Viscount St. Davids

Viscount Saint Davids , of Lydstep Haven in the County of Pembroke , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The family's ancestral home was for a long time Picton Castle near Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire , Wales .

Award

The title was bestowed on John Wynford Philipps in 1918 . He had been a member of the House of Commons for twenty years .

Subordinate title

The first Viscount had been given the subordinate title Baron St. Davids , of Roch Castle in the County of Pembroke, in 1908. In 1912 he had also inherited the title of Baronet , of Picton Castle in the County of Pembroke, which was created in 1612 in the Baronetage of England for his ancestor John Philipps .

The first Viscount married Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings in 1916 . At their request, the then dormant baronies Hungerford (created 1426), Strange (created 1299) and de Moleyns (created 1445) were awarded to them in 1921 , all of which can also be transferred in the female line if the title holder has no sons. Since the Viscountess's death in 1974, the titles, all of which belong to the Peerage of England , have been listed as subordinate titles to the Viscountess.

Other titles

The 7th Baronet, who had also been a member of the House of Commons for many years, had been promoted to Baron Milford in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776 . This title expired when he died in 1823 without leaving a son.

List of the Viscount St. Davids and Baronets, of Picton Castle

Philipps Baronets, of Picton Castle (1621)

• Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet († 1629)
• Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd Baronet († around 1648)
• Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet (around 1623–1697)
• Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet (around 1666–1737)
• Sir Erasmus Philipps, 5th Baronet (around 1700–1743)
• Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet (around 1701–1764)
• Sir Richard Philipps, 7th Baronet (1744–1823) ( raised to Baron Milford in 1776 )

Barons Milford (1776)

• Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (1744–1823)

Philipps Baronets, of Picton Castle (1621; continued)

• Sir Rowland Philipps-Laugharne-Philipps, 8th Baronet (1788–1832)
• Sir William Philipps-Laugharne-Philipps, 9th Baronet (1794-1850)
• Sir Godwin Philipps-Laugharne-Philipps, 10th Baronet (1840-1857)
• Sir James Philipps, 11th Baronet (1793–1873)
• Sir James Philipps, 12th Baronet (1824-1912)
• Sir John Wynford Philipps, 13th Baronet (1860–1938) (elevated to Baron St. Davids in 1908 and Viscount St. Davids in 1918 )

Viscounts St. Davids (1918)

• John Wynford Philipps, 1st Viscount St. Davids (1860-1938)
• Jestyn Reginald Austen Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St. Davids (1917–1991)
• Colwyn Jestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St. Davids (1939–2009)
• Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 4th Viscount St. Davids (* 1966)

The heir ( heir presumptive ) is the brother of the current viscount, Hon Roland Philipps (* 1970; known by the stage name. Todd Sharpsville ).

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