Viscount Knutsford, of Knutsford in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the

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History

It was created in 1895 for the lawyer,

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politician and former

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, Henry Holland, 1st Baron Knutsford. He had already been created Baron Knutsford, of Knutsford in the County Palatine of Chester, in 1888, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His younger twin son, the third Viscount, assumed in 1876 by Royal licence the additional surname and arms of Hibbert. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the sixth Viscount, who succeeded his cousin in 1986. The Baronetcy, of Sandlebridge in the County Palatine of Chester, was created in the

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on 10 May 1853 for the first Viscount's father, the prominent physician and travel writer Henry Holland. The family seat is Munden House, near

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Holland baronets, of Sandlebridge (1853)

Sir Henry Holland, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Holland, 1st Baronet, FRS (27 October 1788 – 27 October 1873) was a British physician and travel writer. Early life Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, Holland was the son of the physician Peter Holland (1766–1853) and his wife Mary ...

(1788–1873) * Sir Henry Thurstan Holland, 2nd Baronet (1825–1914) (created Baron Knutsford in 1888 and Viscount Knutsford in 1895)

Viscounts Knutsford (1895)

Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford, (3 August 1825 – 29 January 1914), known as Sir Henry Holland, Bt, from 1873 to 1888 and as The Lord Knutsford from 1888 to 1895, was a British Conservative politician, best known for serving as ...

(1825–1914) * Sydney George Holland, 2nd Viscount Knutsford (1855–1931) *

Arthur Henry Holland-Hibbert, 3rd Viscount Knutsford Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more ...

(1855–1935) *

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(1888–1976) * Julian Thurstan Holland-Hibbert, 5th Viscount Knutsford (1920–1986) *

Michael Holland-Hibbert, 6th Viscount Knutsford Viscount Knutsford, of Knutsford in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. History It was created in 1895 for the lawyer, Conservative politician and former Secretary of State for the Colonies, He ...

(born 1926) The

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is the present holder's son the Hon. Henry Thurstan Holland-Hibbert (born 1959)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his elder son, Thomas Arthur Holland-Hibbert (born 1992)

References

Sources

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knutsford Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1895 Noble titles created for UK MPs Knutsford