European Heraldry

House of Wentworth
Incorporating the families of Watson, Fitzwilliam, Monson, Sondes, le Despencer, Noel, King and Lytton.

Wentworth of Wentworth-Woodhouse, Baronets (1611-1799)
Baron Wentworth of Wentworth-Woodhouse (1628-1695)
Baron of Newmarch and Oversley (1628-1695)
Viscount Wentworth (1629-1695)
Barons Raby (1640-1799)
Earls of Strafford, First Creation (1640-1695)
Earls of Strafford, Second Creation (1711-1799)
Dukes of Strafford in the Jacobite peerage (1722-1799)

• Sir William Wentworth, 1st Baronet (d.1614)
• Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baronet, 1st Earl of Strafford, 1st Viscount Wentworth, 1st Baron Raby, 1st Baron Wentworth of Wentworth-Woodhouse and Baron of Newmarch and Oversley, KG. (1593–1641) (forfeit 1641)
• William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford KG. (1626–1695) (attainder reversed 1662)
• Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, Viscount Wentworth, 3rd Baron Raby KG. Also 1st Duke of Strafford in the Jacobite peerage. (1672–1739), succeeded in the barony of Raby according to a special remainder. His paternal grandfather Sir William Wentworth of Ashby Puerorum was a younger brother of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford.
• William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, 2nd Duke of Strafford in the Jacobite peerage.(1722–1791)
• Frederick Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford, 3rd Duke of Strafford in the Jacobite peerage. (1732–1799)

Vernon-Wentworth of Wentworth Castle (1802-1948)

• Frederick William Thomas Vernon, later Vernon-Wentworth (1795-1885), grandson of Henry Vernon of Hilton and Lady Henrietta Wentworth, daughter of 3rd Earl of Strafford. Succeeded to the estates of Wentworth Castle in 1802 and under the terms of the will of Lady Henrietta Wentworth assumed the name and arms of Wentworth.

Watson of Rockingham Castle, Baronets (1621-1782)
Barons Rockingham (1645–1782)
Earls of Rockingham (1714–1746)
Barons Malton (1728–1782)
Earls of Malton (1733–1782)
Marquesses of Rockingham (1746–1782)

• Sir Lewis Watson, 1st Baronet, (1584-1653)
• Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham (1630–1689)
• Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham, Viscount Sondes and Baron Throwley, 3rd Baron Rockingham (1655–1724), married Catherine Sondes, daughter of 1st Earl of Feversham, see below.
• Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham (c. 1714–1745)
• Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, 1st Earl of Malton, Viscount Higham, Baron Harrowden and Baron Wath, 1st Baron Malton and also 6th Baron Rockingham from 1746 (1693–1750), The 1st Earl of Malton adopted the name Wentworth when he inherited the estate of his maternal uncle, the 2nd Earl of Strafford, in 1695.
• Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham KG (1730–1782)

Baron Throwley (1676-1677)
Earls of Feversham (1676-1709)
Baron Duras of Holdenby (1673-1709)

• George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham, Viscount Sondes, 1st Baron Throwley (1600–1677)
• Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham, 1st Baron Duras, Marquis de Blanquefort in France. KG (1641–1709), married Mary Sondes, elder daughter of 1st Earl of Feversham. On the death of his father-in-law in 1677, Duras succeeded to his titles under a special remainder.

Barons Fitzwilliam, in the Peerage of Ireland (1620-1979)
Earls Fitzwilliam of the County of Tyrone, in the Peerage of Ireland (1716-1979)
Earls Fitzwilliam of Norborough, in the Peerage of Great Britain (1746-1979)

• William Fitzwilliam, 1st Baron Fitzwilliam (d.1644)
• William Fitzwilliam, 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam (c.1609–1658)
• William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl Fitzwilliam, Viscount Miltown, 3rd Baron Fitzwilliam (1643–1719)
• William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl Fitzwilliam (1643–1719)
• John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1681–1728)
• William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam and 1st Earl Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton in the Peerage of Great Britain (1719–1756), married Lady Anne Watson-Wentworth (d. 1769), daughter of Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
• William Fitzwilliam, 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748–1833) 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam KG (1786–1857), In 1856 Lord Fitzwilliam assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Wentworth.
• William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam KG (1815–1902)
• William Charles de Meuron Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th and 5th Earl Fitzwilliam (1872–1943)
• (William Henry Lawrence) Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8 th and 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (1910–1948)
• Eric Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 9th and 7th Earl Fitzwilliam (1883-1952)
• William Thomas George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 10th and 7th Earl Fitzwilliam (1904–1979)

Barons Sondes (1760-1996)
Earls Sondes (1880-1996)

• Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes (1728–1795), born the Hon. Lewis Monson, he was the second son of John Monson, 1st Baron Monson, and his wife Lady Margaret Watson, youngest daughter of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham, see above.
• Lewis Thomas Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes (1754–1806)
• Lewis Richard Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes (1792–1836)
• George John Milles, 4th Baron Sondes (1794–1874), assumed in 1820 by Royal license the surname of Milles
• George Watson Milles, 1st Earl Sondes, Viscount Throwley, 5th Baron Sondes (1824–1894)
• George Edward Milles-Lade, 2nd Earl Sondes(1861–1907)
• Lewis Arthur Milles, 3rd Earl Sondes(1866–1941)
• George Henry Milles, 4th Earl Sondes(1914–1970)
• Henry George Herbert Milles-Lade, 5th Earl Sondes (1940–1996)

Monson of Carleton, Baronets (1611)
Barons Monson (1728)
Viscount Oxenbridge (1886)

• Sir Thomas Monson, 1st Baronet (1565–1641)
• Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet (1599–1683)
• Sir Henry Monson, 3rd Baronet (1653–1718)
• Sir William Monson, 4th Baronet (1653–1727)
• Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet, 1st Baron Monson (1693–1748)
• John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson (1727–1774)
• John Monson, 3rd Baron Monson (1753–1806)
• John George Monson, 4th Baron Monson (1785–1809)
• Frederick John Monson, 5th Baron Monson (1809–1841)
• William John Monson, 6th Baron Monson (1796–1862)
• William John Monson, 7th Baron Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge (1829–1898)
• Debonnaire John Monson, 8th Baron Monson (1830–1900)
• Augustus Debonnaire John Monson, 9th Baron Monson (1868–1940)
• John Roseberry Monson, 10th Baron Monson (1907–1958)
• John Monson, 11th Baron Monson (b. 1932)

Viscount Monson of Castlemaine , in the peerage of Ireland (1628-1661)

• William Monson, 1st Viscount Monson (d.1672), second son of Sir Thomas Monson, 1st Baronet (1565–1641). One of the Regicides of King Charles I of England and in 1661 degraded from his honours and titles and to be imprisoned for life.

Monson of Thatched House Lodge, Baronets, (1905-1969)

• Sir Edmund John Monson, 1st Baronet (1834-1909), fourth son of 6th Baron Monson.
• Sir Maxwell William Edmund John Monson, 2nd Baronet (1882-1936)
• Sir Edmund St.John Debonnaire John Monson, 3rd Baronet (1883-1969)
• Sir George Louis Esme John Monson, 4th Baronet (1888-1969)

Barons le Despencer, Fifth Creation (1387)

• Philip le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer (1342–1401)
• Philip le Despencer, 2nd Baron le Despencer (1365–1424) The barony became dormant after his death.
• Margery le Despencer (d. 1478)
• Sir Henry Wentworth (c. 1447–1499/1500)
• Sir Richard Wentworth (c. 1458–1528)
• Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth (1501–1551) see below.

Barons Wentworth ( 1529)
Earl of Cleveland (1626-1667)
Viscounts Wentworth (1762-1815)
Earls of Lovelace (1838, from 1862 to1906)
Earls of Lytton (1880, from 1917)

• Thomas Wentworth, de jure 6th Baron le Despencer, 1st Baron Wentworth (1501–1551), descended from a cadet branch of the Wentworth of Wentworth-Woodhouse.
• Thomas Wentworth, de jure 7th Baron le Despencer, 2nd Baron Wentworth (1525–1584)
• Henry Wentworth, de jure 8th Baron le Despencer, 3rd Baron Wentworth (1558–1593)
• Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland, de jure 9th Baron le Despenser, 4th Baron Wentworth (1591–1667)
• Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland, de jure 9th Baron le Despenser, 4th Baron Wentworth (1591–1667)
• Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth (1612–1665) (by writ of acceleration)
• Henrietta Wentworth, de jure 10th Baroness le Despencer, 6th Baroness Wentworth (1660–1686), daughter of 5th Baron Wentworth.
• Anne Lovelace nee Wentworth, de jure 11th Baroness le Despencer, 7th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Lovelace (1623–1697), daughter of 1st Earl of Cleveland.
• Martha Johnson, de jure 12th Baroness le Despencer, 8th Baroness Wentworth (1667–1745), granddaughter of 7th Baroness Wentworth.Edward Noel, de jure 13th Baron le Despencer, 9th Baron Wentworth, 1st Viscount Wentworth (1715–1774), grandson of 7th Baroness Wentworth.
• Thomas Noel, de jure 14th Baron le Despencer, 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 10th Baron Wentworth (1745–1815) (abeyant)
• Anne Noel-Byron, de jure 15th Baroness le Despencer, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (1792-1860), (abeyance terminated 1856) wife of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824) and daughter of the Hon. Judith Noel, daughter of the first Viscount Wentworth, and her husband Sir Ralph Milbanke of Halbany, 6th Baronet.
• Byron King-Noel, de jure 16th Baron le Despencer, 12th Baron Wentworth and Viscount Ockham (1836–1862), elder son of 1st Earl of Lovelace and Augusta Ada Byron.
• Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, de jure 17th Baron le Despencer, 13th Baron Wentworth (1839–1906), second son of 1st Earl of Lovelace and Augusta Ada Byron.
• Ada King-Milbanke, de jure 18th Baroness le Despencer, 14th Baroness Wentworth (1871–1917), only child of 2nd Earl of Lovelace.
• Anne Blunt nee Noel-King, de jure 19th Baroness le Despencer, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837–1917), daughter of 1st Earl of Lovelace and Augusta Ada Byron, married Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840-1922).
• Judith Blunt-Lytton, de jure 20th Baroness le Despencer, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873-1957), eldest daughter of the Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and 15th Baroness Wentworth, married Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton (1879–1951)
• Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton, de jure 21st Baron le Despencer, 17th Baron Wentworth (1900–1985)
• John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, de jure 22nd Baron le Despencer, 18th Baron Wentworth (b. 1950)

Barons Lovelace (1627-1736)

Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace (c. 1567–1634)
John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace (1616–1670), husband of 7th Baroness Wentworth.
John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace (c. 1640–1693)
John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace (d. May 6, 1709)
John Lovelace, 5th Baron Lovelace (d. May 1709)
Nevill Lovelace, 6th Baron Lovelace (1708–1736)


Noel of Kirkby Mallery, Baronets (1660-1815)
Viscounts Wentworth (1762-1815)

• Sir Verney Noel, 1st Baronet (d.1670), cadet of the Noel, Earls of Gainsborough.
• Sir William Noel, 2nd Baronet (1642-1675)
• Sir Thomas Noel, 3rd Baronet (c 1662-1688)
• Sir John Noel, 4th Baronet (1668-1697)
• Sir Clobery Noel, 5th Baronet (1695-1733)
• Sir Edward Noel, 6th Baronet, de jure 13th Baron le Despencer, 1st Viscount Wentworth (1715-1774)
• Thomas Noel, de jure 14th Baron le Despencer, 2nd Viscount Wentworth (1745–1815)

Milbanke of Halnaby, Baronets (1661)

• Sir Mark Milbanke, 1st Baronet (d.1680)
• Sir Mark Milbanke, 2nd Baronet(1660-1698)
• Sir Mark Milbanke, 3rd Baronet (d.1705)
• Sir Ralph Milbanke, 4th Baronet (d.1748)
• Sir Ralph Milbanke, 5th Baronet (d.1793)
• Sir Mark Noel, 6th Baronet (d.1825), husband of the Hon. Judith Noel, daughter of the first Viscount Wentworth who both assumed the name and arms of Noel.
• Sir John Peniston Milbanke, 7th Baronet (1776-1850)
• Sir John Ralph Milbanke Huskisson, 8th Baronet (1800-1868)
• Sir Peniston Milbanke, 9th Baronet (1847-1899)
• Sir John Peniston Milbanke, 10th Baronet (1872-1915)
• Sir John Charles Peniston Milbanke, 11th Baronet (1902-1942)
• Sir Ralph Mark Milbanke, 12th Baronet (1907-1949)

Barons King (1725)
Earls of Lovelace (1838)

• Peter King, 1st Baron King (1669–1734)
• John King, 2nd Baron King (1706–1740)
• Peter King, 3rd Baron King(1709–1754)
• William King, 4th Baron King(1711–1767)
• Thomas King, 5th Baron King(1712–1779)
• Peter King, 6th Baron King(1736–1793)
• Peter King, 7th Baron King (1776–1833)
• William King-Noel, 8th Baron King, 1st Earl of Lovelace, Viscount Ockham (1805–1893), husband of Augusta Ada Byron who was the daughter of Anne Noel-Byron, de jure 15th Baroness le Despencer, 11th Baroness Wentworth. In 1860, he adopted the additional surname and arms of Noel by Royal license.
• Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, de jure 17th Baron le Despencer, 13th Baron Wentworth (1839–1906)
• Lionel Fortescue King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace (1865–1929)
• Peter Malcolm King, 4th Earl of Lovelace (1905–1964)
• Peter Axel William Locke King, 5th Earl of Lovelace (b. 1951)

Bulwer of Knebworth House, Baronets (1838)
Barons Lytton (1866)
Earls of Lytton (1880)

• Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baronet, 1st Baron Lytton (1803–1873) 1st Earl of Lytton, Viscount Knebworth (1831–1891)
• Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton KG (1876–1947)
• Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton (1879–1951), married Judith Blunt-Lytton, de jure 20th Baroness le Despencer, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873-1957)
• Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton, de jure 21st Baron le Despencer, 17th Baron Wentworth (1900–1985)
• John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, de jure 22nd Baron le Despencer, 18th Baron Wentworth (b. 1950)

Baron Dalling and Bulwer (1871-1872)

Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer ( 1801- 1872), elder brother of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baronet, 1st Baron Lytton (1803–1873).