Baron Lyttelton
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, created in 1794. Since 1889 it is a subsidiary title of the viscountcy of Cobham
Viscount Cobham
Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham and 4th Baronet, of Stowe...
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The Lyttelton family descends from Thomas Lyttelton, who in 1618 he was created a Baronet, of Frankley in the County of Worcester, in the Baronetage of England. He later represented Worcestershire
Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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in the House of Commons
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. His son, the second Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament
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for Lichfield
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. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet, He represented Bewdley
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in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Worcester
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and Camelford
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. Lyttelton married Christian, daughter of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet, and sister of Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.-Early life:Temple was the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd...
, and Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple
Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple
Hester Temple, 1st Countess Temple, 2nd Viscountess Cobham was an English noblewoman.She was born the daughter of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Bt. , of Stowe, Buckinghamshire...
. The viscountcy of Cobham and its junior title the barony of Cobham were created with remainder, failing male issue, to (1) Lord Cobham's eldest sister Hester Grenville (who succeeded as second Viscountess in 1749 and was created Earl Temple in 1750) and the heirs male of her body and (2) to his third sister Christian, with remainder to the heirs male of her body.
Lyttelton was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who was a prominent politician. In 1755 he was created Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, in the County of Worcester, in the Peerage of Great Britain
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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He briefly represented Bewdley in the House of Commons. Lord Lyttelton had no legitimate issue and on his death in 1779 the barony became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle, the seventh Baronet. He also represented Bewdley in Parliament and served as Governor of South Carolina
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and of Jamaica. In 1776, three years before he succeeded in the baronetcy, he was created Baron Westcote, of Balamere in the County of Longford, in the Peerage of Ireland
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. In 1794 the barony of Lyttelton created for his brother in 1755 was revived when he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, in the County of Worcester.
His eldest son, the second Baron, also sat as Member of Parliament for Bewdley. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the third Baron. He represented Worcestershire in the House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire
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. His son, the fourth Baron, was briefly Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
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in 1846 under Sir Robert Peel and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fifth Baron. In 1889 he succeeded his distant relative Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, as eighth Baron and Viscount Cobham, according to the aforementioned special remainder in the letters patent. For later history of the titles, see the Viscount Cobham
Viscount Cobham
Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham and 4th Baronet, of Stowe...
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Another member of the Lyttelton family was the prominent sportsman and politician the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton
Alfred Lyttelton
Alfred Lyttelton QC was a British politician and sportsman who excelled at both football and cricket. During his time at university he participated in Varsity Matches in five sports: cricket , football , athletics , rackets and real tennis , displaying an ability that made him...
. He was the eighth son of the fourth Baron Lyttelton. His son was the politician Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos
Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos
Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos KG, PC, DSO, MC was a British businessman who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.-Background, education and military career:...
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Ancestors
- Thomas de LittletonThomas de LittletonSir Thomas de Littleton was an English judge and legal writer.-Early life:He was born, it is supposed, at Frankley Manor House, Worcestershire, England in about 1407. Littleton’s surname was that of his mother, who was the sole daughter and heiress of Thomas de Littleton, Lord of Frankley. She...
, (c. 1407–1481) author of Treatise on Tenures. - Sir William Lyttleton of FrankleyFrankleyFrankley is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, near the border with Birmingham. The modern Frankley estate is part of the New Frankley civil parish in Birmingham, and has been part of the city since 1995. The parish has a population of 122.-St Leonards...
(d. 1507) - John Lyttelton (d.1531)
- Sir John Lyttelton (1520-1590)Sir John Lyttelton (1520-1590)Sir John Lyttelton was the son of Sir John Lyttelton of Frankley and his wife Elizabeth daughter and coheir of Sir Gilbert Talbot. He was of age in 1541. He was made constable of Dudley Castle and keeper of the old and new parks there in 1553. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth...
- Gilbert LytteltonGilbert LytteltonGilbert Lyttelton was the eldest son of Sir John Lyttelton .He was Member of Parliament for Worcestershire in 1570 and in 1571. He inherited the family estates in Frankley, Halesowen, Hagley, and Upper Arley on his father's death...
(?–1599)- Humphrey LittletonHumphrey Littleton (plotter)Humphrey Littleton died on 7 April 1606 at Red Hill outside Worcester. He was executed for his involvement in the Gunpowder plot. Robert Wintour and Stephen Littleton who had escaped from the fight at Holbeche House were captured at Hagley Park on the 9 January 1606 despite Littleton's protests...
Gunpowder plotGunpowder PlotThe Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby.The plan was to blow up the House of...
ter (?–1606) a younger brother
- Humphrey Littleton
- John Lyttelton (MP)John Lyttelton (MP)Sir John Lyttelton was a Member of Parliament for Worcestershire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.He was the eldest son of Gilbert Lyttelton and married Meriel, daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England...
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Lyttelton Baronets, of Frankley (1618)
- Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet was the eldest son of John Lyttelton and inherited the family estates in Frankley, Halesowen, Hagley, and Upper Arley from his mother, Meriel daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England, to whom the estates had been restored by James I, after their...
(1593–1650) - Sir Henry Lyttelton, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Lyttelton, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Lyttelton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1678 to 1679.Lyttelton was the eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet, from whom he inherited the family estates in Frankley, Halesowen, Hagley, and Upper Arley in 1649. He was...
(1624–1693) - Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd BaronetSir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd BaronetSir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet was the second son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet. He inherited the baronetcy and the family estates in Frankley, Halesowen, Hagley, and Upper Arley on the death of his brother Sir Henry Lyttelton, 2nd Baronet in 1693...
(1628–1716) - Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th BaronetSir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th BaronetSir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet was the eldest son of Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet and inherited the family estates in Frankley, Halesowen, Hagley, and Upper Arley on his death in 1716....
(1686–1751) - Sir George Lyttelton, 5th BaronetGeorge Lyttelton, 1st Baron LytteltonGeorge Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC , known as Sir George Lyttelton, Bt between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.-Background and education:...
(1709–1773) (created Baron Lyttelton in 1756)
Barons Lyttelton, First creation (1756)
- George Lyttelton, 1st Baron LytteltonGeorge Lyttelton, 1st Baron LytteltonGeorge Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC , known as Sir George Lyttelton, Bt between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.-Background and education:...
(1709–1773) - Thomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron LytteltonThomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron LytteltonThomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton of Frankley was a British MP and profligate. Sometimes dubbed the nicknames "the wicked Lord Lyttelton" and "bad Lord Lyttelton", he was the son of George Lyttelton and Lucy Fortescue. His mother died when he was two years old. He was very talented in his...
(1744–1779)
Lyttelton Baronets, of Frankley (1618; Reverted) and Barons Westcote (1776)
- Sir William Lyttelton, 7th Baronet (1724–1808) (created Baron Westcote in 1776 and Baron Lyttelton in 1794)
Barons Lyttelton, Second Creation (1794)
- William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1724–1808)
- George Lyttelton, 2nd Baron LytteltonGeorge Lyttelton, 2nd Baron LytteltonGeorge Fulke Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.He was the eldest son of the first baron. Between 1798 and 1800, Lyttelton represented Granard in the Irish House of Commons He succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Bewdley in 1790 and to his title and...
(1763–1828) - William Henry Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton (1782–1837)
- George Lyttelton, 4th Baron LytteltonGeorge Lyttelton, 4th Baron LytteltonGeorge William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton , was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician.-Early life:...
(1817–1876) - Charles Lyttelton, 5th Baron LytteltonCharles Lyttelton, 8th Viscount CobhamCharles George Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham , known as The Lord Lyttelton from 1876 to 1889, was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament.-Biography:...
(1842–1922) (succeeded as Viscount Cobham in 1889)
For further succession see the Viscount Cobham
Viscount Cobham
Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham and 4th Baronet, of Stowe...