Baron Lyttelton

Arms of Lyttelton: Argent, a chevron between three escallops sable

Arms of Lyttelton with supporters and crest

Baron Lyttelton is a title that has been created once in Peerage of England and twice in Peerage of Great Britain, both times for members of the Lyttelton family. Since 1889 the title has been a subsidiary title of the viscountcy of Cobham.

Barons Lyttelton (1641)

Baron Lyttelton, of Mounslow in the County of Shropshire, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 18 February 1641 for Edward Littleton, Chief Justice of North Wales.^[1] On his death the barony became extinct.

• Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1589 – 1645)

History

Main article: Lyttelton family

The Lyttelton barons of Frankley belong to the Frankley and Hagley branch of the extended Littleton/Lyttelton family.

In 1618, Thomas Lyttelton (1593–1650), owner of estates in Frankley, Halesowen, Hagley and Upper Arley, was created Baronet of Frankley, in the County of Worcester, in the Baronetage of England.^[2] He later represented Worcestershire in the House of Commons. His son, the second Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Lichfield. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet, He represented Bewdley in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Worcester and Camelford. Lyttelton married Christian, daughter of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet, and sister of Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, and Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple. The viscountcy of Cobham and its junior title the barony of Cobham were created with remainder, failing male issue, to (1) Lord Cobham's eldest sister Hester Grenville (who succeeded as second Viscountess in 1749 and was created Earl Temple in 1750) and the heirs male of her body and (2) to his third sister Christian, with remainder to the heirs male of her body.

Lyttelton was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who was a prominent politician. In 1755 he was created Baron Lyttelton, of Frankley in the County of Worcester, in the Peerage of Great Britain. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He briefly represented Bewdley in the House of Commons. Lord Lyttelton had no legitimate issue and on his death in 1779 the barony became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle, the seventh Baronet. He also represented Bewdley in Parliament and served as Governor of South Carolina and of Jamaica. In 1776, three years before he succeeded in the baronetcy, he was created Baron Westcote, of Balamere in the County of Longford, in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1794 he was further created Baron Lyttelton, of Frankley in the County of Worcester, in the Peerage of Great Britain. His eldest son, the second Baron, also sat as Member of Parliament for Bewdley. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the third Baron. He represented Worcestershire in the House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. His son, the fourth Baron, was briefly Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1846 under Sir Robert Peel and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. On his death, the titles passed to his son, the fifth Baron. In 1889 he succeeded his distant relative Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, as eighth Baron and Viscount Cobham, according to the aforementioned special remainder in the letters patent.

Since 1889 the holders of the Lyttelton titles of 1618 and 1794 have chosen to use the style of Viscount Cobham (see there for further history).

Lyttelton baronets, of Frankley (1618)

St John the Baptist Church, Hagley, memorials to two barons Lyttelton of the 1756 creation

• Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet (1593–1650)
• Sir Henry Lyttelton, 2nd Baronet (1624–1693)
• Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet (1628–1716)
• Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet (1686–1751)
• Sir George Lyttelton, 5th Baronet (1709–1773) (created Baron Lyttelton in 1756)

Barons Lyttelton, First creation (1756)

• George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1709–1773)
• Thomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton (1744–1779)

Lyttelton baronets, of Frankley (1618; Reverted) and Barons Westcote (1776)

• Sir William Henry Lyttelton, 7th Baronet (1724–1808) (created Baron Westcote in 1776 and Baron Lyttelton in 1794)

Barons Lyttelton, Second Creation (1794)

• William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1724–1808)
• George Fulke Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton (1763–1828)
• William Henry Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton (1782–1837)
• George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (1817–1876)
• Charles George Lyttelton, 5th Baron Lyttelton (1842–1922) (succeeded as Viscount Cobham in 1889)

For further succession see Viscount Cobham.

Family tree

v t e Family tree of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Buckingham, Marquess of Chandos, Viscount Cobham, Earl Temple, Earl Temple of Stowe, Baron Cobham, Baron Grenville, Baron Lyttelton, Baron Westcote and Temple baronets

Peter Temple Anthony Temple John Temple Baronet, of Stowe, in the County of Buckingham, 1611 William Temple 1555–1627 Thomas Temple 1567–1637 1st Baronet, of Stowe Alexander Temple 1583–1629 Baronet, of Frankley, in the County of Worcester, 1618 John Temple 1600–1677 Peter Temple 1592–1653 2nd Baronet, of Stowe John Temple 1593–1632 James Temple 1606–1680 Thomas Lyttelton 1593–1650 1st Baronet, of Frankley Baronet, of Stowe, in the County of Buckingham, 1662 Thomas Temple 1613/14–1674 1st Baronet, of Stowe Peter Temple 1613–1660 Henry Lyttelton 1624–1693 2nd Baronet, of Frankley Charles Lyttelton 1628–1716 3rd Baronet, of Frankley Baronetcy of Stowe (1662 creation) extinct, 1674 John Temple 1632–1705 Richard Temple 1634–1697 3rd Baronet, of Stowe Eleanor Temple d. 1729 m. Richard Grenville William Temple d. 1706 Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple, of Mount Temple in the County of Sligo, 1723 Baron Cobham, of Cobham in the County of Kent (6th creation), 1714 Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham, of Cobham in the County of Kent (7th creation), 1718 Earl Temple, 1749 Henry Temple c. 1673–1757 1st Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple Richard Temple 1675–1749 1st Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham, 4th Baronet, of Stowe Hester Grenville c. 1690–1752 1st Countess Temple, 2nd Viscountess Cobham and 2nd Baroness Cobham Richard Grenville 1678–1727 Christian Temple Thomas Lyttelton 1686–1751 4th Baronet, of Frankley William Temple 1694–1760 5th Baronet, of Stowe Peter Temple d. 1761 6th Baronet, of Stowe Barony of Cobham (1714 creation) extinct, 1749 Henry, Lord Temple Richard Temple 1731–1786 7th Baronet, of Stowe Baron Lyttelton (1st creation), 1756 Baron Westcote, 1776 Baron Lyttelton (2nd creation), 1794 Baronetcy of Stowe dormant, 1786 Henry Temple 1739–1802 2nd Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple Richard Grenville-Temple 1711–1779 2nd Earl Temple, 3rd Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham George Grenville 1712–1770 Hester Grenville 1720–1803 Baroness Chatham m. William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham and Viscount Pitt George Lyttelton 1709–1773 1st Baron Lyttelton, 5th Baronet, of Frankley William Henry Lyttelton 1724–1808 1st Baron Lyttelton Marquess of Buckingham, 1784 Baron Grenville, of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, 1790 George Nugent-Temple-Grenville 1753–1813 1st Marquess of Buckingham, 3rd Earl Temple, 2nd Earl Nugent, 4th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham William Wyndham Grenville 1759–1834 1st Baron Grenville William Pitt the Younger 1759–1806 Thomas Lyttelton 1744–1779 2nd Baron Lyttelton, 5th Baronet, of Frankley Barony of Grenville extinct, 1834 Barony of Lyttelton and Baronetcy of Frankley extinct, 1779 Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Chandos and Earl Temple of Stowe, 1822 Henry John Temple 1784–1865 3rd Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 1776–1839 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Chandos, and Earl Temple of Stowe, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, 3rd Earl Nugent, 4th Earl Temple, 5th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham George Fulke Lyttelton 1763–1828 2nd Baron Lyttelton William Henry Lyttelton 1782–1837 3rd Baron Lyttelton Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 1797–1861 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Chandos, and Earl Temple of Stowe, 3rd Marquess of Buckingham, 4th Earl Nugent, 6th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 1823–1889 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Chandos, and Earl Temple of Stowe, 4th Marquess of Buckingham, 5th Earl Nugent, 6th Earl Temple, 7th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Anna Eliza Mary (Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville) Gore-Langton 1820–1879 William Henry Powell Gore-Langton 1824–1873 George William Lyttelton 1817–1876 4th Baron Lyttelton Dukedom of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquessates of Buckingham and Chandos, and the Earldoms of Temple (1st creation) and of Nugent extinct, 1889 William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton 1847–1902 4th Earl Temple of Stowe Charles George Lyttelton 1842–1922 8th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Algernon William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton 1871–1902 5th Earl Temple of Stowe Chandos Graham Temple-Gore-Langton 1873–1921 Evelyn Arthur Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton 1884–1972 John Cavendish Lyttelton 1881–1949 9th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Chandos Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton 1909–1966 6th Earl Temple of Stowe Ronald Stephen Brydges Temple-Gore-Langton 1910–1988 7th Earl Temple of Stowe Walter Grenville Algernon Temple-Gore-Langton 1924–2013 8th Earl Temple of Stowe Charles John Lyttelton 1909–1977 10th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton b. 1955 9th Earl Temple of Stowe John William Leonard Lyttelton 1943–2006 11th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Christopher Charles Lyttelton b. 1947 12th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Rowan Caradoc Temple-Gore-Langton b. 1987 Oliver Christopher Lyttelton b. 1976 Heir apparent to the Earl Temple of Stowe Heir apparent to the Viscount Cobham

See also

• Lyttelton family
• Viscount Chandos

Notes

1. Brooks (2004), ODNB
2. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1900), Complete Baronetage volume 1 (1611–1625), vol. 1, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 23 February 2019

References

• Christopher W. Brooks, 'Littleton, Edward, Baron Littleton (1589–1645)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
• Burkes Peerage and Baronetage (1939), s.v. Cobham, Viscount
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}