Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was recreated on February 4, 1822 for Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham . Along with the Dukedom he was awarded the subordinate titles of Marquess of Chandos and Earl Temple of Stowe . In 1813 he had also inherited the subordinate titles of 2nd Marquess of Buckingham , 4th Earl Temple , 5th Viscount Cobham and 5th Baron Cobham from his father .
At the death of his grandson, the 3rd Duke, on March 26, 1889, who left no male offspring, the title Earl Temple of Stowe fell to his nephew William Temple-Gore-Langton as 4th Earl due to a special inheritance regulation in the female line ; the titles Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham fell to his distant relative Charles Lyttelton, 5th Baron Lyttelton as 8th Viscount; his remaining titles expired.
List of Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos (1822)
- Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776–1839)
- Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797–1861)
- Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823-1889)
See also
literature
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .
Web links
- Buckingham and Chandos, Duke of (UK, 1822 - 1889) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page