Earl of Scarbrough
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. It was created in 1690 for Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough was an English soldier and statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution.-Origins:...
. He is best remembered as one of the Immortal Seven who invited William of Orange
William III of England
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to invade England
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and depose his father-in-law James II
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. Lumley had already been created Baron Lumley, of Lumley Castle in the County of Durham, in 1681, and Viscount Lumley, of Lumley Castle in the County of Durham, in 1689. These titles are also in the Peerage of England. The title of Viscount Lumley, of Waterford, was created in the Peerage of Ireland
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in 1628 for his grandfather Richard Lumley, who later fought as a Royalist in the Civil War
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Lord Scarbrough was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented East Grinstead
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and Arundel
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in the House of Commons
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and served as Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
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. His younger brother, the third Earl, sat as Member of Parliament
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for Arundel and Lincolnshire
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. In 1723 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Saunderson, upon inheriting the estates of his cousin James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton
James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton
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. His son, the fourth Earl, served as Cofferer of the Household
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, as Deputy Earl Marshal of England and as Joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland
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. Lord Scarbrough married Barbara Savile, sister and heiress of Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet, of Thornhill
George Savile
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(see Savile Baronets). The latter bequeathed his substantial properties in Yorkshire
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and Nottinghamshire
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to his nephew the Hon. Richard Lumley, younger son of Lord and Lady Scarbrough.
Scarbrough was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Earl. He represented Lincoln
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in Parliament. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother the aforementioned the Hon. Richard Lumley, the sixth Earl. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Lincoln. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Earl. He assumed the surname of Savile by Act of Parliament in 1797 in accordance with the will of his uncle Sir George Savile and inherited the Savile estates on his brother's death. Lord Scarbrough was a clergyman. His son, the eighth Earl, represented Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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and Nottinghamshire North in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
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. In 1836 he assumed by Royal license the additional and principal surname of Savile.
The eighth earl had several illegitimate children (see below) but never married. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the ninth Earl. He was the grandson of the Hon. Frederick Lumley, fifth son of the fourth Earl. His son, the tenth Earl, was a soldier and also served as Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
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. He was succeeded by his nephew, the eleventh Earl. He was the son of Brigadier General the Hon. Osbert Lumley, younger son of the ninth Earl. Lord Scarbrough represented Hull East and York in Parliament and served as Governor of Bombay. His son, the twelfth Earl, was Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire
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. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the thirteenth Earl, who succeeded in 2004.
John Lumley-Savile, illegitimate son of the eighth Earl, was a prominent diplomat and was created Baron Savile
Baron Savile
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,...
in 1888.
The town in the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire
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from which the title of the earldom is derived is now spelt Scarborough.
The family seat is Sandbeck House near Rotherham
Rotherham
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. The historic seat of the family was Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle is a 14th century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near to the city of Durham and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building.-History:...
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Viscounts Lumley (1628)
- Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley (1589–1663)
- Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount LumleyRichard Lumley, 1st Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough was an English soldier and statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution.-Origins:...
(d. 1721) (created Earl of Scarbrough in 1690)
Earls of Scarbrough (1690)
- Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 1st Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough was an English soldier and statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution.-Origins:...
(1650-1721) - Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 2nd Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough, KG, PC was a British, Whig politician, known as Lord Lumley from 1710-21....
(1686-1739) - Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of ScarbroughThomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of ScarbroughThomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough, KB was a British peer and diplomat.Born The Hon. Thomas Lumley, he was the third son of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough and his wife, Frances...
(c. 1691-1752) - Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough PC was a British peer, styled Viscount Lumley from 1740 to 1752.He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 4 August 1757...
(1725-1782) - George Augustus Lumley-Saunderson, 5th Earl of ScarbroughGeorge Lumley-Saunderson, 5th Earl of ScarbroughGeorge Augustus Lumley-Saunderson, 5th Earl of Scarbrough , styled Viscount Lumley until 1782, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1753–1807) - Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough , styled The Honourable Richard Lumley-Saunderson until 1807, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1757–1832) - John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of ScarbroughJohn Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of ScarbroughJohn Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough was a British peer, styled Hon. John Lumley until 1807, and Lumley-Savile from 1807 until 1832....
(1761–1835) - John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of ScarbroughJohn Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of ScarbroughJohn Lumley-Saville, 8th Earl of Scarbrough , styled Viscount Lumley between 1832 and 1835, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1788–1856) - Richard George Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough (1813–1884)
- Aldred Frederick George Beresford Lumley, 10th Earl of ScarbroughAldred Lumley, 10th Earl of ScarbroughMajor-General Aldred Frederick George Beresford Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GBE, KCB, GStJ was a British peer and soldier. His first name is sometimes rendered as Alfred, not Aldred....
(1857–1945) - Lawrence Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of ScarbroughLawrence Lumley, 11th Earl of ScarbroughRoger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, DL TD was a British Conservative statesman....
(1896–1969) - Richard Aldred Lumley, 12th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 12th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Aldred Lumley, 12th Earl of Scarbrough was an English nobleman.He was the son of Lawrence Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough, whom he succeeded as Earl of Scarbrough in 1969. Scarbrough was Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire from 1996 until 2004. He died on 23 March 2004 at age 71 in . and...
(1932–2004) - Richard Osbert Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough (b. 1973)
The heir presumptive
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is the present holder's younger brother the Hon. Thomas Henry Lumley (b. 1980). He is a portrait artist and regularly exhibits with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and recently won the drawing prize.