Earls of Egremont was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of It was created in 1749, along with the courtesy title of Baron Cockermouth, for Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, with remainder to his nephews Sir Charles Wyndham, 4th Baronet, of Orchard Wyndham, and Percy Wyndham-O’Brien. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Duke had previously inherited the Percy estates, including the lands of Egremont in Cumberland, from his mother Lady Elizabeth Percy, daughter and heiress of Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland. Josceline Percy 5th/11th Earl of Northumberland ( 4 July 1644 – 31 May 1670) was an English peer. In 1750 Sir Charles Wyndham succeeded according to the special remainder as second Earl of Egremont on the death of his uncle. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a His younger brother was Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond of the second creation. Percy Wyndham-O'Brien 1st Earl of Thomond (c 1713 – 1774 was a British Member of Parliament, Irish peer and the younger son of Tory statesman Sir William
The Wyndham Baronetcy, of Orchard Wyndham in the County of Somerset, had been created in the Baronetage of England in 1661 for William Wyndham, who represented Somerset and Taunton in Parliament. Orchard Wyndham is a historic house parts of which date from Medieval times near Williton, Somerset, England. Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland Somerset was a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons (in the Parliament Taunton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. His son, the second Baronet, represented Ilchester in the House of Commons. Ilchester was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords He was succeeded by his only son, the third Baronet, a prominent politician who notably served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial He married Lady Catherine Seymour, daughter of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset ( 13 August 1662 &ndash December 2 1748) sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke" His eldest son was the fourth Baronet, who succeeded as second Earl of Egremont in 1750. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
The second Earl's eldest son and successor, the third Earl, was known as a patron of art. He also sponsored the Petworth Emigration Scheme, which sent thousands of working-class people from the south of England to Upper Canada between 1832 and 1837. The Petworth Emigraton Scheme, sponsored by the Earl of Egremont and promoted by Thomas Sockett Anglican Rector of Petworth, sent around 1800 working-class The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the fourth Earl. When he died in 1845 the Barony of Cockermouth and Earldom of Egremont became extinct. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The large Wyndham estates, including Petworth House in Sussex had already passed to Colonel George Wyndham. Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th-century Mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. He was the natural son and adopted heir of the third Earl. In 1859 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Leconfield. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Moreover, in 1963 the Egremont title was revived for his great-great-grandson John Edward Reginald Wyndham, who was created Baron Egremont, of Petworth in the County of Sussex. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1967 he succeeded his father as sixth Baron Leconfield. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.
Another member of the Wyndham family was Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham, Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1726 to 1739. The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He was the grandson of Sir Wadham Wyndham, uncle of Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet, of Orchard Wyndham. Sir Wadham Wyndham SL (29 October 1609 – 24 December 1668 English Judge, was born at Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, the ninth
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Barons Egremont, first creation (1449)
- Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont (1422–1460), peerage extinct upon death. Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont ( 29 November 1422, Leconfield Yorkshire - 10 July 1460 Battle of Northampton) Thomas Percy was
Wyndham Baronets, of Orchard Wyndham (1661)
- Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet (c. Sir William Wyndham 1st Baronet ( c 1632 &ndash 29 October 1683) English Politician, was Member of Parliament for 1632–1683), Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerset 1656-1658 and for Taunton 1660-1679.
- Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Baronet (c. Sir Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet ( c 1667 &ndash 29 June 1695) English Politician, was Member of Parliament for Ilchester 1667–1695), MP for Ilchester from 1685 to 1687, from 1689 to 1690, and from 1690 to 1695.
- Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet (1687–1740), Chancellor of the Exchequer 1713–1714, MP for Somerset 1710-1740
- Sir Charles Wyndham, 4th Baronet (1710–1763) (succeeded as Earl of Egremont in 1750)
Earls of Egremont (1749)
- Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Egremont (1684–1750)
- Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont (1710–1763)
- George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
- George Francis Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont (1785–1845)
Barons Egremont, second creation (1963)
- See Baron Leconfield
See also
- Duke of Somerset
- Baron Leconfield and Egremont
- Earl of Thomond
- Baron Wyndham
- George Wyndham
- Wyndham Baronets
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