career:...
(1787–1841) - George Henry Boscawen, 2nd Earl of FalmouthGeorge Boscawen, 2nd Earl of FalmouthGeorge Henry Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth , styled Lord Boscawen-Rose between 1821 and 1841, was a British peer and politician.Falmouth was the son of Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth...
(1811–1852)
Viscounts Falmouth (1720; Reverted)
- Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819–1889)
- Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth (1847–1918)
- Evelyn Hugh John Boscawen, 8th Viscount Falmouth (1887–1962)
- George Hugh Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth (b. 1919)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's son the Hon. Evelyn Arthur Hugh Boscawen (b. 1955)