Marquess of Cholmondeley
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Marquess of Cholmondeley (/ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee) is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley.
History
The Cholmondeley family descends from William le Belward (or de Belward), the feudal lord of the barony of Malpas in Cheshire who acquired the lordship of "
His lineal descendant was
Lord Cholmondeley never married and was succeeded according to the special remainders (and according to the normal descent in the viscountcy of Cholmondeley) by his younger brother George, the second Earl. He was a prominent military commander and commanded the Horse Guards at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. In 1715, ten years before he succeeded his elder brother, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in his own right as Baron Newborough, of Newborough in the County of Wexford, and in 1716 he was made Baron Newburgh, in the Isle of Anglesey, in the Peerage of Great Britain.[4] On his death the titles passed to his son, the third Earl. He was a politician and held office as Lord Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.[1]
He was succeeded by his grandson, the fourth Earl. He was the son of
The courtesy title of the Marquess's heir is Earl of Rocksavage, while Lord Rocksavage's eldest son is known as Viscount Malpas.[citation needed]
The family seats are Houghton Hall, Norfolk, and Cholmondeley Castle, which is surrounded by a 7,500-acre (3,000-hectare) estate near Malpas, Cheshire.[7]
Lord Great Chamberlain
A part of the office of Lord Great Chamberlain came into the Cholmondeley family through the marriage of the first Marquess of Cholmondeley to Lady Georgiana Charlotte Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven.[8] The second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh holders of the marquessate have all held this office. As Lord Great Chamberlain, the present Marquess was, during the reign of Elizabeth II, along with the Duke of Norfolk (the Earl Marshal), one of only two hereditary peers to retain automatic seats in the House of Lords after the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999.
Cholmondeley Room
Peers in the House of Lords can hold their 70th birthday parties in the Cholmondeley Room at the Palace of Westminster.[9] Among other uses, Baroness Elliot of Harwood organised a dinner in 1984 for all female Conservative members of Parliament and peers; and this event was held in this venue.[10] The Cholmondeley Room and Terrace and the Attlee Room are available for private functions, sponsored by Members for personal use or for external organisations.[11]
Viscounts Cholmondeley (1661)
- Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (died 1681)
- Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Viscount Cholmondeley (1662–1725) (created Earl of Cholmondeley in 1706)
Earls of Cholmondeley (1706), Viscount Malpas (1706), Baron Newborough (1715), Baron Newburgh (1716)
- Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (1662–1725)
- George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley (1666–1733)
- George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (1703–1770)
- George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas (1724–1764)
- George James Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley (1749–1827) (created Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815)
Marquesses of Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage (1815)
- George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749–1827)
- George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley (1792–1870)
- William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley (1800–1884)
- Charles George Cholmondeley (1829–1869)
- George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1858–1923), grandson of Third Marquess and son of Charles George Cholmondely
- George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1883–1968)
- George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1919–1990)
- David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (b. 1960)
The heir apparent is Alexander Hugh George Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage, the elder of the present holder's twin sons (b. 2009). His younger twin brother is Lord Oliver Timothy George Cholmondeley.
Family tree and line of succession
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See also
Notes
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Burke, John (1832). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 243. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Cleveland, Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett Duchess of (1889). The Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages. J. Murray. p. 247. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "No. 5447". The London Gazette. 3 July 1716. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 17066". The London Gazette. 30 September 1815. pp. 1966–1997.
- ^ "No. 17068". The London Gazette. 7 October 1815. p. 2014.
- ^ Caroline Donald. "The new garden at Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk". The Times (UK). 11 May 2008.
- ^ Portcullis Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine: Deed of Covenant and Agreement between Lord Willoughby de Eresby, The Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley and the Marquis of Cholmondeley re the exercise of the Office of Hereditary Great Chamberlain (16 May 1829).
- ^ Thomson, Alice. "The House of Lords: the perks, the pay, the pomp," The Times (London). 27 January 2009.
- ^ House of Lords: dinner organized by Baroness Elliot of Harwood, 1984
- ^ House of Lords: Refreshment Department
- ISBN 978-1-9997-6705-1.
References
- Lodge, Edmund. (1877). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing. London: Hurst and Blackett.[page needed]
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 203.