Earl of Scarbrough is a title in the

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. It was created in 1690 for Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley. He is best remembered as one of the

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who invited William of Orange to invade

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and depose his father-in-law James II. Lumley had already been created

Baron Lumley There have been four creations of the title Baron Lumley, all in the Peerage of England: The first creation was in 1384 for Sir Ralph Lumley but after being beheaded by the citizens of Cirencester for his part in the Epiphany Rising, he was p ...

, of

Lumley Castle Lumley Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near the city of Durham and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building. It is currently a hotel. History It is named a ...

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

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in 1628 for his grandfather Sir Richard Lumley, who later fought as a Royalist in the

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. Lord Scarbrough was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented

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and

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in the

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and served as

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. His younger brother, the third Earl, sat as

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for Arundel and

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. In 1723 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Saunderson, upon inheriting the estates of his cousin James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton. His son, the fourth Earl, served as

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, as Deputy

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and as Joint Vice-Treasurer of

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. Lord Scarbrough married Barbara Savile, sister and heiress of

Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet of Thornhill FRS (18 July 1726 – 10 January 1784) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1759 to 1783. Background Savile was born in Savile House, London, the only son of Sir George Sa ...

. The latter bequeathed his substantial properties in

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and

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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

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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

and Nottinghamshire North in the House of Commons and served as

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. In 1836, he assumed by Royal licence 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. 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

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and

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in Parliament and served as

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. His son, the twelfth Earl, was

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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, 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 Ear ...

in 1888. The town in the

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from which the title of the earldom is derived is now spelt

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. The family seat is

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near

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. The historic family seat is

, which is still owned by the earl, but is now a hotel.

Viscounts Lumley (1628)

Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley (7 April 1589 – 12 March 1663) was an English royalist and military commander. He was the grandfather of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough. Richard Lumley was baptized at Chester-le-Street, County D ...

(1589–1663) * Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley (1650–1721) (created Earl of Scarbrough in 1690)

Earls of Scarbrough (1690)

Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough (1650 – 17 December 1721), was an English soldier and statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution. Origins Lumley was the son of John Lumley and Mary Compton, and the grandson of Richar ...

(1650–1721) *

Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough (30 November 1686 – 29 January 1740), of Stansted Park, Sussex and Lumley Castle, County Durham, known as Viscount Lumley from 1710 to 1721, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in th ...

(1686–1739) *

Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough, KB (c. 1691 – 15 March 1752) was a British peer, British Army officer and diplomat. Life Born the Hon. Thomas Lumley, he was the third son of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough and his ...

(c. 1691–1752) *

Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough PC (May 1725 – 12 May 1782) 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. On 27 October 1 ...

(1725–1782) * George Augustus Lumley-Saunderson, 5th Earl of Scarbrough (1753–1807) *

Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough (16 April 1757 – 17 June 1832), styled The Honourable Richard Lumley-Saunderson until 1807, was a British peer and politician. Background Scarbrough was a younger son of Richard Lumley-Saunders ...

(1757–1832) *

John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough (15 Jun 1760 – 21 February 1835) was a British peer, styled Hon. John Lumley until 1807, and Lumley-Savile from 1807 until 1832. A younger son of Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough, he w ...

(1761–1835) *

John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough (18 July 1788 – 29 October 1856), styled Viscount Lumley between 1832 and 1835, was a British peer and politician. Background Scarbrough was the son of John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough, Prebe ...

(1788–1856) * Richard George Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough (1813–1884) * Aldred Frederick George Beresford Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough (1857–1945) * Lawrence Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough (1896–1969) * Richard Aldred Lumley, 12th Earl of Scarbrough (1932–2004) * Richard Osbert Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough (b. 1973) The

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is the present holder's brother the Hon. Thomas Henry Lumley (b. 1980).

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Sandbeck House

Thomas Lumley's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scarbrough Earldoms in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1690 1690 establishments in England

Viscounts Lumley (1628)

Earls of Scarbrough (1690)

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