Baron Radstock, of
Castletown in the
Queen's County,
was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for
Vice-Admiral the Honourable
William Waldegrave. He was the second son of
John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (see
Earl Waldegrave for earlier history of the family). He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a
Vice-Admiral of the Red. On his death, the title passed to his son, the third Baron. He is best remembered for his work as a missionary in Russia. Two of his sons, the fourth and fifth Barons, both succeeded in the title. The barony became extinct on the latter's death in 1953.
Despite its
territorial designation and the fact that it was in the Peerage of Ireland, the title referred to
Radstock
Radstock is a town and civil parish on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, about south-west of Bath and north-west of Frome. It is within the area of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. The Radstoc ...
in
Somerset.
Barons Radstock (1800)
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William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock
Admiral William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, GCB (9 July 175320 August 1825) was an officer in the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland.
Early life and education
Waldegrave was the second son of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave, and ...
(1753–1825)
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Granville George Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock (1786–1857)
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Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock (1833–1913)
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Granville George Waldegrave, 4th Baron Radstock (1859–1937)
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Montague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock
Montague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock (15 July 1867 – 17 September 1953) was the second son of Granville Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock and his wife, Susan Charlotte Calcroft.
Early life and education
Radstock was educated at Monkton Combe ...
(1867–1953)
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Hon. John Montagu Granville Waldegrave (1905–1944)
Arms
See also
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Earl Waldegrave
References
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland
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Noble titles created in 1800