Baron Sheffield is a title that has been created four times: once in the

Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...

, twice in the Peerage of Ireland, and once in the

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. The first creation, as ''Baron Sheffield of Butterwick'', was in the Peerage of England in 1547 for Edmund Sheffield (1521–1549), second cousin of

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, who was murdered in

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during Kett's Rebellion. His grandson, the 3rd Baron Sheffield, was created '' Earl of Mulgrave'' in 1626, and the 3rd Earl of Mulgrave was finally advanced to the '' dukedom of Buckingham and Normanby''. In 1735, at the death of the 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, however, all of the titles became extinct since no heirs to them remained. The next three creations were all in favour of one person, John Baker-Holroyd (1735–1821). In 1781, on the second creation of the title, he was made ''Baron Sheffield, of Dunnamore in the County of Meath'' in the Peerage of Ireland. This peerage was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. Two years later, in 1783, John Baker-Holroyd obtained the third creation of the title when he was made ''Baron Sheffield, of Roscommon in the County of Roscommon'', also in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to the heirs male of his daughters from his first marriage. On the fourth creation of a Sheffield barony in 1802, John Baker-Holroyd was created ''Baron Sheffield, of

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in the County of York,'' in the

. In 1816 the same John Baker-Holroyd was further made ''

Earl of Sheffield Baron Sheffield is a title that has been created four times: once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Ireland, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation, as ''Baron Sheffield of Butterwick'', was in the Pe ...

'' and ''

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'' in the Peerage of Ireland. The latter titles were all created with remainder to the heirs male of his body. He was succeeded by his son from his second marriage. On the death in 1909 of the 3rd Earl of Sheffield, his earldom, the Pevensey viscountcy and the Sheffield baronies of 1781 and 1802 became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the Sheffield barony of 1783 according to special remainder by

Edward Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 3rd Baron Eddisbury PC (16 May 1839 – 18 March 1925) was an English peer. Life He was the son of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, and the former Hen ...

, who was also 3rd Baron Eddisbury and now became 4th Baron Sheffield as well. The 4th Baron Sheffield was the grandson of Lady Maria Josepha Holroyd, daughter of the 1st Earl of Sheffield. These titles remain extant and united, see Baron Stanley of Alderley for further succession.

Barons Sheffield, First creation (1547)

Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick (22 November 1521 – 19 July 1549) was an English nobleman, the son of Sir Robert Sheffield (died 15 November 1531, son of Robert Sheffield and Helen Delves) and his second wife Jane Stanle ...

(1521–1549) *

John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick (c. 1538 – 10 December 1568) was the first son of Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield, and Lady Anne de Vere. He married Douglas Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of E ...

(–1568) * Edmund Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (–1646), created Earl of Mulgrave in 1626 :

Barons Sheffield, Second and fourth creations (1781; 1802), Earls of Sheffield (1816)

* John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield (1735–1821) * George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield (1802–1876) **Fredrick Henry Stuart Holroyd, Viscount Pevensey (1827–1829) * Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (1832–1909)

Barons Sheffield, Third creation (1783)

* John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield (1735–1821) * George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield (1802–1876) * Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (1832–1909) * Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury, 4th Baron Sheffield (1839–1925) (known as Lord Sheffield ) * Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 4th Baron Eddisbury, 5th Baron Sheffield (1875–1931) (known as Lord Stanley) * Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 5th Baron Eddisbury, 6th Baron Sheffield (1907–1971) (known as Lord Stanley) *Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley, 7th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 6th Baron Eddisbury, 7th Baron Sheffield (1915–1971) (known as Lord Sheffield) *Thomas Henry Oliver Stanley, 8th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 7th Baron Eddisbury, 8th Baron Sheffield (1927–2013) (known as Lord Stanley) *Richard Oliver Stanley 9th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 8th Baron Eddisbury and 9th Baron Sheffield (born 1956) The

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is the present holder's brother Hon. Charles Ernest Stanley (born 1960).

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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:Sheffield 1547 establishments in England 1735 disestablishments in England 1781 establishments in Ireland 1783 establishments in Ireland 1802 establishments in the United Kingdom 1909 disestablishments in Ireland Noble titles created in 1547 Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1781 Noble titles created in 1783 Noble titles created in 1802 Noble titles created for UK MPs Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Peerages created with special remainders Stanley family

Barons Sheffield, First creation (1547)

Barons Sheffield, Second and fourth creations (1781; 1802), Earls of Sheffield (1816)

Barons Sheffield, Third creation (1783)

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