Baron Savile
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Baron Savile, of Rufford
in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
It was created in 1888 for the diplomat Sir John Savile. He was the eldest of the five illegitimate children of John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough
, and the grandson of John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough
. The latter was the fourth of the seven sons of Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough, and his wife Barbara, sister and heiress of the politician Sir George Savile, 8th and last Baronet, of Thornhill (see Savile Baronets for more information on this title), who bequeathed the substantial Savile estates in Yorkshire
and Nottinghamshire
(including Rufford and Thornhill) to his nephew the Hon. Richard Lumley-Saunderson
, later 6th Earl of Scarbrough.
On his death the estates passed to his younger brother, the aforementioned seventh Earl, and then to his son the eighth Earl. The latter bequeathed the estates to his second natural son Captain Henry Lumley-Savile (d. 1881). When he died they passed to his younger brother Augustus William Lumley-Savile (1829–1887) and then to his eldest brother, the aforementioned John Savile, who was created Baron Savile the following year.
The peerage was created with remainder to Savile's nephew John Lumley, who succeeded him as second Baron. In 1898 the latter assumed by Royal license the surname of Savile in addition to that of Lumley. , the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 2008.
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's half-brother, the Hon. James George Augustus Lumley-Savile (b. 1975)
Rufford Abbey
Rufford Abbey is an estate in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England. It was originally a Cistercian abbey. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century it became a country house...
in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
.
It was created in 1888 for the diplomat Sir John Savile. He was the eldest of the five illegitimate children of John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough
John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough
John Lumley-Saville, 8th Earl of Scarbrough , styled Viscount Lumley between 1832 and 1835, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
, and the grandson of John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough
John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough
John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough was a British peer, styled Hon. John Lumley until 1807, and Lumley-Savile from 1807 until 1832....
. The latter was the fourth of the seven sons of Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough, and his wife Barbara, sister and heiress of the politician Sir George Savile, 8th and last Baronet, of Thornhill (see Savile Baronets for more information on this title), who bequeathed the substantial Savile estates in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
and Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
(including Rufford and Thornhill) to his nephew the Hon. Richard Lumley-Saunderson
Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough
Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough , styled The Honourable Richard Lumley-Saunderson until 1807, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
, later 6th Earl of Scarbrough.
On his death the estates passed to his younger brother, the aforementioned seventh Earl, and then to his son the eighth Earl. The latter bequeathed the estates to his second natural son Captain Henry Lumley-Savile (d. 1881). When he died they passed to his younger brother Augustus William Lumley-Savile (1829–1887) and then to his eldest brother, the aforementioned John Savile, who was created Baron Savile the following year.
The peerage was created with remainder to Savile's nephew John Lumley, who succeeded him as second Baron. In 1898 the latter assumed by Royal license the surname of Savile in addition to that of Lumley. , the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 2008.
Barons Savile (1888)
- John Savile, 1st Baron Savile (1818–1896)
- John Savile Lumley-Savile, 2nd Baron Savile (1853–1931), nephew of above.
- George Halifax Lumley-Savile, 3rd Baron Savile (1919–2008)
- John Anthony Thornhill Lumley-Savile, 4th Baron Savile (b. 1947)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's half-brother, the Hon. James George Augustus Lumley-Savile (b. 1975)