Earl of Derwentwater (pronounced "Durwentwater") was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1688 for Sir Francis Radclyffe, 3rd Baronet. He was made Baron Tyndale, of Tyndale in the County of Northumberland, and Viscount Radclyffe and Langley at the same time, also in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl, who married Lady Mary Tudor, daughter of Charles II by his mistress Moll Davis.[1]
Their eldest son, the third Earl, was a prominent Jacobite. In 1716, he was convicted of high treason, attainted and executed on Tower Hill in London. Despite having been stripped of his titles through the attainder, his only son John, titular 4th Earl of Derwentwater, continued to use them. On John's early death in 1731, they were claimed by his uncle, Charles Radclyffe, titular 5th Earl. He was also a Jacobite but managed to escape to France after the 1715 rebellion, where he was secretary to Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie"). However, he was captured by British forces in 1746, condemned to death and beheaded. Charles married Charlotte Maria, 3rd Countess of Newburgh. Their eldest son, James, succeeded his mother as 4th Earl of Newburgh and his father as titular 6th Earl of Derwentwater. James's son Anthony succeeded in the titles on his father's death in 1787. The male line died out on his death in 1814, when the Radclyffe titles became technically extinct, and have not been used since; but he was succeeded in the earldom of Newburgh by an Italian kinsman (see Earl of Newburgh for further history of this title). The Baronetcy, of Derwentwater in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1620 for Francis Radclyffe.[2]
Anthony James Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Newburgh and titular 7th Earl of Derwentwater (1757–1814)
There are occasional references to James, the last Earl of Derwentwater, in various 18th Century publications. This is most generally taken to refer to James the 3rd Earl, but each needs to be considered in context as James Bartholomew Radclyffe was the last to use the title as a matter of course, between 1746 when his father Charles Radclyffe was executed and the death of his mother, the suo jure Countess of Newburgh, when James Bartholomew commenced calling himself by the unattainted title, Earl of Newburgh.
In the mid-19th Century the so-called "Mad" Countess of Derwentwater, a woman calling herself Amelia Mary Tudor Radcliffe, took possession of Dilston Castle and claimed that the titular 4th Earl John had not died at age 19, but had faked his own death and relocated to Germany to avoid Hanoverian agents. There he had married and had a family. The "Countess" claimed to be the great-granddaughter of John Radcliffe and for a time gained many followers. Whether her story was true or otherwise, it is certain that she was not a "Countess of Derwentwater" as the title could not be inherited through a female line.
The family estates were not forfeited on the attainder of the 3rd Earl, because his son's right to them under his marriage settlement was established before the Court of Delegates on appeal from the Forfeited Estates Commission, but the forfeiture took effect on his death in 1731. The estates were granted to Greenwich Hospital in 1735. However, after the execution of Charles Ratcliffe in 1746, his son James, Lord Kinnard, claimed them. This claim was compromised by £30,000 being paid to him and his siblings. On his death in 1746, his son obtained an annuity of £2500 for himself and his widow. The estates remained in the hands of the Hospital Commissioners until 1865, when they were transferred by the Greenwich Hospital Act 1865 to the Admiralty Board, who sold them.[3]
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Earl of Derwentwater pronounced Durwentwater was a title in the Peerage of England It was created in 1688 for Sir Francis Radclyffe 3rd Baronet He was made Baron Tyndale of Tyndale in the County of Northumberland and Viscount Radclyffe and Langley at the same time also in the Peerage of England He was succeeded by his son the second Earl who married Lady Mary Tudor daughter of Charles II by his mistress Moll Davis 1 Earldom of DerwentwaterArgent a Bend engrailed SableCreation date1688Created byJames IIPeeragePeerage of EnglandFirst holderFrancis RadclyffeLast holderJames RadclyffeExtinction date1716 James Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Derwentwater Charles Radclyffe Their eldest son the third Earl was a prominent Jacobite In 1716 he was convicted of high treason attainted and executed on Tower Hill in London Despite having been stripped of his titles through the attainder his only son John titular 4th Earl of Derwentwater continued to use them On John s early death in 1731 they were claimed by his uncle Charles Radclyffe titular 5th Earl He was also a Jacobite but managed to escape to France after the 1715 rebellion where he was secretary to Charles Edward Stuart Bonnie Prince Charlie However he was captured by British forces in 1746 condemned to death and beheaded Charles married Charlotte Maria 3rd Countess of Newburgh Their eldest son James succeeded his mother as 4th Earl of Newburgh and his father as titular 6th Earl of Derwentwater James s son Anthony succeeded in the titles on his father s death in 1787 The male line died out on his death in 1814 when the Radclyffe titles became technically extinct and have not been used since but he was succeeded in the earldom of Newburgh by an Italian kinsman see Earl of Newburgh for further history of this title The Baronetcy of Derwentwater in the County of Cumberland was created in the Baronetage of England in 1620 for Francis Radclyffe 2 Contents 1 Radclyffe Baronets of Derwentwater 1620 2 Earls of Derwentwater 1688 3 Titular Earls of Derwentwater 4 Estates after the attainder 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRadclyffe Baronets of Derwentwater 1620 editSir Francis Radclyffe 1st Baronet 1569 1622 Sir Edward Radclyffe 2nd Baronet 1589 1663 Sir Francis Radclyffe 3rd Baronet 1625 1697 created Earl of Derwentwater in 1688 Earls of Derwentwater 1688 editFrancis Radclyffe 1st Earl of Derwentwater 1625 1697 Edward Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Derwentwater 1655 1705 James Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Derwentwater 1689 1716 forfeit 1716 Titular Earls of Derwentwater editJohn Radclyffe titular 4th Earl of Derwentwater 1713 1731 Charles Radclyffe titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater 1693 1746 James Bartholomew Radclyffe 4th Earl of Newburgh and titular 6th Earl of Derwentwater 1725 1787 Anthony James Radclyffe 5th Earl of Newburgh and titular 7th Earl of Derwentwater 1757 1814 There are occasional references to James the last Earl of Derwentwater in various 18th Century publications This is most generally taken to refer to James the 3rd Earl but each needs to be considered in context as James Bartholomew Radclyffe was the last to use the title as a matter of course between 1746 when his father Charles Radclyffe was executed and the death of his mother the suo jure Countess of Newburgh when James Bartholomew commenced calling himself by the unattainted title Earl of Newburgh In the mid 19th Century the so called Mad Countess of Derwentwater a woman calling herself Amelia Mary Tudor Radcliffe took possession of Dilston Castle and claimed that the titular 4th Earl John had not died at age 19 but had faked his own death and relocated to Germany to avoid Hanoverian agents There he had married and had a family The Countess claimed to be the great granddaughter of John Radcliffe and for a time gained many followers Whether her story was true or otherwise it is certain that she was not a Countess of Derwentwater as the title could not be inherited through a female line Estates after the attainder editMain article Dilston Castle The Derwentwater estates after 1716 The family estates were not forfeited on the attainder of the 3rd Earl because his son s right to them under his marriage settlement was established before the Court of Delegates on appeal from the Forfeited Estates Commission but the forfeiture took effect on his death in 1731 The estates were granted to Greenwich Hospital in 1735 However after the execution of Charles Ratcliffe in 1746 his son James Lord Kinnard claimed them This claim was compromised by 30 000 being paid to him and his siblings On his death in 1746 his son obtained an annuity of 2500 for himself and his widow The estates remained in the hands of the Hospital Commissioners until 1865 when they were transferred by the Greenwich Hospital Act 1865 to the Admiralty Board who sold them 3 See also editEarl of NewburghReferences edit The Radcliffes of Dilston Hall www northumbrianjacobites org uk Retrieved 12 February 2021 George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage Volume 1 1900 H H E Craster A History of Northumberland X Corbridge 295 303 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links editThe Radcliffes of Dilston Hall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl of Derwentwater amp oldid 1217667195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
