Baron Carteret
Baron Carteret is a title that has been created twice in British history, once in the
However, the late Earl Granville bequeathed his lands to his nephew the Honourable Henry Thynne. he was the second son of Lady Louisa Carteret by her husband Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth. He was the younger brother of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath. Under the terms of the legacy, Henry Thynne assumed the surname and arms of Carteret instead of his patronymic and in 1784 was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Carteret, of Hawnes in the County of Bedford, with the remainder to the younger sons of his brother, the Marquess of Bath. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew George Thynne, the second Baron. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household between 1804 and 1812. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother John Thynne, the third Baron (who like his elder brother the second Baron had retained the original family surname of Thynne). He held political office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1804 and 1812. He also had no children and the title became extinct on his death in 1849.
Carteret Baronets, of Metesches (1645)
- Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (c. 1610–1680)
- Sir George Carteret, 2nd Baronet (1669–1695) (created Baron Carteret in 1681)
Barons Carteret; First creation (1681)
- George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (1669–1695)
- John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 2nd Baron Carteret (1690–1763)
- Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville, 3rd Baron Carteret (1721–1776)
Barons Carteret; Second creation (1784)
- Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (1735–1826)
- George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret (1770–1838)
- John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret (1772–1849)
See also
References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]