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The
Fitzwilliams acquired extensive holdings in the south of the West Riding of Yorkshire, largely through strategic marital alliances. In 1410, Sir John Fitzwilliam of Sprotborough, who died in 1421, married Margaret Clarell, daughter of Thomas Clarell of Aldwark, the descendant of a major Norman
443:(4 December 1883 â 3 April 1952). He was the son of Captain the Hon. Sir William Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, fourth son of the sixth Earl. When he died in 1952 this line of the family also failed and the titles were inherited by his second cousin, the tenth Earl.
436:(31 December 1910 â 13 May 1948). He was killed in an air crash in France. On his early death the line of the eldest son of the sixth Earl failed and titles passed to the late Earl's first cousin once removed, the ninth Earl.
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in 1851. In 1856 Lord
Fitzwilliam assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Wentworth. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the sixth Earl.
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Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, the only child of the 8th Earl by his wife the former Olive
Dorothea Plunket. Much of the Fitzwilliam art collection is still housed here.
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414:, a socialist politician and "an ardent pioneer in education and social welfare", was a granddaughter of the 6th Earl.
421:(25 July 1872 â 15 February 1943), the eldest son of Viscount Milton (William Wentworth Fitzwilliam). He represented
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450:(28 May 1904 â 21 September 1979). He was the son of George Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, son of the Hon.
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from 1571 to 1575 and from 1588 to 1594; he supervised the execution of the death sentence on
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was sold while the more than 80,000-acre (320 km) estate including much of the town of
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The 3rd Baron FitzWilliam succeeded his father in 1658, and in 1716 was created the first
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Longman, 1834.
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His grandson
William Fitzwilliam (d. 1643) was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as
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On the death of the tenth Earl, all the titles became extinct. The family seat of
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landholding family. This is how the
Fitzwilliams acquired the Clarell holdings.
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By letters patent bearing the date at
Westminster, 6 September 20 Geo. II.
593:(William Henry Lawrence) Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam
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held by the head of the
Fitzwilliam family (later Wentworth-Fitzwilliam).
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By letters patent bearing the date at
Westminster, 1 December 18 Jac. I.
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By letters patent bearing the date at
Westminster, 19 April 15 Geo. II.
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Marriage of Fitzwilliam and Clarell, Earls of Fitzwilliam, rotherhamweb
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Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical and Historical
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William Charles de Meuron Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam
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By letters patent bearing the date at Westminster, 21 July 2 Geo. I.
605:(William) Thomas George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 10th Earl Fitzwilliam
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William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam
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Viscount Milton. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl.
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2nd and 3rd: sable, a chevron between three leopards' faces, or
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429:. When he died the titles passed to his son, the eighth Earl.
322:. On his death, the titles passed to his son, the third Earl.
227:â1534) was an Alderman and Sheriff of London and acquired the
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Vol. VIII (pp. 374â400) London: F.C. and J. Rivington, 1812.
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Charles William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam
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Eric Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 9th Earl Fitzwilliam
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William Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton
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William Fitzwilliam, 1st Baron Fitzwilliam (died 1644)
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Heirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten
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Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
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Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 10th Earl Fitzwilliam
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825:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain
353:. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl.
53:Quarterly, 1st and 4th: Lozengy argent and gules
404:Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
267:, in 1620. He was the first Baron FitzWilliam.
579:William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton
277:His son William became 3rd Baron FitzWilliam.
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448:William Thomas George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
815:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland
630:, peerage of Ireland, an unrelated family.
514:William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Baron Fitzwilliam
501:William Fitzwilliam, 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam
341:, of Norborough with the subsidiary title
272:William FitzWilliam, 2nd Baron FitzWilliam
119:William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Baron Fitzwilliam
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553:William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
543:William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam
531:William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl Fitzwilliam
793:Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy
549:in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1746)
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329:, also represented Peterborough in the
183:("Let your desires be ruled by reason")
27:Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain
537:John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
394:. He sat as member of parliament for
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408:William FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton
623:Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway
441:Eric Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
318:, sat as member of parliament for
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850:1979 disestablishments in Ireland
747:The Annual Biography and Obituary
790:Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921).
709:Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 453.
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525:Earl Fitzwilliam (1716; 1746)
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419:William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
392:William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
381:Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
366:Lord President of the Council
274:(c.1609 â 21 February 1658).
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835:Noble titles created in 1746
830:Noble titles created in 1716
478:Bourne Park House and Estate
452:George Wentworth-FitzWilliam
434:Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
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370:Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
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364:politician and served as
259:, Baron of Liffer, alias
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820:People from Peterborough
492:Baron Fitzwilliam (1620)
294:Lozengy argent and gules
202:Peerage of Great Britain
181:Appetitus rationi pareat
109:Peerage of Great Britain
468:Malton, North Yorkshire
237:Sir William Fitzwilliam
618:Marquess of Rockingham
412:Lady Mabel Fitzwilliam
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241:Lord Deputy of Ireland
235:in 1502. His grandson
545:(1719â1756) (created
516:(1643â1719) (created
417:The seventh Earl was
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628:Viscount FitzWilliam
432:The eighth Earl was
385:Knight of the Garter
245:Mary, Queen of Scots
767:on 29 November 2006
656:. 1862. p. 156
482:Lady Juliet Tadgell
464:Wentworth Woodhouse
446:The tenth Earl was
439:The ninth Earl was
425:in Parliament as a
390:The sixth Earl was
374:Wentworth Woodhouse
358:William Fitzwilliam
327:William Fitzwilliam
218:William Fitzwilliam
167:Wentworth Woodhouse
360:, was a prominent
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105:Peerage of Ireland
840:Earls Fitzwilliam
674:Brydges, Egerton
653:Debrett's Peerage
406:. His eldest son
356:The fourth Earl,
314:The second Earl,
265:County of Donegal
251:Baron Fitzwilliam
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335:Lord Fitzwilliam
331:House of Commons
325:The third Earl,
316:John Fitzwilliam
301:Earl Fitzwilliam
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472:Milton Hall
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194:FitzWilliam
171:Milton Hall
125:Last holder
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809:Categories
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660:10 January
635:References
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177:Motto
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