Earl De La Warr
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Earl De La Warr is a title created in the Peerage of Great Britain
in 1761.
In the United States
, Thomas West, 3rd (or 12th) baron
is often named in history books simply as Lord Delaware. He served as governor of the Jamestown Colony, and the Delaware Bay
was named after him. The state of Delaware
, Delaware River
and Delaware Indians were so called after the bay, and thus ultimately derive their names from the barony. Many other US counties, townships and the like derive their names directly or indirectly from this connection; see Delaware (disambiguation)
.
The family seat is Buckhurst Park in Sussex
.
, and Baron Buckhurst
(1864) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr
.
The precise legal situation concerning the second creation is a bit murky. The modern rules attempt to regularize medieval practice, but there are many cases that cannot easily be made to fit, whether because a local custom was involved, or because an exception was made, or because the rules were still in flux. This is such a case.
William was heir male but not heir general. Because De La Warr was created by writ
, descent is presumed to be to the heir (or heirs) general, wherefore it fell into abeyance
between the daughters of Sir Owen West (and their heirs in turn). The second creation can be fairly viewed in at least three ways.
Another member of the West family was William Cornwallis-West
. He was the grandson of the Hon. Frederick West, younger son of the second Earl. Cornwallis-West was the father of George Cornwallis-West
and Daisy, Princess of Pless
.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (b. 1979)
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
in 1761.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Thomas West, 3rd (or 12th) baron
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd and 12th Baron De La Warr was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later called "Delaware", were named....
is often named in history books simply as Lord Delaware. He served as governor of the Jamestown Colony, and the Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay is a major estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is in area. The bay is bordered by the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware...
was named after him. The state of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
and Delaware Indians were so called after the bay, and thus ultimately derive their names from the barony. Many other US counties, townships and the like derive their names directly or indirectly from this connection; see Delaware (disambiguation)
Delaware (disambiguation)
Delaware may refer to:Title of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, after whom the following were named:*Delaware, the U. S. state**Delaware Colony, English colony preceding the state*Lenape, the Native American tribe also known as the Delaware...
.
The family seat is Buckhurst Park in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
.
Titles
The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe (1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron De La Warr (1572) in the Peerage of EnglandPeerage 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....
, and Baron Buckhurst
Baron Buckhurst
The title Baron Buckhurst has been created twice; once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1567 for Thomas Sackville, MP for East Grinstead and Ailesbury. He was later created Earl of Dorset. That creation became extinct in 1843...
(1864) 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...
. The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr
William West, 1st Baron De La Warr
William West, 1st Baron De La Warr, of the second creation was nephew and adopted heir of Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr. William West was the eldest son of Sir George West, the third of four brothers, and of Elizabeth Morton, daughter of Sir George Morton of Lechlade...
.
The precise legal situation concerning the second creation is a bit murky. The modern rules attempt to regularize medieval practice, but there are many cases that cannot easily be made to fit, whether because a local custom was involved, or because an exception was made, or because the rules were still in flux. This is such a case.
William was heir male but not heir general. Because De La Warr was created by writ
Writ
In common law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court...
, descent is presumed to be to the heir (or heirs) general, wherefore it fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
between the daughters of Sir Owen West (and their heirs in turn). The second creation can be fairly viewed in at least three ways.
- As a means of placing beyond dispute an inheritance that should have gone to the heir male in the first place. The act concerning precedence is understood as rectifying the side effect this had of altering the precedence. Accordingly, some writers ignore the second creation when numbering: thus Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La WarrThomas West, 3rd Baron De La WarrThomas West, 3rd and 12th Baron De La Warr was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later called "Delaware", were named....
is sometimes called 12th Baron De La Warr. - As an extraordinary act resolving an important estate that should not be left in abeyance. In this case, the previous barony was intended to be extinguished (no authority suggests that there is a baron De Le Warre still abeyant) and the act altering precedence is difficult to understand other than as political expediency.
- As a part of the effort to solve relatively complex problems of inheritance case by case, before the doctrine of abeyance, as it now exists, had been worked out.
Another member of the West family was William Cornwallis-West
William Cornwallis-West
William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP , was a British politician.Born William Cornwallis West, he was the son of Frederick Richard West, son of the Hon. Frederick West, younger son of John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr. His mother was Theresa, daughter of John Whitby...
. He was the grandson of the Hon. Frederick West, younger son of the second Earl. Cornwallis-West was the father of George Cornwallis-West
George Cornwallis-West
George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West was a British officer of the Scots Guards. He was the only son of Col. William Cornwallis-West and his wife Mary, née FitzPatrick . The family moved in aristocratic circles but did not have a great deal of wealth...
and Daisy, Princess of Pless
Daisy, Princess of Pless
Daisy, Princess of Pless , was a noted society beauty in the Edwardian period.- Early life :...
.
Barons De La Warr, First Creation (1299)
- Roger la Warr, 1st Baron De La Warr (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1320) - John la Warr, 2nd Baron De La Warr (c. 1277–1347)
- Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr (c. 1329–1370)
- John la Warr, 4th Baron De La Warr (c. 1344–1398)
- Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La WarrThomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La WarrThomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr was the second son of Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth de Welle, daughter of Adam, 3rd Baron Welles, and was intended for the church. In 1363, he received a dispensation, permitting him to be ordained at the age of twenty, and was made a canon...
(c. 1352–1427) - Reginald West, 6th Baron De La WarrReginald West, 6th Baron De La WarrReginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West was the second son of Thomas West, 1st Baron West and Joan La Warr, half-sister and heiress of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr...
(c. 1394–1451) - Richard West, 7th Baron De La WarrRichard West, 7th Baron De La WarrRichard West, 7th Baron De La Warr and 4th Baron West . He was the son of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth Greyndour....
(c. 1430–1476) - Thomas West, 8th Baron De La WarrThomas West, 8th Baron De La WarrThomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr and 5th Baron West, KB, KG was the oldest son of Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr and 4th Baron of West and Catherine Hungerford.Thomas succeeded to his titles at the age of 19...
(c. 1457–1525) - Thomas West, 9th Baron De La WarrThomas West, 9th Baron De La WarrThomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr and 6th Baron West, KG succeeded to his titles at the age of 50. He was the son of Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr and Lady Elizabeth Morton, daughter of Sir George Morton, of Lechlade....
(c. 1475–1554) (either abeyantAbeyanceAbeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
or extinguished or merged 1554)
Barons De La Warr, Second Creation (1572)
- William West, 1st Baron De La WarrWilliam West, 1st Baron De La WarrWilliam West, 1st Baron De La Warr, of the second creation was nephew and adopted heir of Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr. William West was the eldest son of Sir George West, the third of four brothers, and of Elizabeth Morton, daughter of Sir George Morton of Lechlade...
(1520–1595) - Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La WarrThomas West, 2nd Baron De La WarrThomas West, 2nd and 11th Baron De La Warr of Wherwell Abbey in the English county of Hampshire was a member of Elizabeth I's Privy Council and High Sheriff of Hampshire. Thomas was the only son of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr and Lady Elizabeth Strange...
(1556–1602) - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La WarrThomas West, 3rd Baron De La WarrThomas West, 3rd and 12th Baron De La Warr was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later called "Delaware", were named....
(1577–1618) - Henry West, 4th Baron De La Warr (1603–1628)
- Charles West, 5th Baron De La Warr (1626–1687)
- John West, 6th Baron De La Warr (1663–1723)
- John West, 7th Baron De La WarrJohn West, 1st Earl De La WarrLieutenant-General John West, 1st Earl De La Warr KB, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable John West until 1723 and known as The Lord De La Warr between 1723 and 1761, was a British soldier, courtier and politician....
(1693–1766, became Earl De La Warr in 1761)
Earls De La Warr (1761)
- John West, 1st Earl De La WarrJohn West, 1st Earl De La WarrLieutenant-General John West, 1st Earl De La Warr KB, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable John West until 1723 and known as The Lord De La Warr between 1723 and 1761, was a British soldier, courtier and politician....
(1693–1766) - John West, 2nd Earl De La WarrJohn West, 2nd Earl De La WarrJohn West, 2nd Earl De La Warr was a British peer, politician and army officer.Born The Honourable John West, he was the son of John West, 6th Baron De La Warr and his first wife, the former Lady Charlotte McCarthy...
(1729–1777) - William Augustus West, 3rd Earl De La Warr (1757–1783)
- John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr (1758–1824)
- George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La WarrGeorge Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La WarrGeorge John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr PC , styled Viscount Cantelupe until 1795, was a British courtier and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1791–1869)- George John Frederick West, Viscount Cantelupe (1814–1850)
- Charles Richard Sackville West, 6th Earl De La Warr (1815–1873)
- Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr (1817–1896)
- Lionel Charles Cranfield Sackville, Viscount Cantelupe (1868–1890)
- Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr (1869–1915)
- Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La WarrHerbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La WarrHerbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, GBE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Buckhurst until 1915 , was a British politician. He was the first hereditary peer to join the Labour Party and became a government minister at the age of 23...
(1900–1976) - William Herbrand Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr (1921–1988)
- William Herbrand Sackville, 11th Earl De La WarrWilliam Sackville, 11th Earl De La WarrWilliam Herbrand Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr is a British nobleman. He inherited on 9 February 1988 on the death of his father William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr. He married Anne Pamela, Countess of Hopetoun, née Leveson, former wife of the Marquess of Linlithgow, and granddaughter of...
(b. 1948)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (b. 1979)