Baron Bruce of Tottenham

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Baron Bruce , of Tottenham in the County of Wilts , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .

The title's territorial dedication refers to the Tottenham House estate in Wiltshire, which was the family seat of the titleholders until 1946.

Awarding and other titles

The title was created on April 17, 1746 for Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin . The title was given to him with the special addition that in the absence of his own male descendants, he could also be inherited by his nephew Hon. Thomas Brudenell and his male descendants.

He had inherited the titles of 4th Earl of Elgin and 3rd Earl of Ailesbury from his father in 1741 . On his childless death on February 10, 1747, the Earldom Elgin fell to another line of the family, the Earldom Ailesbury went extinct and the Barony Bruce of Tottenham fell to his nephew as 2nd Baron according to the special addition. He took the additional surname Bruce in 1767 with a royal license and on June 10, 1776 the title Earl of Ailesbury was newly created for him.

His son, the 2nd Earl, was also raised to Marquess of Ailesbury on July 17, 1821 . His son, who later became the 2nd Marquess, inherited the title of 4th Baron Bruce of Tottenham prematurely on July 10, 1838, when he was appointed to the House of Lords by Writ of Acceleration . The title Baron Bruce of Tottenham has since been a subordinate title of the respective Marquess.

List of Barons Bruce of Tottenham (1746)

Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder David Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan (* 1952).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 8528, p. 6 , April 15, 1746.
  2. ^ The London Gazette: No. 10793, p. 2 , December 26, 1767.

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