Marquess of Cholmondeley
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The title of Marquess of Cholmondeley (pronounced "Chumly") was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815 for the Earl of Cholmondeley, whose English title dated to 1706.
The marquess shares the office of Lord Great Chamberlain, and the various marquesses have exercised the office for the entire reign of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he is, along with the Duke of Norfolk (the Earl Marshal), one of only two hereditary peers to retain automatic seats in the House of Lords after the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999.
The marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of England (1706), Earl of Rocksavage in the Peerage of the UK (1815), Viscount Malpas in the Peerage of England (1706), Viscount Cholmondeley in the Peerage of Ireland (1661), Baron Cholmondeley of Namptwich in the Peerage of England (1689), Baron Newburgh in the Peerage of Great Britain, and Baron Newborough in the Peerage of Ireland (the latter two, 1716).
The courtesy title of the marquess's heir is Earl of Rocksavage, while Lord Rocksavage's eldest son is known as Viscount Malpas.
The family seats are Houghton Hall and Cholmondeley Castle.
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[edit] Viscounts Cholmondeley, First Creation (1628)
- Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster (1584–1659) became Earl of Leinster (Ireland) and Baron Cholmondeley (England)in 1645, all three titles extinct at his death
[edit] Viscounts Cholmondeley, Second Creation (1661)
- Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (d. 1681)
- Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Viscount Cholmondeley (1662-1725) (became Earl of Cholmondeley in 1706)
[edit] Earls of Cholmondeley (1706)
- Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (1662-1725)
- George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley (1666-1733)
- George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (1703-1770)
- George James Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley (1749-1827) (became Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815)
[edit] Marquesses of Cholmondeley (1815)
- George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749-1827)
- George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley (1792-1870)
- William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley (1800-1884)
- George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1858-1923)
- George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1883-1968)
- George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1919-1990)
- David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (b. 1960)
The heir presumptive to the marquessate is Charles George Cholmondeley (b. 1959), who is the current marquess's first cousin.
