Baron Rivers

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There have been four creations of the title Baron Rivers, twice in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 Baron Rivers, first creation (1299) 2 Baron Rivers, second creation (1448) 3 Baron Rivers, third creation (1776) 4 Baron Rivers, fourth creation (1802)

[edit] Baron Rivers, first creation (1299)

• John Rivers, 1st Baron Rivers (d. c. 1311)
• John Rivers, 2nd Baron Rivers (d. c. 1340), title extinct.

[edit] Baron Rivers, second creation (1448)

• Richard Woodville, 1st Baron Rivers (d. 1469), created Earl Rivers in 1466, see Earl Rivers.

[edit] Baron Rivers, third creation (1776)

• George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers (1721–1803), created Baron Rivers again in 1802 (see below) with a special remainder to William Pitt-Rivers.

• George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers (1751–1828), title extinct.

[edit] Baron Rivers, fourth creation (1802)

• George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers (1721–1803)
• George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers (1751–1828)
• William Horace Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Baron Rivers (1777–1831)
• George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers (1810–1866)
• Henry Peter Pitt-Rivers, 5th Baron Rivers (1849–1867)
• Horace Pitt-Rivers, 6th Baron Rivers (1814–1880)