Baron Mansel, of Margam in the County of Glamorgan, was a title in the

Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself r ...

. It was created on 1 January 1712 for Sir Thomas Mansel, 5th Baronet, previously

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for

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and

Glamorganshire , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto ...

. His ancestor had been created a

Baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

, of Margam in the County of Glamorgan, in the

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on 22 May 1611. The fourth Baronet represented

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in the

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. The fourth Baron sat as Member of Parliament for

. On his death 29 November 1750 the barony and baronetcy became extinct. On the death of the 4th baron, the

Margam Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into T ...

estates passed to his daughter Louisa, who married George Venables-Vernon, subsequently 2nd

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. Following her death without issue in 1786, it passed to her aunt Mary Mansell, who had married John Ivory Talbot of

Lacock Abbey Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Roman Catholic inst ...

, Wiltshire. However, other parts of the estates (subsequently known as the

Briton Ferry Briton Ferry ( cy, Llansawel) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The Welsh name may indicate that the church, ''llan'', is protected from the wind, ''awel''. Alternatively, ''Sawel'' may be a derivative ...

estate) passed to her uncle Thomas Earl of Clarendon then to William Henry Augustus Villiers (who took the surname Mansell to inherit this estate). On his death without issue, it passed to his elder brother's son

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.Deeds in Britton Ferry collection at West Glamorgan Record Office, Swansea. Francis Mansel, younger brother of the first Baronet, was created a Baronet in 1622 (see

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Mansel Baronets, of Margam (1611)

Sir Thomas Mansel, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baronet (1556 – 20 December 1631) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614. Mansell was the eldest son of Sir Edward Mansall of Margam. ...

(died 1631) * Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Baronet (c. 1594–1638) *Sir Henry Mansel, 3rd Baronet (c. 1629–c. 1640) *

Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet (ca. October 163714 November 1706) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1660 and 1689. Mansel was the son of Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Baronet of Margam and his third wife La ...

(c. 1637–1706) * Sir Thomas Mansel, 5th Baronet (1667–1723) (created Baron Mansel in 1712)

Barons Mansel (1712)

Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel PC (9 November 1667 – 10 December 1723) was a Welsh nobleman and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1689 until 1712, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Mansel as one o ...

(1667–1723) *Thomas Mansel, 2nd Baron Mansel (1719–1744) *Christopher Mansel, 3rd Baron Mansel (d. 1744) *

Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel (sometimes spelled Mansell) (died 29 November 1750) was a Welsh peer. He succeeded his brother Christopher Mansel as Baron Mansel of Margam (or "Margram") in 1744. Bussy Mansel married Lady Elizabeth Hervey, the ...

(d. 1750)

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References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansel Baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1712 1611 establishments in England