Baron Mordaunt
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The title Baron Mordaunt was created in 1529 for Sir John Mordaunt
. The fifth baron
was created Earl of Peterborough
in 1628 and the title then passed to his son, the second earl
, in 1644. On his death in 1697, the earldom was inherited by the his nephew, Charles
and the barony was inherited by his only child, Mary
, the estranged wife of the 7th Duke of Norfolk
. When she died childless in 1705, the barony was also inherited by Charles, who had also been created Earl of Monmouth
. On the death of the 5th Earl of Peterborough in 1814, the title passed to his elder half-sister, Mary. When she died childless in 1819, the title then passed to the 4th Duke of Gordon
, who was a maternal great-grandson of the 1st Earl of Peterborough. The title was then inherited by the 5th Duke of Gordon
in 1827 and when he died without legitimate issue in 1836, the title became abeyant between his sisters (Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, Susan Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, Georgiana Russell, Duchess of Bedford, Louisa Cornwallis, Marchiones Cornwallis and Lady Madeline Palmer) and their issue.
John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt
John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt was an English politician and peer.He was the son of John Mordaunt of Turvey, Bedfordshire, who was MP and speaker of the house. He was admitted to the Middle temple in 1503 to be trained as a lawyer....
. The fifth baron
John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough
-Life:He was the eldest son of Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt, a Roman Catholic kept for a year in the Tower of London on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, who died in 1608. The widow, Lady Margaret, daughter of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, also a Catholic, was deprived by...
was created Earl of Peterborough
Earl of Peterborough
Earl of Peterborough was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for John Mordaunt, 5th Baron Mordaunt . He was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry, the second Earl. He was a soldier and courtier. Lord Peterborough had two daughters but no sons...
in 1628 and the title then passed to his son, the second earl
Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough
Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, KG, PC, FRS was an English soldier, peer and courtier.-Early life:Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough...
, in 1644. On his death in 1697, the earldom was inherited by the his nephew, Charles
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth, KG, PC was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth...
and the barony was inherited by his only child, Mary
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk and 7th Baroness Mordaunt was a British peeress.Born Lady Mary Mordaunt, she was the only child and heiress of Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough. On 8 August 1677, she married Henry Howard, Earl of Arundel, who later succeeded his father as Duke of Norfolk in...
, the estranged wife of the 7th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, Earl Marshal was a politician and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester and Elizabeth Dormer.He married Mary Mordaunt, the only daughter and heiress of...
. When she died childless in 1705, the barony was also inherited by Charles, who had also been created Earl of Monmouth
Earl of Monmouth
Earl of Monmouth was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created for English courtier Robert Carey, 1st Baron Carey in 1626. He had already been created Baron Carey, of Leppington, in 1622, also in the Peerage of England. The titles became extinct upon the...
. On the death of the 5th Earl of Peterborough in 1814, the title passed to his elder half-sister, Mary. When she died childless in 1819, the title then passed to the 4th Duke of Gordon
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon KT , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan.-Early life:Alexander...
, who was a maternal great-grandson of the 1st Earl of Peterborough. The title was then inherited by the 5th Duke of Gordon
George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon
George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB, PC , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician and the last of his illustrious line.-Early life:...
in 1827 and when he died without legitimate issue in 1836, the title became abeyant between his sisters (Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, Susan Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, Georgiana Russell, Duchess of Bedford, Louisa Cornwallis, Marchiones Cornwallis and Lady Madeline Palmer) and their issue.
Barons Mordaunt (1529)
- John Mordaunt, 1st Baron MordauntJohn Mordaunt, 1st Baron MordauntJohn Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt was an English politician and peer.He was the son of John Mordaunt of Turvey, Bedfordshire, who was MP and speaker of the house. He was admitted to the Middle temple in 1503 to be trained as a lawyer....
(d. 1562) - John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron MordauntJohn Mordaunt, 2nd Baron MordauntJohn Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt was an English baron and member of the House of Lords. He represented Bedfordshire in the House of Commons.He inherited the title Baron Mordaunt in 1562 from John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt.-References:...
(1508–1571) - Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron MordauntLewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron MordauntLewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt was an English peer and politician.He was the son of John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt and Ela Mordaunt...
(1538–1601) - Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt (c. 1567–1609)
- John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough, 5th Baron MordauntJohn Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough-Life:He was the eldest son of Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt, a Roman Catholic kept for a year in the Tower of London on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, who died in 1608. The widow, Lady Margaret, daughter of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, also a Catholic, was deprived by...
(1599–1644) - Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, 6th Baron MordauntHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of PeterboroughHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, KG, PC, FRS was an English soldier, peer and courtier.-Early life:Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough...
(1621–1697) - Mary Howard, 7th Baroness MordauntMary Howard, Duchess of NorfolkMary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk and 7th Baroness Mordaunt was a British peeress.Born Lady Mary Mordaunt, she was the only child and heiress of Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough. On 8 August 1677, she married Henry Howard, Earl of Arundel, who later succeeded his father as Duke of Norfolk in...
(c. 1659–1705) - Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, 1st Earl of Monmouth, 8th Baron MordauntCharles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of PeterboroughCharles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth, KG, PC was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth...
(c. 1658–1735) - Charles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of Peterborough, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, 9th Baron MordauntCharles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of PeterboroughCharles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of Peterborough, 2nd Earl of Monmouth was a British peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Mordaunt from 1710 to 1735....
(1708–1779) - Charles Mordaunt, 5th Earl of Peterborough, 3rd Earl of Monmouth, 10th Baron Mordaunt (1758–1814)
- Mary Mordaunt, 11th Baroness Mordaunt (1738–1819)
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 12th Baron MordauntAlexander Gordon, 4th Duke of GordonAlexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon KT , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan.-Early life:Alexander...
(1743–1827) - George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, 13th Baron MordauntGeorge Gordon, 5th Duke of GordonGeorge Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB, PC , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician and the last of his illustrious line.-Early life:...
(1770–1836) (abeyant)
Co-heirs
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- Jean Stewart of Banchory-Devenick and Leggart
- Olive Iona Rachel O'Reilly
- Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of ManchesterAlexander Montagu, 13th Duke of ManchesterAlexander Charles David Drogo Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester is an Australian-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Great Britain.-Parents:...
- Antony Geoffrey Strutt
- Alexandra Louise Rubens
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