Talk:List of political families in the United Kingdom

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I'd like to nominate the Pitts, Grenvilles and Stanhopes as one of the most complicated families to handle. There are several marriages, and within the family tree are no less than four Prime Ministers (as well as one leading minister from the pre Walpole era). As a result several people have to appear in more than one place.

And there are far too many reuses of the same names (especially Thomas Pitt) to keep things simple.

Below is the best shot so far - anyone know a better way to display all this? Timrollpickering 16:58, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pitts, Grenvilles and Stanhopes

Three prominent political dynasties of the 18th 19th and 20th centuries who were heavily related to each other through several marriages.

• Thomas Pitt ("Diamond" Pitt), governor of the British Eas India Company

• • Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry, son of Thomas "Diamon" Pitt
    • Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry, son of Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl
    • Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry, son of Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl

• • James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, son-in-law of Thomas "Diamond" Pitt, maried to Lucy Pitt
    • Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope, son of James and Lucy
      • Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, son of Philip, son-in-law of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (by 1st marriage to Hester Pitt), great nephew in law of George Grenville (by 2nd marriage to Louisa Grenville)
        • Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope, son of Charles and Lousia by second marriage
          • James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope, descendent of Philip Henry
      • Edward Stanhope, politician, son of Philip

• • Robert Pitt, politician, son of Thomas "Diamond" Pitt
    • Thomas Pitt, son of Robert
      • Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford, son of Thomas
        • Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford, son of Thomas, 1st Baron
        • William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister; son-in-law of Thomas, 1st Baron
    • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ("William Pitt the Elder"), Prime Minister; son of Robert
      • John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, politician, son of William, 1st Earl
      • William Pitt ("William Pitt the Younger), Prime Minister; son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

• Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, politician
  • Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Viuscount Cobham, 2nd Earl Temple, nephew of Richard Temple
  • George Grenville, Prime Minister, nephew of Richard Temple
    • George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Viscount Cobham, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, son of George
    • William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister; son of George; also son-in-law of Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
    • Thomas Grenville, polticiain, son of George
  • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister, brother-in-law of George Grenville

[edit] Asquiths/ Bonham Carters

A noteworthy family missing from the list. Asquith, his daughter Violet Bonham-Carter (Life Peer) her son Mark (MP and later Life Peer) and I believe her niece Jane is now also a Life Peer. Also married into the Grimonds.

[edit] Pelhams

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne was also a cabinet minister but i don't know what relation he was to the first DukeA Geek Tragedy 19:29, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

If I remember correctly the Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne title passed to the first Duke's brother's son-in-law or something. So he'd probably be a great great great nepew or something. Timrollpickering 20:04, 2 October 2006 (UTC)