The title Earl Castleton, of Sandbeck in the County of York, was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1720 for the 6th Viscount Castleton, who had previously been created Baron Saunderson, of Saxby in the County of Lincoln, in 1714, and Viscount Castleton, of Sandbeck in the County of York, in 1716, both also in the Peerage of Great Britain.[2]
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All of the titles became extinct on the death of the 1st Earl in 1723. His estates passed to his cousin Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Lumley, who thereupon took the additional surname of Saunderson by Act of Parliament and subsequently succeeded as 3rd Earl of Scarbrough.[4]
earl, castleton, title, sandbeck, county, york, created, peerage, great, britain, 1720, viscount, castleton, previously, been, created, baron, saunderson, saxby, county, lincoln, 1714, viscount, castleton, sandbeck, county, york, 1716, both, also, peerage, gre. The title Earl Castleton of Sandbeck in the County of York was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1720 for the 6th Viscount Castleton who had previously been created Baron Saunderson of Saxby in the County of Lincoln in 1714 and Viscount Castleton of Sandbeck in the County of York in 1716 both also in the Peerage of Great Britain 2 Earldom of CastletonPaly of six argent and azure a bend sable three annulets orCreation date18 June 1720Created byGeorge IPeeragePeerage of Great BritainFirst holderJames Saunderson 6th Viscount CastletonLast holderJames Saunderson 1st EarlRemainder toHeirs male of the first earl s body lawfully begottonSubsidiary titlesViscount Castleton GB 1716 Viscount Castleton Ire 1627 Baron Saunderson GB 1714 Baron Saunderson Ire 1627 Baronet of Saxby StatusExtinctExtinction date23 May 1723Seat s Sandbeck ParkCastle SaundersonMottoJe suis veillant a plaire I am watchful to please or Sans Dieu rien Without God nothing 1 The title Viscount Castleton in the County of Limerick had been created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1627 along with the subsidiary title Baron Saunderson of Bantry in the County of Cork for Sir Nicholas Saunderson 1st Baronet who had been created a Baronet styled of Saxby in the County of Lincoln in the Baronetage of England in 1611 3 All of the titles became extinct on the death of the 1st Earl in 1723 His estates passed to his cousin Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Lumley who thereupon took the additional surname of Saunderson by Act of Parliament and subsequently succeeded as 3rd Earl of Scarbrough 4 Contents 1 Saunderson Baronets 1611 2 Viscounts Castleton 1627 3 Earls Castleton 1720 4 ReferencesSaunderson Baronets 1611 editSir Nicholas Saunderson 1st Baronet 1561 1630 created Viscount Castleton in 1627 Viscounts Castleton 1627 editNicholas Saunderson 1st Viscount Castleton 1561 1630 Nicholas Saunderson 2nd Viscount Castleton d 1640 Nicholas Saunderson 3rd Viscount Castleton 1625 1641 Peregrine Saunderson 4th Viscount Castleton 1628 1650 George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton 1631 1714 James Saunderson 6th Viscount Castleton 1667 1723 created Earl Castleton in 1720 Earls Castleton 1720 editJames Saunderson 1st Earl Castleton 1667 1723 References edit Burke John Burke Bernard 1842 A General Armory of England Scotland and Ireland Edward Churton p 915 Burke Sir Bernard 1866 A Genealogical History of the Dormant Abeyant Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire Harrison p 473 George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage Volume 1 1900 Burke s Peerage 1939 edition s v Scarbrough Earl Baronetage of EnglandPreceded byEssex Baronets Saunderson Baronets25 November 1611 Succeeded byGostwick Baronets Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Castleton amp oldid 1158162242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
