Viscount De L'Isle, of Penshurst in the County of Kent, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1956 for William Sidney, 6th Baron de L'Isle and Dudley, VC, KG, GCMG, GCVO (1909–1991).

History

This branch of the Shelley family descends from John Shelley-Sidney, the only son of the second marriage of Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet, of Castle Goring (see

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for earlier history of the family) by Elizabeth Jane, daughter of William Perry and Elizabeth, daughter and heir of the Hon. Thomas Sidney, fourth son of

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(a title which had become extinct in 1743; see the Earl of Leicester 1618 creation). In 1799 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Sidney on succeeding to the estates, including Penshurst Place in Kent, of his maternal grandmother. In 1818 he was created a Baronet, of Penshurst in the County of Kent, in the

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. His son and heir apparent, Philip Sidney, represented

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in the House of Commons. In 1835, fourteen years before succeeding his father in the baronetcy, he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron De L'Isle and Dudley, of Penshurst in the County of Kent. He was son-in-law of then King William IV. The title derived from the fact that the title of "Viscount De L'Isle" had been held by his ancestors the Earls of Leicester (in turn deriving from their ancestors), but had become extinct along with the earldom in 1743. The title of "Dudley" came from the fact that

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( of the 1618 creation) was the nephew of

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( of the 1564 creation), the fifth son of

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, who was as well Viscount Lisle by right of his mother. Lord De L'Isle and Dudley discontinued the use of the surname Shelley. His grandson, the fifth Baron (who only held the titles for two months in 1945 after succeeding his elder brother), notably served as Mayor of Chelsea and was a member of the London County Council. His son, the sixth Baron, was a prominent Conservative politician and served as

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from 1951 to 1955. In 1956 he was created Viscount De L'Isle, of Penshurst in the County of Kent, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord De L'Isle later served as

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Shelley-Sidney Baronets, of Penshurst Place (1818)

Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet Viscount De L'Isle, of Penshurst in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1956 for William Sidney, 6th Baron de L'Isle and Dudley, VC, KG, GCMG, GCVO (1909–1991). History This branch of t ...

(1771–1849) * Sir Philip Sidney, 2nd Baronet (1800–1851) (created Baron De L'Isle and Dudley in 1835)

Barons De L'Isle and Dudley (1835)

Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley Philip Charles Shelley Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley GCH (11 March 1800 – 4 March 1851) was a British Tory politician. Early life Sidney was the only son of Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet and Henrietta Hunloke. The poet P ...

(1800–1851) *

Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley DL (28 January 1828 – 17 February 1898) was an English Peer. Early life Sidney was born in London, England on 28 January 1828. He was the youngest child and only son born to Philip Sidney, 1st Ba ...

(1828–1898) * Philip Sidney, 3rd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley (1853–1922) *

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(1854–1945) *William Sidney, 5th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley (1859–1945) * William Sidney, 6th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley (1909–1991) (created Viscount De L'Isle in 1956)

Viscounts De L'Isle (1956)

* William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (1909–1991) *

Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle Philip John Algernon Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle, (born 21 April 1945) is a British peer and former soldier. Life and career Lord De L'Isle is the only son of William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle and his wife Jacqueline (née Vereker), a d ...

(b. 1945) The heir apparent is the present holder's only son the Hon. Philip William Edmund Sidney (b. 1985).

Line of Succession

Philip John Algernon Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle Philip John Algernon Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle, (born 21 April 1945) is a British peer and former soldier. Life and career Lord De L'Isle is the only son of William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle and his wife Jacqueline (née Vereker), a ...

(born 1945) ** (1) ''Hon.'' Philip William Edmund Sidney (b. 1985)

References

Sources

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Lisle Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1956 establishments in the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1956 Noble titles created for UK MPs