Marquess of Cholmondeley ( ) is a title in the

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. It was created in 1815 for

George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley, (; 11 May 1749 – 10 April 1827), styled Viscount Malpas between 1764 and 1770 and known as The Earl of Cholmondeley between 1770 and 1815, was a British peer and politician. Background ...

History

The Cholmondeley family descends from William le Belward (or de Belward), the feudal lord of the barony of Malpas in Cheshire who acquired the lordship of " Calmundelai" (as it was spelt in the

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) through his wife Beatrix, daughter of

Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester Hugh of Cyfeiliog, 5th Earl of Chester (1147 – 1181), also written Hugh de Kevilioc, was an Anglo-French magnate who was active in England, Wales, Ireland and France during the reign of King Henry II of England. Origins Born in 1147, he was t ...

. Their eldest son David le Belward inherited the feudal barony of Malpas and was the ancestor of the

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. The second son, Robert le Belward, became feudal lord of the barony of Cholmondeley, which he passed to his son Sir Hugh de Cholmondeley (or "Chelmundeleih"), who adopted the new surname. His lineal descendant was Sir Hugh Cholmondeley (1513–1596), knighted by King

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. His eldest son was

Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster (26 June 1584 – 8 October 1659), was an English Royalist and supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War. Life Cholmondeley was born in Crouchend, Highgate, Middlesex, on 26 June 1584, the so ...

, while his youngest son Thomas was the ancestor of the Barons Delamere. Another son, his namesake Hugh, was the father of Robert Cholmondeley. He succeeded to the estates of his uncle Lord Leinster and was created Viscount Cholmondeley, of Kells in the County of Meath, in the

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in 1661. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Viscount. He was a supporter of

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and

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and also served as

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and as

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. In 1689 he was created Baron Cholmondeley, of Nantwich in the County of Chester, in the

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, with remainder to his younger brother George Cholmondeley. In 1706 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Malpas, in the County of Chester, and Earl of Cholmondeley, in the County of Chester, also in the Peerage of England and with the same special remainders. Lord Cholmondeley never married and was succeeded according to the special remainders (and according to the normal descent in the viscountcy of Cholmondeley) by his younger brother George, the second Earl. He was a prominent military commander and commanded the Horse Guards at the

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in 1690. In 1715, ten years before he succeeded his elder brother, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in his own right as Baron Newborough, of Newborough in the County of Wexford, and in 1716 he was made Baron Newburgh, in the Isle of Anglesey, in the

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. On his death the titles passed to his son, the third Earl. He was a politician and held office as

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and

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. He was succeeded by his grandson, the fourth Earl. He was the son of

George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas (17 October 1724 – 15 March 1764) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament. Cholmondeley was the eldest son of George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, and Lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Prime Mi ...

. Lord Cholmondeley was also a prominent politician and served as

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and as

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. In 1815 he was created Earl of Rocksavage, in the County of Chester, and Marquess of Cholmondeley, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Marquess. He represented

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in the

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but in 1821 he was summoned to the

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through a

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in his father's junior title of Baron Newburgh. Lord Cholmondeley was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Marquess. He sat as Member of Parliament for Castle Rising and

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. As he outlived most of his children, including the elder son, the third Marquess was succeeded in his titles by his grandson. , the titles are held by his great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Marquess, who succeeded his father in 1990. The

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of the Marquess's heir is ''Earl of Rocksavage'', while Lord Rocksavage's eldest son is known as ''Viscount Malpas''. The family seats are

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, Norfolk, and

Cholmondeley Castle Cholmondeley Castle ( ) is a country house in the civil parish of Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England. Together with its adjacent formal gardens, it is surrounded by parkland. The site of the house has been a seat of the Cholmondeley family since ...

, which is surrounded by a estate near

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Lord Great Chamberlain

A part of the office of

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came into the Cholmondeley family through the marriage of the first Marquess of Cholmondeley to Lady Georgiana Charlotte Bertie, daughter of

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. The second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh holders of the marquessate have all held this office. As Lord Great Chamberlain, the present Marquess was, during the reign of

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, along with the

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(the

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), one of only two

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s to retain automatic seats in the

after the passage of the

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Cholmondeley Room

Peers in the House of Lords can hold their 70th birthday parties in the Cholmondeley Room at the

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. Among other uses, Baroness Elliot of Harwood organised a dinner in 1984 for all female Conservative members of Parliament and peers; and this event was held in this venue. The Cholmondeley Room and Terrace and the Attlee Room are available for private functions, sponsored by Members for personal use or for external organisations.

Viscounts Cholmondeley (1661)

Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (died 22 May 1681) was an English peer. Lord Cholmondeley was the son of Hugh Cholmondeley and Mary Bodvile. Sir Hugh Cholmondeley was his grandfather and Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, ...

(died 1681) * Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Viscount Cholmondeley (1662–1725) (created Earl of Cholmondeley in 1706)

Earls of Cholmondeley (1706), Baron Newborough (1715), Baron Newburgh (1716)

Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley, PC (1662 – 18 January 1725), styled The Honourable from birth until 1681 and then known as Viscount Cholmondeley to 1706, was an English peer and politician. Cholmondeley was the eldest son of Rob ...

(1662–1725) *

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS (1666 – 7 May 1733), styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier. Cholmondeley was the second son of Robert Cholmondele ...

(1666–1733) *

George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, (2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British Whig politician and nobleman who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1733. Life Cholmondeley wa ...

(1703–1770) **

(1724–1764) * George James Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley (1749–1827) (created Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815)

Marquesses of Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage (1815)

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(1749–1827) *

George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley, PC (; 16 January 1792 – 8 May 1870), styled Viscount Malpas until 1792 and Earl of Rocksavage between 1792 and 1827, was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between ...

(1792–1870) *

William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley (; 31 March 1800 – 16 December 1884), styled Lord Henry Cholmondeley from 1815 until 1870, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Family and education Cholmond ...

(1800–1884) **Charles George Cholmondeley (1829–1869) *

George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley (; 3 July 1858 – 16 March 1923) was a British peer and a hereditary joint Lord Great Chamberlain of England. He exercised the office of Lord Great Chamberlain during the reign of Ki ...

(1858–1923), grandson of Third Marquess and son of Charles George Cholmondely *

George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (; 19 May 1883 – 16 September 1968), styled Earl of Rocksavage from birth until 1923, was a British peer. He was the Lord Great Chamberlain of England in 1936 and also between ...

(1883–1968) * George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1919–1990) * David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (born 1960) The

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is Alexander Hugh George Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage, the elder of the present holder's twin sons (born 2009). His younger twin brother is Lord Oliver Timothy George Cholmondeley. * ''George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1883–1968)'' ** ''Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1919–1990)'' *** David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (b. 1960) ****(1). Alexander Hugh George Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage (b. 2009) ****(2). Lord Oliver Timothy George Cholmondeley (b. 2009) **''Lord John George Cholmondeley (1920–1986) ***(3). Charles George Cholmondeley (b. 1959)

Notes

References

* Lodge, Edmund. (1877)
''The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing.''
London: Hurst and Blackett. *

External links

Houghton Hall

Cholmondeley Castle
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