Viscount Falmouth
Viscount Falmouth is a hereditary British title of nobility , which was created once each in the Peerage of England and in the Peerage of Great Britain and which is named after the town of Falmouth in Cornwall .
Awards, subordinate and other titles
The title was first awarded to George FitzRoy on October 1, 1674 in the Peerage of England . He was an illegitimate son of King Charles II. Along with the Viscount title, he was also given the superior title of Earl of Northumberland and the subordinate title of Baron Pontefract . On April 6, 1683 he was also raised to the Duke of Northumberland . His titles expired when he died childless on July 3, 1716.
The second award was created on June 9, 1720 in the Peerage of Great Britain for the House of Commons Hugh Boscawen . Along with the Viscount title, he was also awarded the title of Baron Boscawen-Rose . His great-grandson, the 4th Viscount, was also elevated to Earl of Falmouth on July 14, 1821 . The earl title expired on the death of his son the 2nd Earl, the other titles inherited by a cousin as the 6th Viscount Falmouth. His son, the 7th Viscount, inherited the title of 18th Baron le Despencer from his mother in 1892 , which was created in the Peerage of England in 1264. Today's holder of the title is George Boscawen as the 9th Viscount.
List of Viscounts Falmouth
Viscounts Falmouth, first bestowal (1674)
- George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland , 1st Viscount Falmouth (1665-1716)
Viscounts Falmouth, second bestowal (1720)
- Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (around 1680–1734)
- Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth (1707–1782)
- George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth (1758-1808)
- Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth , 4th Viscount Falmouth (1787–1841)
- George Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth , 5th Viscount Falmouth (1811-1852)
- Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819-1889)
- Evelyn Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth (1847-1918)
- Evelyn Boscawen, 8th Viscount Falmouth (1887–1962)
- George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth (* 1919)
Probable title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Evelyn Boscawen (* 1955).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page