Duke of Buckingham and Normanby is a title in the

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. The full title was ''Duke of the County of Buckingham and of Normanby'' but in practice only ''Duke of Buckingham and Normanby'' was used. The dukedom was created in 1703 for John Sheffield, 1st Marquess of Normanby KG, a notable

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politician of the late Stuart period, who served under Queen Anne as

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and

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. He had succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Mulgrave in 1658 and been made Marquess of Normanby in 1694. The duke's family descended from Sir Edmund Sheffield, second cousin of

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

, who in 1547 was raised to the Peerage of England as '' Baron Sheffield'' and in 1549 was murdered in the streets of

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during Kett's Rebellion. His grandson, the 3rd Baron, served as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire from 1603 to 1619 and was created '' Earl of Mulgrave'' in 1626, also in the Peerage of England. On the death of the 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1735, all these titles became extinct. The Sheffield family estates passed to the 2nd duke's half-brother Charles Herbert—the illegitimate son of the 1st Duke by Frances Stewart—who changed his surname to Sheffield as a condition of the 2nd duke's will, thereby becoming Charles Herbert Sheffield.Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1735 (9 Geo. 2). c. 20
/ref> Charles Herbert Sheffield was created a Baronet in 1755 and is the ancestor of the Sheffield Baronets, of Normanby. The ''Mulgrave'' title was used again in 1767 when Constantine Phipps was made '' Baron Mulgrave''. He was the son of William Phipps and Lady Catherine Annesley (daughter and heiress of

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and his wife Lady

Catherine Darnley Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after he came to the throne. Catheri ...

, illegitimate daughter of King James II by his mistress Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester). Lady Catherine Darnley later married John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, and hence Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave was the step-grandson of the 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby. In 1838 also the ''Normanby'' title was used again when the 1st Baron Mulgrave's grandson Constantine was made '' Marquess of Normanby''. These titles are still extant.

Barons Sheffield (1547)

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

(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 ...

(c. 1538–1568) * Edmund Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (c. 1564–1646) (created Earl of Mulgrave in 1626)

Earls of Mulgrave (1626)

* Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (c. 1564–1646) *

Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave (December 161124 August 1658) was an English peer who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War period. His father was Sir John Sheffield (drowned in 1614), heir to Lord Sheffield, and h ...

(1611–1658) * John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of Mulgrave (1647–1721) (created Marquess of Normanby in 1694 and Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1703)

Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby (1703)

* John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1648–1721) **John Sheffield, Marquess of Normanby (1710) **Robert Sheffield, Marquess of Normanby (1711–1714) * Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1716–1735)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckingham and Normanby Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1703 1703 establishments in England

Barons Sheffield (1547)

Earls of Mulgrave (1626)

Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby (1703)

See also

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