Baron Rayleigh, of

Terling Place Terling Place is the Georgian family seat of Baron Rayleigh and the largest house in the village of Terling, Essex, England. It was built for John Strutt, MP between 1772 and 1777 to the designs of John Johnson. The wings, a new porch, a two- ...

in the

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is a title in the

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. The peerage was created on 18 July 1821 for Lady Charlotte Strutt, wife of Colonel Joseph Strutt,

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for

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea ...

. Strutt had earlier declined the offer of a peerage, 'under a cloak of false humility' and instead proposed that the honour be given to his wife. Lady Rayleigh was the daughter of

James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster Lieutenant-General James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, PC (Ire) (29 May 1722 – 19 November 1773), styled Lord Offaly until 1743 and known as The Earl of Kildare between 1743 and 1761 and as The Marquess of Kildare between 1761 and 17 ...

, and his wife

Lady Emily Lennox Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster (6 October 1731 – 27 March 1814), known before 1747 as Lady Emily Lennox, from 1747 to 1761 as The Countess of Kildare and from 1761 to 1766 as The Marchioness of Kildare, was the second of the famous Lenno ...

, the second of the famous Lennox sisters. Her elder brother was

Charles FitzGerald, 1st Baron Lecale Vice-Admiral Charles James FitzGerald, 1st Baron Lecale PC (Ire) (30 June 1756 – 18 February 1810), styled Lord Charles FitzGerald between 1761 and 1800, was an Irish naval commander and politician. Background FitzGerald was the third son of J ...

, and her younger brother was

Lord Edward FitzGerald Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763 – 4 June 1798) was an Irish aristocrat who abandoned his prospects as a distinguished veteran of British service in the American War of Independence, and as an Irish Parliamentarian, to embrace the caus ...

. The family seat is

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

. The title is currently held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1988.

Barons Rayleigh (1821)

Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh (29 May 1758 – 13 September 1836), known as Lady Charlotte FitzGerald from 1758 to 1789 and as Lady Charlotte Strutt from 1789 to 1821, was a British peeress. Charlotte was the daughter of ...

(1758–1836) *

John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(1796–1873) *

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, (; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English mathematician and physicist who made extensive contributions to science. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge. Amo ...

(1842–1919) *

Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (28 August 1875 – 13 December 1947) was a British peer and physicist. He discovered "active nitrogen" and was the first to distinguish the glow of the night sky. Early life and education Strutt was bo ...

(1875–1947) *

John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(1908–1988) *

John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(b. 1960) The

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is the present holder's son The Hon. John Frederick Strutt (b. 1993).

Extended family

Notable members of the Strutt family include: *

John William Strutt John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, (; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English mathematician and physicist who made extensive contributions to science. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge. Amo ...

, the third Baron, was a noted physicist and

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recipient. * Robert John Strutt, the fourth Baron, was also a well-known physicist who discovered "active nitrogen". * John Strutt, MP for Maldon from 1774 to 1790 *

Edward Gerald Strutt Edward Gerald Strutt Companion of Honour, CH (10 April 1854 in Witham, Essex – 8 March 1930 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex) was a British agriculturist who played an important role in British food and agricultural planning during World War I, for wh ...

, son of the second Baron and founder of

Strutt & Parker Strutt & Parker is one of the largest property consultancies in the UK with a network of 60 offices, 10 in prime central London. It was founded in 1885, by the partnership of two friends, Hon. Edward Gerald Strutt and Charles Alfred Parker. In 20 ...

Charles Hedley Strutt Charles Hedley Strutt (18 April 1849 – 19 December 1926) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the son of John James Strutt, the 2nd Baron Rayleigh, and his wife Clara née Vicars. He was educated at Winchester College and at Tr ...

, MP for Maldon and chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java * Sir Nigel Strutt, former chairman of the Strutt & Parker (Farms) Ltd. *The Honourable Hedley Vicars Strutt, former chairman of Anglo-Indonesian Plantations Ltd between 1964 and 1972.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rayleigh Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom People from Terling 1821 establishments in the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1821 Strutt family

Barons Rayleigh (1821)

Extended family

See also

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