Baron Auckland is a title in both the

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and the

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. The first creation came in 1789 when the prominent politician and financial expert William Eden was made Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1793, he was created Baron Auckland, of West Auckland in the County of Durham, in the Peerage of Great Britain. Eden notably served as

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, Ambassador to Spain, and

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. His second son, the second Baron, was also a politician and served as

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. In 1839 he was created Baron Eden, of Norwood in the County of Surrey, and Earl of Auckland, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. However, he never married, and the barony of Eden and the earldom became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the baronies of Auckland by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was Bishop of both Sodor and Man and Bath and Wells. The titles descended from father to son until the death of the sixth Baron in 1941. He was succeeded by his cousin, the seventh Baron. He was the son of George Eden, third son of the fourth Baron. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the eighth Baron. , the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the tenth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997. The Barons Auckland are members of the prominent Eden family. The first Baron was the third son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet, of West Auckland. His younger brother was Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley, while his elder brother was

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. The latter was the great-great-grandfather of Prime Minister

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achi ...

, and the great-great-great-grandfather of

John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton, (15 September 1925 – 23 May 2020), known as Sir John Eden, 9th Baronet, from 1963 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (Uni ...

. The present Baron Auckland is also in remainder to the Eden Baronetcy of West Auckland, a title held by his kinsman the Lord Eden of Winton. William Eden, the eldest son of the first Baron, was Member of Parliament for

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Sir Ashley Eden Sir Ashley Eden (13 November 1831 – 8 July 1887) was an official and diplomat in British India. Background and education Eden was born at Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, the third son of Robert Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland, Bishop of Bath a ...

, third son of the third Baron, was an official and diplomat in

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. The city of

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in New Zealand was named after the first Earl of Auckland, the patron of the city's founder,

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. Several Auckland landmarks, including the hill and suburb

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and the sports ground

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, are named directly or indirectly after the family.

Baron Auckland (1789, 1793)

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire), Royal Society, FRS (3 April 174528 May 1814) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1774 to 1793. Early life A m ...

(1744–1814) * George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland (1784–1849) (created Baron Eden and Earl of Auckland in 1839)

Earl of Auckland (1839)

George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, (25 August 1784 – 1 January 1849) was an English people, English Whig (British political faction), Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served a ...

(1784–1849)

Baron Auckland (1789, 1793; reverted)

* Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland (1799–1870) * William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland (1829–1890) * William Morton Eden, 5th Baron Auckland (1859–1917) * Frederick Colvin George Eden, 6th Baron Auckland (1895–1941) * Geoffrey Morton Eden, 7th Baron Auckland (1891–1955) * Terence Eden, 8th Baron Auckland (1892–1957) * Ian George Eden, 9th Baron Auckland (1926–1997) * Robert Ian Burnard Eden, 10th Baron Auckland (born 1962) The

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is the present holder's first cousin, Henry Vane Eden (born 1958).
The heir presumptive's

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is his son, Oliver Eden (born 1990).

Title succession chart

References

Sources

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

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