Duke of Marlborough is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill,1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722),the noted military leader. In historical texts,unqualified use of the title typically refers to the 1st Duke. The name of the dukedom refers to Marlborough in Wiltshire.
Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne was a title that was created three times,once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first grant of the title was made in 1665 to William Cavendish,1st Marquess of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was a prominent Royalist commander during the Civil War.
Marquess of Normanby is a title that has been created twice,once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in 1694 in the Peerage of England in favour of John Sheffield,3rd Earl of Mulgrave. He was a notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period,who served under Queen Anne as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. In 1703 this first Marquess of Normanby was further honoured when he was made Duke of Buckingham and Normanby. These titles became extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke in 1735.
The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 with some changes to the name,usually held by a serving general. The Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for all British artillery,engineers,fortifications,military supplies,transport,field hospitals and much else,and was not subordinate to the commander-in chief of the British military. In March 2013 the holder was titled as "Director Land Capability and Transformation",but still sat on the Army Board as Master-General of the Ordnance;in September 2013 the post was eliminated.
Duke of Atholl,named after Atholl in Scotland,is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray,2nd Marquess of Atholl,with a special remainder to the heir male of his father,the 1st Marquess.
Charles Townshend,2nd Viscount Townshend,was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1714 to 1717 and again from 1721 to 1730. He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law,prime minister Robert Walpole. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British Agricultural Revolution.
Earl of Leicester is a title that has been created seven times. The first title was granted during the 12th century in the Peerage of England. The current title is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and was created in 1837.
Marquess Townshend is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk. The title was created in 1787 for George Townshend,4th Viscount Townshend.
Marquess of Headfort is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Thomas Taylour,2nd Earl of Bective.
Earl of Cardigan is a title in the Peerage of England,currently held by the Marquesses of Ailesbury,and used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to that Marquessate,currently Thomas Brudenell-Bruce,Earl of Cardigan,son of the 9th Marquess. The Brudenell family descends from Sir Robert Brudenell,Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1520 to 1530. His great-grandson,Sir Thomas Brudenell,was created a Baronet in the Baronetage of England,styled "of Deene in the County of Northampton",on 29 June 1611. On 26 February 1628,he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Brudenell,of Stanton Wyvill in the County of Leicester,and on 20 April 1661 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Cardigan,also in the Peerage of England. On his death,the titles passed to his son,Robert,the 2nd Earl,and on the 2nd Earl's death to his grandson,George,the 3rd Earl,the 2nd Earl's only son,Francis,Lord Brudenell,having predeceased his father.
Earl of Hardwicke is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1754 for Philip Yorke,1st Baron Hardwicke,Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1737 to 1756. He had already been created Baron Hardwicke,of Hardwicke in the County of Gloucestershire,in 1733,and was made Viscount Royston at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Cornwallis is a title that has been created twice,once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The holders of the first creation were later made Earl Cornwallis and Marquess Cornwallis,but these titles are now extinct. For information on the first creation,see the Earl Cornwallis.
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1681 for Sir John Campbell,5th Baronet,of Glenorchy,who had previously been deprived of the title Earl of Caithness.
George Spencer,4th Duke of Marlborough,,styled Marquess of Blandford until 1758,was a British courtier,nobleman,and politician from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Chamberlain between 1762 and 1763 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1763 and 1765. He is the great-great-great grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill.
Earl Cornwallis was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1753 for Charles Cornwallis,5th Baron Cornwallis. The second Earl was created Marquess Cornwallis but this title became extinct in 1823,while the earldom and its subsidiary titles became extinct in 1852. The Cornwallis family descended from Frederick Cornwallis,who represented Eye and Ipswich in the House of Commons. He was created a Baronet in the Baronetage of England in 1627 and Baron Cornwallis,of Eye in the County of Suffolk,in the Peerage of England in 1661. He was succeeded by his son,the second Baron,who also sat as Member of Parliament for Eye. On his death,the titles passed to his son,the third Baron. He notably served as First Lord of the Admiralty. His son,the fourth Baron,was Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk and Postmaster General.
Gentleman of the Bedchamber was a title in the Royal Household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century,later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain. A Lord of the Bedchamber was a courtier in the Royal Household;the term being first used in 1718. The duties of the Lords and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber originally consisted of assisting the monarch with dressing,waiting on him when he ate,guarding access to his bedchamber and closet and providing companionship. Such functions became less important over time,but provided proximity to the monarch;the holders were thus trusted confidants and often extremely powerful. The offices were in the gift of The Crown and were originally sworn by Royal Warrant directed to the Lord Chamberlain.
Major Fiennes Cornwallis,born Fiennes Wykeham-Martin,was a British Army officer and related to the Cornwallis family.
Charles Cornwallis,4th Baron Cornwallis was a British politician.
James Mann,5th Earl Cornwallis,known as James Cornwallis until 1814 and as James Mann between 1814 and 1823 and styled Viscount Brome between 1823 and 1824,was a British peer and Tory politician.
