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Marquess of Crewe was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
. It was created in 1911 for the
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statesman Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe. He had already been created Earl of Crewe, of
Crewe Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston ...
,
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, in 1895, and was made Earl of Madeley, in
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, at the same time as he was granted the marquessate. These titles were also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Crewe was the only son of the noted Victorian literary personage
Richard Monckton Milnes Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, FRS (19 June 1809 – 11 August 1885) was an English poet, patron of literature and a politician who strongly supported social justice. Background and education Milnes was born in London, the son of ...
. The latter had been raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Houghton, of Great Houghton in the
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, in 1863. Lord Houghton married the Honourable Annabella Crewe, daughter of
John Crewe, 2nd Baron Crewe John Crewe, 2nd Baron Crewe (bap. 1772 – 4 December 1835) was an English soldier and a peer. He formed part of the first British embassy to China, and rose to the rank of General. Becoming estranged from the majority of his family, he spen ...
(see
Baron Crewe Baron Crewe, of Crewe in the County of Chester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 February 1806 for the politician and landowner John Crewe, of Crewe Hall, Cheshire. This branch of the Crewe (or Crew) famil ...
). Their son, the second Baron, succeeded to the Crewe estates on the death of his maternal uncle
Hungerford Crewe, 3rd Baron Crewe Hungerford Crewe, 3rd Baron Crewe FSA, FRS (10 August 1812 – 3 January 1894) was an English landowner and peer. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1840 and of the Royal Society in 1841. Education and family The son of ...
, in 1894. Lord Crewe's two sons both predeceased him and the titles became extinct on his death in 1945.
Richard Slater Milnes Richard Slater Milnes (December 1759 – 2 June 1804) was an English heir, landowner and politician. The heir to a cloth fortune, he served in the British Parliament, where he championed the abolitionist cause. Early life Richard Slater Milnes ...
, grandfather of the first Baron, was
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for the
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.
Robert Pemberton Milnes Robert Pemberton Milnes (28 May 1784 – 9 November 1858), was a British landowner and politician. Early life Robert Pemberton Milnes was born on 28 May 1784. He was the eldest son of Richard Slater Milnes, of Fryston Hall, Yorkshire by Rachael, ...
, father of the first Baron, was Member of Parliament for
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. Lady Celia Hermione Crewe-Milnes, daughter of the first Marquess, married Sir Edward Clive Coates, 2nd Baronet. In 1946, she and her husband assumed by
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the additional surname of Milnes (see Milnes Coates baronets). Richard Milnes, great-great-grandfather of the first Baron, was the uncle of
Sir Robert Milnes, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Shore Milnes, 1st Baronet (1754 – 2 December 1837) was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada from 1799 to 1805. Milnes served in the Royal Horse Guards and retired as Captain in 1788. He married Charlotte Frances Bentinck, daug ...
(see
Milnes baronets The Milnes baronetcy, of Gauley in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 March 1801 for the colonial governor Sir Robert Milnes, 1st Baronet, Robert Milnes. The title became extinct on ...
).


Baron Houghton (1863)

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Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, FRS (19 June 1809 – 11 August 1885) was an English poet, patron of literature and a politician who strongly supported social justice. Background and education Milnes was born in London, the son of ...
(1809–1885) * Robert Offley Ashburton Milnes, 2nd Baron Houghton (1858–1945) (created Earl of Crewe in 1895)


Earl of Crewe (1895)

* Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe (1858–1945) (created Marquess of Crewe in 1911)


Marquess of Crewe (1911)

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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe, (12 January 185820 June 1945), known as The Honourable Robert Milnes from 1863 to 1885, The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British L ...
(1858–1945) **Hon. Richard Charles Rodes Milnes (1882–1890) **Richard George Archibald John Lucian Hungerford Crewe-Milnes, Earl of Madeley (1911–1922)


See also

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Baron Crewe Baron Crewe, of Crewe in the County of Chester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 February 1806 for the politician and landowner John Crewe, of Crewe Hall, Cheshire. This branch of the Crewe (or Crew) famil ...
* Milnes Coates baronets *
Milnes baronets The Milnes baronetcy, of Gauley in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 March 1801 for the colonial governor Sir Robert Milnes, 1st Baronet, Robert Milnes. The title became extinct on ...


References

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