Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds
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Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659 – 25 June 1729), 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.
(later 1st Duke of Leeds
) and his wife, Bridget, a daughter of the 2nd Earl of Lindsey
. In 1673, his father was created Viscount Osborne in the Peerage of Scotland
, but surrendered the title in favour of Peregrine when the former was created Viscount Latimer in the Peerage of England
later that year.
for Berwick-upon-Tweed
and then briefly for Corfe Castle
when he succeeded his brother to the seat in 1679. In 1689, he briefly sat in Parliament again, this time for York. He held the seat for almost a year when he left the Commons in 1689 after being called up to House of Lords
in his father's barony of Osborne.
From them on, however, he did not take an active role in the Lords, instead choosing a career in the Royal Navy
and eventually becoming Vice Admiral of the Red in 1702/03. He was involved in the Attack on Brest
on 18 June 1694. As a ship designer he served as liaison with the Russian Tsar Peter the Great
on his visit to London in 1698. He also helped negotiate a proposal of tobacco merchants to ship their products to Russia.
Danby inherited his father's titles in 1712 and upon his own death in 1729, was succeeded in them by his second son, Peregrine.
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician.
Background
Osborne was the second son of the Thomas OsborneThomas 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...
(later 1st Duke of Leeds
Duke of Leeds
Duke of Leeds was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1694 for the prominent statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen...
) and his wife, Bridget, a daughter of the 2nd Earl of Lindsey
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, KG, PC was the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton.-Early life:...
. In 1673, his father was created Viscount Osborne 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...
, but surrendered the title in favour of Peregrine when the former was created Viscount Latimer in the Peerage of England
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....
later that year.
Political career
In 1677, Osborne sat in Parliament as MPMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
and then briefly for Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle (UK Parliament constituency)
Corfe Castle was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1572 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
when he succeeded his brother to the seat in 1679. In 1689, he briefly sat in Parliament again, this time for York. He held the seat for almost a year when he left the Commons in 1689 after being called up to House of Lords
Writ of acceleration
A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
in his father's barony of Osborne.
From them on, however, he did not take an active role in the Lords, instead choosing a career in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and eventually becoming Vice Admiral of the Red in 1702/03. He was involved in the Attack on Brest
Attack on Brest
The Battle of Camaret was an amphibious landing at Camaret Bay on 18 June 1694 by the English and Dutch in an attempt to seize the French port of Brest and destroy part of the French fleet stationed there, as part of the Nine Years' War...
on 18 June 1694. As a ship designer he served as liaison with the Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
on his visit to London in 1698. He also helped negotiate a proposal of tobacco merchants to ship their products to Russia.
Family
On 25 April 1682, he married Bridget Hyde (the only daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Hyde, 2nd Baronet) and they had three children:- William Henry, Viscount Latimer and later Earl of Danby (1690–1711)
- Lord Peregrine Hyde, briefly Earl of Danby, then Marquess of Carmarthen and later 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) - Lady Mary (14 August 1688-d. 1721/2), married (1) the 2nd Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 2nd Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, KG PC was the only son of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, and Rebecca Child...
(2) the 4th Earl of Dundonald.
Danby inherited his father's titles in 1712 and upon his own death in 1729, was succeeded in them by his second son, Peregrine.