Earl of Lytton
Earldom of Lytton | |
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Creation date | 28 April 1880[1] |
Created by | Queen Victoria |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton |
Present holder | John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton |
Heir apparent | Philip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth |
Remainder to | 1st Earl's heirs male lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Knebworth Baron Wentworth Baron Lytton Baronet 'of Knebworth' |
Seat(s) | Newbuildings Place |
Former seat(s) | Knebworth House |
Motto | Hoc Virtutis Opus ("This is the work of virtue")[2] |
Earl of Lytton, in the
History
Robert Bulwer-Lytton was the son of the poet, novelist and politician
The first Earl of Lytton was succeeded by his son,
Lord Lytton was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Earl.[7] He was a portrait and landscape painter. In 1899 he married Judith Blunt, 16th Baroness Wentworth, the renowned horse breeder who devoted her life to the Crabbet Arabian Stud. The stud had been created by her parents, the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and his wife Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth, granddaughter of Lord Byron through his daughter Ada Lovelace (see the Baron Wentworth for earlier history of this title). They were divorced in 1923.[8]
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 title Baron Wentworth, in the Peerage of England, became subsidiary to the Earldom of Lytton. He assumed by deed poll the additional surname of Milbanke in 1925,[9] but discontinued by deed poll the use of this surname in 1951.[10] As of 2017[update] the titles are held by his eldest son, the fifth Earl, who succeeded in 1985.
Another member of the family was the Liberal politician, diplomat and writer Henry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer. He was the elder brother of the first Baron Lytton.
The family seat is Newbuildings Place, near Shipley, West Sussex.
Lytton baronets, of Knebworth House (1838)
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baronet (1803–1873) (created Baron Lytton in 1866)
Baron Lytton (1866)
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803–1873)
- (Edward) Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton (1831–1891) (created Earl of Lytton in 1880)
Earl of Lytton (1880)
- (Edward) Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831–1891)
- Edward Roland John Bulwer-Lytton (1865–1871)
- Hon. Henry Meredith Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1872–1874)
- Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton (1876–1947)
- (Edward) Antony James Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount Knebworth (1903–1933)
- Alexander Edward John Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount Knebworth (1910–1942)
- Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton (1879–1951)
- Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton (1900–1985)
- John Peter Michael Scawen Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton (born 1950)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Philip Anthony Scawen Lytton, Viscount Knebworth (born 1989)
Title succession chart
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See also
References
- ^ a b Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (1893). Dictionary of National Biography. p. 390. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-7884-3721-2. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "No. 24838". The London Gazette. 27 April 1880. p. 2725.
- ^ "No. 19631". The London Gazette. 3 July 1838. p. 1488.
- ^ "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.
- ^ "No. 20318". The London Gazette. 20 February 1844. p. 580.
- ^ "Obituary: Lord Lytton". The Times. 27 October 1947. p. 6.
- ^ "Death of Lord Lytton: Painter, Soldier and Sportsman". The Times. 12 February 1951. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 33026". The London Gazette. 3 March 1925. p. 1572.
- ^ "No. 39225". The London Gazette. 11 May 1951. p. 2669.
- Additional source
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.