Baron Wentworth
| Barony of Wentworth | |
|---|---|
heirs general of the body lawfully begotten | |
| Seat(s) | Knebworth House |
| Former seat(s) | Wentworth Woodhouse Nettlestead Place Wentworth Castle |
| Motto | Pensez à bien ("Think of good") |
Baron Wentworth is a title in the
History
Wentworth family
Thomas Wentworth was created first Baron in 1529.
He was succeeded by his son, also
His grandson, Thomas Wentworth, the fourth Baron, was created Earl of Cleveland in the Peerage of England in 1626. He later became a prominent Royalist commander in the Civil War. The earldom became extinct on Lord Cleveland's death in 1667.
His son Thomas Wentworth was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in 1640 in his father's junior title of Baron Wentworth (and is considered the fifth Baron). He was also a noted Royalist commander in the Civil War. However, he predeceased his father by two years.
Henrietta Maria Wentworth, daughter of the fifth Baron, succeeded as the sixth holder upon her grandfather's death. She was the mistress of the Duke of Monmouth, helping to finance his unsuccessful rebellion in 1685. She died without issue the following year.
Lovelace and Johnson families
The 6th Baroness died aged 25 and was succeeded by her aunt Anne, the seventh holder. She was the wife of John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace. On her death in 1697, the title passed to her granddaughter Martha Johnson, the eighth holder. However, it was not until 1702 that she was confirmed in the title.
Noel family
The 8th Baroness was succeeded by her kinsman
The abeyance was terminated in 1856 in favour of
King-Noel family
She was succeeded by her grandson
Blunt and Lytton families
The 14th Baroness never married and was succeeded by her aunt, Lady Anne Blunt, the fifteenth holder of the peerage. She was the wife of the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. She was succeeded by her only surviving child, Judith, the sixteenth holder. She married the Hon. Neville Bulwer-Lytton, youngest son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton. In 1947 he succeeded his elder brother as third Earl of Lytton. Lord Lytton and Lady Wentworth were succeeded respectively in 1951 and 1957 by their son Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton; as a consequence the barony became subsidiary to the Earldom of Lytton from 1957. As of 2017 the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton.
Baron Wentworth (1529)
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth (1501–1551)
- Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth (1525–1584)
- Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentworth (1558–1593)
- Thomas Wentworth, 4th Baron Wentworth (1591–1667) (created Earl of Cleveland in 1626)
Earl of Cleveland (1626)
Baron Wentworth (1529; reverted)
- Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth (1612–1665) (by writ of acceleration)
- Henrietta Wentworth, 6th Baroness Wentworth (1660–1686)
- Anne Lovelace, 7th Baroness Wentworth (1623–1697)
- Martha Johnson, 8th Baroness Wentworth (1667–1745)[2]
- Edward Noel, 9th Baron Wentworth (1715–1774) (created Viscount Wentworth in 1762)
Baron Wentworth (1628)
The title Baron Wentworth,
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 1st Viscount Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth and 1st Baron Raby (1593–1641)
- William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth and 2nd Baron Raby (1626–1695)
Viscount Wentworth (1762)
- Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth, 9th Baron Wentworth (1715–1774)
- Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 10th Baron Wentworth (1745–1815) (viscountcy extinct; barony abeyant)
Baron Wentworth (1529; reverted)
- Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (1792–1860) (abeyance terminated 1856)
- Byron King-Noel, 12th Baron Wentworth (1836–1862)
- Ralph Gordon King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, 13th Baron Wentworth (1839–1906)
- Ada Mary King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness Wentworth(1871–1917)
- Anne Isabella Noel Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837–1917)
- Judith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957)
- Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton, 17th Baron Wentworth (1900–1985) (barony subsidiary to Earldom of Lytton since 1957)
- John Peter Michael Scawen Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, 18th Baron Wentworth (born 1950)
Family tree
See also
References
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Buried at St James, Westminster, on 26 July 1745. Source: The Register of Burials in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1723-1754. 26 July 1745.
- ^ a b Dictionary of Irish Biography: Wentworth, Sir Thomas (see 'Early career'). https://www.dib.ie/biography/wentworth-sir-thomas-a8968
- ^ C.P. Hill, Who's Who in Stuart Britain, p. 72. Shepheard-Walwyn, London, 1988.
External links
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- www.thepeerage.com