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Baron Hunsdon

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Arms of Carey: Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field.[1]

Baron Hunsdon is a title that has been created three times.

It was first created in 1559 in the Peerage of England for the soldier and courtier Henry Carey. His grandson, the fourth Baron, was created by Viscount Rochford in 1621 and Earl of Dover, in the County of Kent, in 1628. These titles were also in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He had already in 1640 been summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's barony of Hunsdon. However, on his death in 1677, the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. The barony passed to his second cousin once removed, the sixth Baron. He was the great-grandson of Sir Edmund Carey, the younger son of the first Baron. On his death, the title passed to his first cousin, the seventh Baron. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the eighth Baron. On the latter's death in 1765, the barony became extinct as well.

The second creation was in 1832 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland, a peer of Scotland, was created Baron Hunsdon, of Scutterskelfe in the county of York. This title became extinct on his death in 1884.

The title was created again in 1923 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The barony was revived for the businessman Herbert Gibbs, who was made Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon, of Briggens in the County of Hertford. Gibbs was the fourth son of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham (see the Baron Aldenham for earlier history of the family). He was a partner in the family firm of Antony Gibbs & Sons, and also served as Chairman of the Public Works Loan Board. In 1908, Gibbs acquired Hunsdon House and the Briggens estate in Hertfordshire. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. In 1939, he succeeded his cousin to the barony of Aldenham. The two baronies remain united.

Baron Hunsdon, first creation (1559)

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Viscount Rochford (1621)

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Earl of Dover (1628)

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At the death of the 2nd Earl, the viscountcy and the earldom became extinct.

Baron Hunsdon, first creation (1559; reverted)

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At the death of the 8th Baron, the barony became extinct.

Title succession chart

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Title succession chart, Barons Hunsdon, Viscounts Rochford and Earls of Dover.
Henry Carey
1st Baron Hunsdon

1526–1596
George Carey
2nd Baron Hunsdon

1547–1603
John Carey
3rd Baron Hunsdon

c. 1556 – 1617
Sir Edmund Carey
1558–1637
Viscount Rochford
Earl of Dover
Henry Carey
1577–1577
Henry Carey
1st Earl of Dover

4th Baron Hunsdon

c. 1580 – 1666
Sir Robert Carey
1582/1583 – ?
Sir Ferdinando Carey
1590–1638
Thomas Carey
John Carey
2nd Earl of Dover

5th Baron Hunsdon

1608–1677
Col.
Sir Horatio Carey
b. 1619 – a. 1652
Ernestus Carey
1621–1680
Lt. Col.
Ferdinando Carey
1625–1662
Viscountcy and
earldom extinct
Col.
Robert Carey
6th Baron Hunsdon

b. 1652 – 1692
Robert Carey
7th Baron Hunsdon

b. 1649 – 1702
William Carey
died 1683
William Carey
8th Baron Hunsdon

1684–1765
Barony extinct

Baron Hunsdon, second creation (1832)

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Barons Hunsdon, third creation (1923)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vivian, p. 150.