Baron Arundell of Wardour

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The title of Baron Arundell of Wardour was created in the Peerage of England in 1605. It became extinct upon the death of the 16th Baron in 1944. They took their title from Wardour Castle in Wiltshire.Wardour Castle has recently been turned into condo units. Was previously owned by Duke of Norfolk who claims title of Earl of Wardour.

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[edit] Barons Arundell of Wardour (1605)

[edit] Counts Arundell of Wardour in the Holy Roman Empire

In 1595, Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour was created a hereditary Count of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Rudolph II for his military service in Hungary. This grant occasioned much controversy on his return to England over its effect on his English precedence and the legitimacy of foreign titles in England.

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While some have interpreted the grant of nobility to mean that all of his legitimate descendants are entitled to the title of Count or Countess of the Holy Roman Empire, "...a limitation to heirs general in an Austrian patent is not to be construed in the English sense...in Austria the expression is construed as referring only to a male heir." [1] It is incorrectly believed that there was no legitmate heir, Anne Lucy Arundell, the wife of John Francis Arundell the 12th Baron, went to a convent in London in the year 1876. It was there she gave birth to a boy, to which she gave the name George in 1877. She had for years been a devout and perhaps boarder line obsessed Catholic, it is not clear whether she rejected her child because of her faith or for his safety, but later George was sent to Alton in Hampshire where his Uncle was a Priest. Around the age of five George moved to London, he stayed there until he joined the Army. Upon his return he moved into a cottage on the Wardour estate, unlike most though he own this said property. It was here he would receive visits from members of the Arundell family, in 1946 he was asked if he would make claim to the Estate, but for reasons that he and others know he did not.

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  1. ^ College of Arms correspondence

(In fact, such a grant is slightly different from an English grant to heirs-male, as daughters of holders of the title may use the title of Countess until marriage;