Viscount Cobham
| Viscountcy of Cobham | |
|---|---|
| Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
| First holder | Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham |
| Present holder | Christopher Charles Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Lyttelton |
| Seat(s) | Hagley Hall |
Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1718. Owing to its special remainder, the title has passed through several families. Since 1889, it has been held by members of the Lyttelton family.
From 1750 to 1784, the barony and viscountcy of Cobham were subsidiary titles of the earldom of Temple of Stowe, subsidiary titles of the Marquessate of Buckingham from 1784 to 1822 and of the Dukedom of Buckingham and Chandos from 1822 to 1889. Since the latter year the Cobham titles have been merged with the titles of Baron Lyttelton and Baron Westcote.
The viscountcy of Cobham was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham, 4th Baronet of Stowe. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet.
During his lifetime, the Field Marshal received three titles in the Peerage of Great Britain:
Field Marshal Lord Cobham died childless in 1749, at which time the Cobham barony of 1714 became extinct. His other titles passed to different heirs: The Temple Baronetcy of 1611 passed to his cousin, Sir William Temple, 5th Baronet. The barony and viscountcy of 1718 passed, according to the special remainder, to Lord Cobham's sister Hester, the widow of Richard Grenville, and her children.
The Temple family descended from Peter Temple of Burton Dassett. His younger son Anthony Temple founded the Irish branch of the family from whom the Viscounts Palmerston descended. Peter Temple's eldest son, John Temple, acquired the Stowe estate in Buckinghamshire. The latter's son Thomas Temple represented Andover in Parliament. In 1611 he was created a Baronet, of Stowe in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of England. His son, the second Baronet, represented Buckingham in both the Short Parliament and the Long Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baronet. He sat in Parliament for Warwickshire and Buckingham. His son succeeded as fourth Baronet in 1697 and received the Cobham titles in 1714 and 1718, respectively. At his death in 1749, the Temple Baronetcy of 1611 passed to his cousin William Temple, the fifth Baronet, who was a great-grandson of Sir John Temple, second son of the first Baronet. It became dormant in 1786 on the death of the seventh Baronet.
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