Baron Digby is a title that has been created twice, once in the

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and once in the

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, for members of the same family. Robert Digby, Governor of King's County, was created Baron Digby, of

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in the King's County, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1620. He was the nephew of

John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (February 1580 – 21 January 1653),David L. Smith, 'Digby, John, first earl of Bristol (1580–1653)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008. was an E ...

. Lord Digby's grandson, the third Baron, and the latter's younger brothers, the fourth and fifth Barons, all represented

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in Parliament. The 5th Baron's grandson, the 6th Baron, sat as a

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for

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and for

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. His younger brother, the 7th Baron, represented Ludgershall and

in the

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. In 1765, he was created Baron Digby, of

Sherborne Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The parish includes the hamlets of Nether Coombe and Lower Clatcombe. T ...

in the

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, in the

, with remainder to the male issue of his father. In 1790, Lord Digby was further honoured when he was made Viscount Coleshill and Earl Digby also in the Peerage of Great Britain, with remainder to the issue male of his body. His son, the 2nd Earl, was

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from 1808 to 1856. He never married, and on his death in 1856, the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the two baronies by his first cousin once removed, the 9th Baron. He was the son of

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Sir Henry Digby, son of the Very Reverend the Honourable William Digby, younger brother of the 6th Baron and the first Earl Digby. His son, the 10th Baron, sat as a

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Member of Parliament for

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. He was succeeded by his son, the 11th Baron. He was Chairman of the

County Council from 1955 to 1964 and

from 1952 to 1964. The son, the 12th Baron, also served as

from 1984 to 1999. the titles are held by his son, the 13th Baron, who succeeded in 2018. Two female members of the family have also gained fame.

Jane Digby Jane Elizabeth Digby (3 April 1807 – 11 August 1881) was an English aristocrat, famed for her remarkable love life and lifestyle. She had four husbands and many lovers, including Lord Ellenborough, Governor-General of India, King Ludwig ...

was the sister of the 9th Baron while Hon.

Pamela Harriman Pamela Beryl Harriman (''née'' Digby; 20 March 1920 – 5 February 1997), also known as Pamela Churchill Harriman, was an English-born American political activist for the Democratic Party, diplomat, and socialite. She married three times, ...

(née Digby), American Ambassador to France, was the eldest daughter of the 11th Baron and the sister of the 12th Baron. The family seat is Minterne House, near

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Baron Digby (1620, Ire)

* Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby ( – 1642) *

Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby (c. 1627 – 11 July 1661), was an Irish nobleman. Kildare was a minor when he succeeded his father, Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby, in 1642. Upon the English Restoration, he sat in the Irish House of Lords in the Par ...

(c. 1627 – 1661) *

Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby (30 April 1654 – 29 December 1677), was an Irish peer and English Member of Parliament. Digby was the son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Rupatai Kadam. In 1661, aged 7, he succeeded his father as third Baron ...

(1654–1677) *

Simon Digby, 4th Baron Digby Simon Digby, 4th Baron Digby (18 July 1657 – 19 January 1686), was an Irish peer and English Member of Parliament. Digby was a younger son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Mary Gardiner. He was privately educated by a clergyman, William Ra ...

(1657–1685) *

William Digby, 5th Baron Digby William Digby, 5th Baron Digby (20 February 1661 – 27 November 1752) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Life Digby was a younger son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Mary Gardiner. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on ...

(1661–1752) *

Edward Digby, 6th Baron Digby Edward Digby, 6th Baron Digby (5 July 1730 – 30 November 1757), was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Digby was the son of Hon. Edward Digby, son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby. His mother was Charlotte Fox, daughter of Sir Stephen ...

(1730–1757) * Henry Digby, 7th Baron Digby (1731–1793) (created Baron Digby Bin 1765)

Baron Digby (1765, GB)

* Henry Digby, 7th and 1st Baron Digby (1731–1793) (created Earl Digby in 1790)

Earl Digby (1790)

* Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby, 7th and 1st Baron Digby (1731–1793) * Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby, 8th and 2nd Baron Digby (1773–1856)

Baron Digby (1620, 1765; reverted)

* Edward St Vincent Digby, 9th and 3rd Baron Digby (1809–1889) * Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby, 10th and 4th Baron Digby (1846–1920) * Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th and 5th Baron Digby (1894–1964) * Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th and 6th Baron Digby (1924–2018) * Henry Noel Kenelm Digby, 13th and 7th Baron Digby (born 1954) The

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is the present holder's son, Hon. Edward St Vincent Kenelm Digby (born 1985).

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