Viscount Brackley
The title Viscount Brackley has been created twice for members of the Egerton family; once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The first creation in the Peerage of England was in 1616 for Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere (1540–1617),[1] who had been created 1st Baron Ellesmere in 1603. He died a year later and his barony and viscountcy merged with the earldom of Bridgewater, which was created for his son, John Egerton. The earldom had been meant for Thomas Egerton, but he died before he could receive it.
The second creation in the Peerage of the United Kingdom was in 1846 for Francis Egerton (1800–1857) [2] as a subsidiary title of the earldom of Ellesmere. In 1963, the 5th Earl of Ellesmere (1915–2000) succeeded as Duke of Sutherland and the title of Viscount Brackley merged with the dukedom.
Viscounts Brackley, first Creation (1616)
[edit ]- Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere (1540–1617) (created Viscount Brackley)
- John Egerton, 2nd Viscount Brackley (1579–1649) (created Earl of Bridgewater in 1617)
For further succession, see Earl of Bridgewater, second creation
| Family tree of the Barons Daubeney, Earls of Bridgewater, and Dukes of Bridgewater |
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Baron Daubeney, 1486
Earl of Bridgewater (1st creation), 1538
Earldom of Bridgewater and Barony Daubeney extinct, 1548
Earl of Bridgewater (2nd creation), 1617
Duke of Bridgewater and Marquess of Brackley, 1720
Scroop Egerton
1681–1745 1st Duke of Bridgewater and Marquess of Brackley, 4th Earl of Bridgewater, 5th Viscount Brackley and Baron Ellesmere Henry Egerton 1689–1746 John Egerton
1727–1748 2nd Duke of Bridgewater and Marquess of Brackley, 5th Earl of Bridgewater, 6th Viscount Brackley and Baron Ellesmere Francis Egerton 1736–1803 3rd Duke of Bridgewater and Marquess of Brackley, 6th Earl of Bridgewater, 7th Viscount Brackley and Baron Ellesmere John Egerton 1721–1787 John William Egerton
1753–1823 4th Duke of Bridgewater and Marquess of Brackley, 7th Earl of Bridgewater, 8th Viscount Brackley and Baron Ellesmere Francis Henry Egerton 1756–1829 5th Duke of Bridgewater and Marquess of Brackley, 8th Earl of Bridgewater, 9th Viscount Brackley and Baron Ellesmere All titles extinct, 1803
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See also
[edit ]- Earl of Ellesmere – for Viscounts Brackley, second Creation (1846)
References
[edit ]- ^ Hopkins, E. (1962). "The Re-Leasing of the Ellesmere Estates 1637–1642". The Agricultural History Review. 10 (1): 14–28.
- ^ "Egerton family papers, Huntington Library: Finding Aid". oac.cdlib.org – via Online Archive of California.