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Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. It was created in 1694 for the prominent statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
. He had already succeeded as 2nd Baronet, of Kiveton, and been created Viscount Osborne, of Dunblane, in 1673, Baron Osborne, of Kiveton in the County of York, and Viscount Latimer, of Danby in the County of York, in 1673, Earl of Danby, in the County of York, in 1674, and Marquess of Carmarthen in 1689. All these titles were in the Peerage of England, except for the viscountcy of Osborne, which was in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
.Some sources indicate that Osborne held two Scottish viscountcies — "of Osborne" and "of Dunblane", although this may be a confusion of the full form "Osborne of Dunblane" He resigned the latter title in favour of his son in 1673. The Earldom of Danby was a revival of the title held by his great-uncle, Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, KG was an English soldier. Outlawed after a killing, he regained favour and became a Knight of the Garter.-Life:...
(see Earl of Danby
Earl of Danby
Earl of Danby was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1626 in favour of the soldier Henry Danvers, 1st Baron Danvers. He had already been created Baron Danvers, of Dauntsey in the County of Wiltshire, in 1603, also in the Peerage of England. The...
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The Dukedom was named for Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
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 did not (as is sometimes claimed) refer to Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle, southeast of Maidstone, Kent, England, dates back to 1119, though a Saxon fort stood on the same site from the 9th century. The castle is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds....
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. The principal ducal seat was Hornby Castle, Yorkshire
Hornby Castle, Yorkshire
Hornby Castle, Yorkshire was a fourteenth and fifteenth-century courtyard castle in Swaledale. It was largely rebuilt in the fifteenth century by William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers after the Conyers family had inherited it, but retained the fourteenth-century St...
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Upon the death of the 7th Duke of Leeds
Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds
Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds , styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1799 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1799 until 1838, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
in 1859, the dukedom passed to his cousin, the 2nd Baron Godolphin, whose father (the second son of the 5th Duke of Leeds
Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds
Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds KG, PC , styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician...
) had been created Baron Godolphin, of Farnham Royal in the County of Buckingham, in 1832. The Barony of Godolphin
Baron Godolphin
Baron Godolphin is a title that was created three times: first in the Peerage of England, then in the Peerage of Great Britain, and lastly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
and the Dukedom remained united until they became extinct on the death of the 12th Duke of Leeds
Francis Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds
Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds, KCMG , known before 1963 as Sir D'Arcy Osborne, was a British diplomat.-Minister to the Holy See:...
in 1964.
The heir apparent to the Duke of Leeds was styled Marquess of Carmarthen, Lord Carmarthen's heir apparent was styled Earl of Danby, and Lord Danby's heir apparent was styled Viscount Latimer.
Osborne Baronets, of Kiveton (1620)
- Sir Edward Osborne, 1st BaronetSir Edward Osborne, 1st BaronetSir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton was an English politician, the son of Sir Hewett Osborne Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton (bap. 12 December 1596 – 9 September 1647) was an English politician, the son of Sir Hewett Osborne Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton...
(1596-1647) - Sir Thomas Osborne, 2nd BaronetThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
(1632–1712) (created Viscount Osborne in 1673, Earl of Danby in 1673, Marquess of Carmarthen in 1689 and Duke of Leeds in 1694)
Dukes of Leeds (1694)
- Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
(1632–1712)- Edward Osborne, Viscount Latimer (1655–1689), eldest son of the 1st Duke, died without surviving issue
- Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of LeedsPeregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of LeedsPeregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds , styled Lord Osborne between 1673 and 1689, Earl of Danby between 1689 and 1694 and Marquess of Carmarthen between 1694 and 1712, was an English Tory politician.-Background:...
(1659–1729), second son of the 1st Duke - Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of LeedsPeregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of LeedsPeregrine Hyde Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds was a British peer.He was the second son of Peregrine, Earl of Danby and his wife, the former Bridget Hyde, only daughter of Sir Thomas Hyde, 2nd Baronet...
(1691–1731), only son of the 2nd Duke - Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 4th Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds KG, PC, DL, FRS , styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1729 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1731, was a British peer, politician and judge.-Background:...
(1713–1789), only son of the 3rd Duke - Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of LeedsFrancis Osborne, 5th Duke of LeedsFrancis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds KG, PC , styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician...
(1751–1799), only son of the 4th Duke
- Other titles (6th & 7th Dukes): Baron Darcy de KnaythBaron Darcy de KnaythBaron Darcy de Knayth is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1332 for John Darcy. At the death of the sixth baron, the barony fell into abeyance, which the Sovereign terminated in 1641 in favour of Conyers Darcy. The next baron, also named Conyers, was granted the title of Earl of...
(1322) and Baron ConyersBaron ConyersThe title Baron Conyers was created in the Peerage of England on 17 October 1509 for William Conyers, the son-in-law of William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent. The abeyance after the death of the 3rd baron was terminated for the 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth, these baronies were held together until the...
(1509)- George Osborne, 6th Duke of LeedsGeorge Osborne, 6th Duke of LeedsGeorge William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds KG, PC , styled Earl of Danby until 1789 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1789 to 1799, was a British peer and politician...
(1775–1838), eldest son of the 5th Duke - Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of LeedsFrancis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of LeedsFrancis George Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds , styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1799 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1799 until 1838, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1798–1859), eldest son of the 6th Duke, died without issue
- George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds
- Other titles (8th Duke onwards): Baron GodolphinBaron GodolphinBaron Godolphin is a title that was created three times: first in the Peerage of England, then in the Peerage of Great Britain, and lastly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
(1832)- George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds (1802–1872), eldest son of the 5th Duke's second son, The Lord GodolphinFrancis Osborne, 1st Baron GodolphinFrancis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin , styled Lord Francis Osborne from 1789 to 1832, was a British politician.-Background:...
- George Osborne, 9th Duke of LeedsGeorge Osborne, 9th Duke of LeedsGeorge Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds was a British peer.Born in Paris in France, he was the son of the 8th Duke of Leeds and Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart. In 1872, he succeeded to his father's titles....
(1828–1895), eldest son of the 8th Duke - George Osborne, Earl of Danby (1861), eldest son of the 9th Duke (then Lord Carmarthen), died in infancy during his grandfather's lifetime
- George Osborne, 10th Duke of LeedsGeorge Osborne, 10th Duke of LeedsGeorge Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds JP , styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1872 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1862–1927), second son of the 9th Duke - John Osborne, 11th Duke of LeedsJohn Osborne, 11th Duke of LeedsJohn Francis Godolphin Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds was a British peer.He was the son of Sir George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds and Lady Katherine Frances Lambton. He succeeded to the title of 11th Duke of Leeds and its subsidiary titles on 10 May 1927...
(1901–1963), only son of the 10th Duke, died without male issue - D'Arcy Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds (1884–1964), grandson of Lord Godolphin's third son, died without issue, at which point all of his titles became extinct
- George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds (1802–1872), eldest son of the 5th Duke's second son, The Lord Godolphin