Baron Rayleigh

Baron Rayleigh, of Terling Place in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[3] It was created on 18 July 1821 for Lady Charlotte Strutt, wife of Colonel Joseph Strutt, Member of Parliament for Maldon.

Barony of Rayleigh
Creation date	1821^[1]
First holder	Lady Charlotte Strutt
Present holder	John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh
Heir apparent	The Hon. John Frederick Strutt
Seat(s)	Terling Place^[2]
Motto	Tenax propositi (Latin for 'Tenacious of purpose')^[1]

Joseph Strutt had earlier declined the offer of a peerage, 'under a cloak of false humility',^[4] and instead proposed that the honour be given to his wife. She was the daughter of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, and his wife Lady Emily Lennox, the second of the famous Lennox sisters. Her elder brother was Charles FitzGerald, 1st Baron Lecale, and her younger brother was Lord Edward FitzGerald.

The title is currently held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1988. The family seat is Terling Place in Essex.

Barons Rayleigh (1821)

 

Arms of the Barons Rayleigh

• Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh (1758–1836)^[2]
• John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh (1796–1873)^[2]
• John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919)
• Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (1875–1947)
• John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh (1908–1988)
• John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh (b. 1960)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. John Frederick Strutt (b. 1993).

Extended family

Notable members of the Strutt family include:

• John Strutt, MP for Maldon from 1774 to 1790
• Charles Hedley Strutt, MP for Maldon and chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java
• Edward Gerald Strutt, son of the second Baron and founder of Strutt & Parker
• Sir Nigel Strutt, former chairman of the Strutt & Parker (Farms) Ltd
• The Hon. Hedley Vicars Strutt, former chairman of Anglo-Indonesian Plantations Ltd between 1964 and 1972

v t e FitzGerald family tree: Earls of Kildare, Dukes of Leinster, Marquesses of Kildare and Barons Rayleigh

Gerald de Windsor Nest ferch Rhys Maurice FitzGerald (c. 1105–1176) Lord of Lanstephan Baron Offaly, 1175 Gerald FitzMaurice (c. 1150–1204) 1st Lord of Offaly Thomas FitzMaurice (c. 1175–1213) Lord of O'Connelloe Maurice FitzGerald (1194–1257) 2nd Lord of Offaly Earl of Desmond Maurice FitzGerald 3rd Lord of Offaly (1238–c. 1286) Thomas FitzGerald (d. 1271) Earl of Kildare, 1316 John FitzGerald (1250–1316) 1st Earl of Kildare, 4th Lord of Offaly Thomas FitzGerald (d. 1328) 2nd Earl of Kildare Richard FitzGerald (1317–1329) 3rd Earl of Kildare Maurice FitzGerald (1318–1390) 4th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald (d. 1432) 5th Earl of Kildare John FitzGerald (d. 1434) 6th Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzGerald (c. 1421–1478) 7th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald (c. 1456–1513) 8th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald (1487–1534) 9th Earl of Kildare Earl of Kildare (2nd creation), 1554 Ancient earldom restored, 1569 Thomas FitzGerald (1513–1537) 10th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald (1525–1585) 1st & 11th Earl of Kildare Edward FitzGerald (1528–1590) Kildare earldom (1st creation) forfeit, 1537 Henry FitzGerald (1562–1597) 2nd & 12th Earl of Kildare William FitzGerald (c. 1563–1599) 3rd & 13th Earl of Kildare King James VI & I (1566–1625) Gerald FitzGerald (d. 1612) 14th Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzGerald (c. 1560–1619) Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (1596–1662) King Charles I (1600–1649) Gerald FitzGerald (1611–1620) 15th Earl of Kildare George FitzGerald (1612–1660) 16th Earl of Kildare Charles Louis (1617–1680) Elector Palatine King Charles II (1630–1685) Wentworth FitzGerald (1634–1664) 17th Earl of Kildare Robert FitzGerald (1638–1698) Duke of Leinster (1st creation), 1691 Meinhardt Schomberg (1641–1719) Duke of Leinster, Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford, Earl of Bangor, Baron Tara, Count of Mértola (Portugal) Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth (1659–1696) Charles Lennox (1672–1723) Duke of Richmond John FitzGerald (1661–1707) 18th Earl of Kildare Robert FitzGerald (1675–1744) 19th Earl of Kildare Dukedom of Leinster (1st creation) extinct, 1719 Charles Schomberg (1683–1713) styled Marquess of Harwich Charles Lennox (1701–1750) Duke of Richmond Viscount Leinster, of Taplow in the County of Buckingham, 1747 Marquess of Kildare, 1761 Duke of Leinster (2nd creation), 1766 Emily Lennox (1731–1814) James FitzGerald (1722–1773) 1st Duke of Leinster, 1st Marquess of Kildare, 20th Earl of Kildare, 1st Earl of Offaly, 1st Viscount Leinster, 1st Baron Offaly Baron Lecale Baron Rayleigh George FitzGerald (1748–1765) styled Earl of Offaly William Robert FitzGerald (1749–1804) 2nd Duke of Leinster, 2nd Marquess of Kildare, 21st Earl of Kildare, 2nd Earl of Offaly, 2nd Viscount Leinster, 2nd Baron Offaly Charles James FitzGerald (1756–1810) Baron Lecale Charlotte Strutt (1758–1836) 1st Baroness Rayleigh Lecale barony extinct, 1810 George FitzGerald (1783–1784) styled Marquess of Kildare Augustus Frederick FitzGerald (1791–1874) 3rd Duke of Leinster, 3rd Marquess of Kildare, 22nd Earl of Kildare, 3rd Earl of Offaly, 3rd Viscount Leinster, 8th Baron Offaly John James Strutt (1796–1873) 2nd Baron Rayleigh Baron Kildare, 1870 Charles William FitzGerald (1819–1887) 4th Duke of Leinster, 4th Marquess of Kildare, 23rd Earl of Kildare, 4th Earl of Offaly, 4th Viscount Leinster, 9th Baron Offaly, 1st Baron Kildare Gerald FitzGerald (1851–1893) 5th Duke of Leinster, 5th Marquess of Kildare, 24th Earl of Kildare, 5th Earl of Offaly, 5th Viscount Leinster, 10th Baron Offaly, 2nd Baron Kildare John William Strutt (1842–1919) 3rd Baron Rayleigh Maurice FitzGerald (1887–1922) 6th Duke of Leinster, 6th Marquess of Kildare, 25th Earl of Kildare, 6th Earl of Offaly, 6th Viscount Leinster, 11th Baron Offaly, 3rd Baron Kildare Lord Desmond FitzGerald (1888–1916) Edward FitzGerald (1892–1976) 7th Duke of Leinster, 7th Marquess of Kildare, 26th Earl of Kildare, 7th Earl of Offaly, 7th Viscount Leinster, 12th Baron Offaly, 4th Baron Kildare Robert John Strutt (1875–1947) 4th Baron Rayleigh Gerald FitzGerald (1914–2004) 8th Duke of Leinster, 8th Marquess of Kildare, 27th Earl of Kildare, 8th Earl of Offaly, 8th Viscount Leinster, 13th Baron Offaly, 5th Baron Kildare John Arthur Strutt (1908–1988) 5th Baron Rayleigh Maurice FitzGerald (b. 1948) 9th Duke of Leinster, 9th Marquess of Kildare, 28th Earl of Kildare, 9th Earl of Offaly, 9th Viscount Leinster, 14th Baron Offaly, 6th Baron Kildare Lord John FitzGerald (1952–2015) John Gerald Strutt (b. 1960) 6th Baron Rayleigh Thomas FitzGerald (1974–1997) styled Earl of Offaly Edward FitzGerald (b. 1988) John Frederick Strutt (b. 1993) Heir presumptive to the Leinster dukedom Heir apparent to the Barony Rayleigh

See also

• Duke of Leinster
• Strutt baronets

References

1. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. P1379. ISBN 033354577X.
2. Debrett's Illustrated Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ... Bosworth. 1865. p. 282.
3. "No. 17724". The London Gazette. 14 July 1821. p. 1462.
4. "The History of Parliament". The Houses of Parliament. Retrieved 3 February 2022.