Baron Sydney

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Baron Sydney was a hereditary British title of nobility , which was awarded once each in the Peerage of England , the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain .

Awards

For the first time on May 13, 1603 in the Peerage of England, the title Baron Sydney , of Penshurst , was bestowed on Robert Sydney . He was also elevated to Viscount L'Isle on May 4, 1605 and Earl of Leicester on August 2, 1618 . The titles expired on the death of his descendant, the 7th Earl, on July 7th, 1743.

In the second bestowal, the title Baron Sydney , of Stradbally in the Queen's County , was created in the Peerage of Ireland on July 14, 1768 for Dudley Cosby . The title already expired on his death on January 17, 1774.

On March 6, 1783, the title Baron Sydney , of Chislehurst in the County of Kent , was created for Thomas Townshend in the third bestowal in the Peerage of Great Britain . On June 11, 1789, he was also raised to Viscount Sydney , of St. Leonards in the County of Gloucester , also in the Peerage of Great Britain . His grandson, the 3rd Viscount, was elevated to Earl Sydney on February 27, 1874 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . With the death of the 1st Earl on February 14, 1890, all three titles expired.

List of Barons Sydney

Barons Sydney, first bestowal (1603)

Barons Sydney, second bestowal (1768)

Barons Sydney, third bestowal (1783)

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