Baron Leconfield, of Leconfield, in the East Riding of the County of York, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great B ...

. It was created in 1859 for Col.

George Wyndham George Wyndham, PC (29 August 1863 – 8 June 1913) was a British Conservative politician, statesman, man of letters, and one of The Souls. Background and education Wyndham was the elder son of the Honourable Percy Wyndham, third son of G ...

(1787–1869). He was the eldest illegitimate son and adopted heir of

George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont Royal Society#Fellows, FRS (18 December 1751 – 11 November 1837) of Petworth House in Sussex and Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, was a British Peerage of Great Britain, peer, a major landowner and a ...

(1751–1837), by Elizabeth Ilive, his future wife (see

Earl of Egremont Earl of Egremont was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1749, along with the subsidiary title Baron Cockermouth, in Cumberland, for Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, with remainder to his nephews Charles Wyndham, 2 ...

for earlier history of the family), from whom he inherited

Petworth House Petworth House is a late 17th-century Grade I listed English country house, country house in the parish of Petworth, West Sussex, England. It was built in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s to the desi ...

in Sussex,

Egremont Castle Egremont Castle is located in the town of Egremont, Cumbria (). History The original castle was built on a mound above the River Ehen on the site of a Danish fort following the conquest of Cumberland in 1092 by William II of England. The prese ...

and

Cockermouth Castle Cockermouth Castle () is in the town of Cockermouth in Cumbria on a site by the junction of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent. It is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument. History The first castle on this site was built by the Normans ...

in Cumbria and Leconfield Castle in Yorkshire, all formerly lands of Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland (1644–1670), inherited by

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, Order of the Garter, KG, Privy Council (United Kingdom), PC, (13 August 16622 December 1748), known by the epithet "The Proud Duke", was an English aristocrat and courtier. He rebuilt Petworth House in Su ...

(1662–1748), on his marriage to the Percy heiress Elizabeth Percy (1667–1722) and inherited as one of the co-heirs of his son

Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset General Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (11 November 16847 February 1750) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1722 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Percy and took his ...

, 1st Earl of Egremont (1684–1750), by the latter's nephew Sir Charles Wyndham, 4th Baronet (1710–1763), of

Orchard Wyndham Orchard Wyndham is a historic manor near Williton in Somerset, centred on the synonymous grade I listed manor house of Orchard Wyndham that was situated historically in the parish of Watchet and about two miles south of the parish church of ...

in Somerset, who inherited by

special remainder In property law of the United Kingdom and the United States and other common law countries, a remainder is a future interest given to a person (who is referred to as the transferee or remainderman) that is capable of becoming possessory upon the ...

the earldom of Egremont. The 1st Baron's eldest son, the second Baron, represented

West Sussex West Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Cr ...

in the

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as a

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baron, who served as

Lord Lieutenant of Sussex This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Sussex. From 1677 until 1974, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Sussex. Lord Lieutenants of Sussex to 1974 *Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel 1551–? ''jointly with'' ...

from 1917 to 1949. The latter's nephew, the sixth Baron, served as Private Secretary to Prime Minister

Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British statesman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nickn ...

from 1957 to 1963. In 1963, four years before he succeeded his father in the barony of Leconfield, the Egremont title held by his ancestors was revived when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Egremont, of Petworth in the County of Sussex. the titles are held by his son, the seventh Baron. Known as

Max Egremont John Max Henry Scawen Wyndham, 2nd Baron Egremont, 7th Baron Leconfield (born 21 April 1948), generally known as Max Egremont, is a British biographer and novelist. Early life and education Egremont is the eldest son of John Wyndham, 1st Baron ...

, he is a biographer and novelist. The Hon. Percy Wyndham, younger son of the first Baron, was a Conservative politician and member of

The Souls The Souls was a small loosely-knit but distinctive elite social and intellectual group in the United Kingdom from 1885 to the turn of the century. Many of the most distinguished British politicians and intellectuals of the time were members. Th ...

. He was the father of the

politician and man of letters

and of the soldier

Guy Wyndham Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Percy Wyndham, (19 January 1865 – 17 April 1941) was a British Army soldier. Background and family Wyndham was born on 19 January 1865 as the son of Hon. Percy Wyndham and Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell. He wa ...

. The family seat is Petworth House in

Petworth Petworth is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Chichester (district), Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 road, A272 east–west road from Heathfield, East Sussex, Heat ...

Barons Leconfield (1859)

George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield (5 June 1787 – 18 March 1869), was a British soldier and hereditary peer. Early life A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, he was born in 1787, the eldest natural son of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egr ...

(1787–1869) **George William Wyndham (1817–1837) *

Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield (31 July 1830 – 6 January 1901), was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Early life and education A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, Leconfield was the eldest surviving son of Geo ...

(1830–1901) **Lt. George O'Brien Wyndham (1868–1895) *

Charles Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield Charles Henry Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield (17 February 1872 – 16 April 1952), was a British peer, army officer and political figure. He succeeded his father as third Baron Leconfield in 1901. Early life and education Wyndham was born at th ...

(1872–1952) * Hugh Wyndham, 4th Baron Leconfield (1877–1963) * Edward Wyndham, 5th Baron Leconfield (1883–1967) * John Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield (1920–1972) (created Baron Egremont in 1963) * (John) Max Wyndham, 7th Baron Leconfield, 2nd Baron Egremont (b. 1948) The

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

is the present holder's son, the Hon. George Ronan Valentine Wyndham (b. 1983)

Title succession chart

Line of succession

Note: numbers 5–8 are in the line of succession to the Leconfield barony only. * Coronet of a British Baron

(1787–1869)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

(1830–1901)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Charles Henry Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield (1872–1952)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Hugh Archibald Wyndham, 4th Bacon Leconfield (1877–1963)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

''Edward Scawen Wyndham, 5th Baron Leconfield (1883–1967)'' **** Coronet of a British Baron

'' John Edward Reginald Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield, 1st Baron Egremont (1920–1973)'' ***** Coronet of a British Baron

(John) Max Henry Scawen Wyndham, 7th Baron Leconfield, 2nd Baron Egremont (born 1948) ****** (1,1) ''Hon.'' George Ronan Valentine Wyndham (b. 1983) ***** (2,2) ''Hon.'' Harry Hugh Patrick Wyndham (b. 1957) ****** (3,3) Alexander Wyndham (b. 1986) ****** (4,4) Richard Wyndham (b. 1990) **** ''Hon. Mark Hugh Wyndham (1921–2008)'' ***** (5) Henry Mark Wyndham (b. 1953) ****** (6) Edward Francis Reginald Wyndham (b. 1983) ****** (7) Leo David Wyndham (b. 1985) ****** (8) William Henry Wyndham (b. 1988)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leconfield Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1859

Leconfield Leconfield is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Beverley town centre on the A164 road. The civil parish consists of Leconfield, the village of Arram and the Hamle ...

1859 establishments in the United Kingdom

Barons Leconfield (1859)

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Line of succession

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