Mansel baronets of Muddlescombe (1622)

Escutcheon of the Mansel baronets of Muddlescombe

The Mansel baronetcy of Muddlescombe, Kidwelly, in the County of Carmarthen, was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 January 1622 for Francis Mansel. He was the younger brother of the 1st Baronet of the first creation. ^[2] The 9th Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire. ^[3]

Cokayne comments that the pedigree to the 5th Baronet is obscure. ^[2] Burke's Peerage (1903) omits two, so that the MP Sir William Mansel is given as the 7th Baronet. ^[1]

Mansel baronets, of Muddlescombe (1622)

• Sir Francis Mansel, 1st Baronet (died c. 1628) ^[2]
• Sir Walter Mansel, 2nd Baronet (c.1588–1640) ^[2]
• Sir Francis Mansel, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1650) ^[2]
• Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet (died c. 1680) ^[2]
• Sir Richard Mansel, 5th Baronet (1641–1691) ^[2]
• Sir Richard Mansel, 6th Baronet (died c. 1700) ^[2]
• Sir William Mansel, 7th Baronet (1670-c.1732) ^[2]
• Sir Richard Mansel, 8th Baronet (died 1749) ^[2]
• Sir William Mansel, 9th Baronet (1739–1804) ^{[2] [3]}
• Sir William Mansel, 10th Baronet (1766–1829) ^[2]
• Sir John Bell William Mansel, 11th Baronet (1806–1883) ^[2]

• Sir Richard Mansel, soi-disant 12th Baronet (1850–1892) (assumed title in 1883) ^[2]
• Sir Courtenay Cecil Mansel, soi-disant 13th Baronet (1880–1933) (assumed title in 1892; relinquished title in 1903)

• Sir Edward Berkeley Mansel, 12th Baronet (1839–1908) (assumed title in 1903) ^[4]
• Sir Courtenay Cecil Mansel, 13th Baronet (1880–1933) (resumed title in 1908) ^[5]
• Sir John Philip Ferdinand Mansel, 14th Baronet (1910–1947) ^[6]
• Sir Philip Mansel, 15th Baronet (born 1943) ^[7]

The heir apparent is the eldest son of the 15th baronet, John Philip Mansel (born 1982). ^[7]

Succession issue from 1883

There was confusion over the succession after the death of the 11th Baronet in 1883.

1. The rightful heir was assumed to be Edward Berkeley Philipps (later Mansel), son of Courtenay Philipps, son of Richard Mansel, younger brother of the 10th Baronet. However, it was also widely believed that Courtenay Philipps's first marriage was invalid. The title was therefore assumed by Edward Berkeley Philipps's brother Richard Philipps (later Mansel) as the 12th Baronet.
2. On the death in 1892 of Richard Mansel, the title was assumed by his son Courtenay Cecil Mansel, as the 13th Baronet. In 1903, however, the latter discovered evidence that his grandfather's first marriage was indeed valid. He relinquished the use of the title in favour of his uncle Edward Berkeley Philipps (later Mansel), who became therefore 12th Baronet.
3. When Edward Berkeley Mansel died childless in 1908 the title was resumed by his nephew Courtenay Cecil Mansel, as the 13th Baronet. Sir Courtenay Cecil Mansel later represented Penryn and Falmouth in the House of Commons.

Notes

1. Burke, Bernard (1903). Ashworth P. Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (65th ed.). London: Harrison and Sons. p. 1011.
2. Cokayne, George Edward (1900). Complete Baronetage. Vol. I. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 185–188.
3. "Mansel, Sir William, 9th Bt. (1739-1804), of Iscoed, Carm., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
4. "Mansel, Sir Edward Berkeley" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
5. "Mansel, Sir Courtenay Cecil" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. "Mansel, Sir John Philip Ferdinand" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. "Mansel, Sir Philip" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)