Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
The Dukes' family seat was Buckingham House in Westminster , London .
Award
The title was bestowed on March 23, 1703 to John Sheffield, 1st Marquess of Normanby . He had already been raised to Marquess of Normanby on May 10, 1694 and had inherited the titles of 3rd Earl of Mulgrave and 5th Baron Sheffield from his father in 1658 .
The titles expired when his youngest son, the 2nd duke, died childless on October 30, 1735.
List of the Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby (1703)
- John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1648–1721)
- Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1716–1735)
See also
literature
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .
Web links
- Buckingham & Normanby, Duke of (E, 1702/3 - 1735) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page