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Baron Heytesbury (pronounced 'Hetsbury'), of Heytesbury in the County of
'' Colonel Sir William Pierce Ashe à Court, of Heytesbury, 1st Baronet (c. 1747—1817)''
** 
'' William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury (1779—1860)''
*** '' William Henry Ashe Holmes à Court, 2nd Baron Heytesbury (1809—1891)''
**** ''Hon. William Leonard Holmes à Court (1835—1885)''
***** ''William Frederick Holmes à Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury (1862—1903)''
***** ''Leonard Holmes à Court, 4th Baron Heytesbury (1863—1949)''
****** ''William Leonard Frank Holmes à Court, 5th Baron Heytesbury (1906—1971)''
******* ''Francis William Holmes à Court, 6th Baron Heytesbury (1931—2004)''
******** James William Holmes à Court, 7th Baron Heytesbury (b. 1967)
***** ''Henry Worsley Holmes à Court (1871—1924)''
****** ''Robert Anthony Pierce Holmes à Court (1905—d.)''
****** ''Peter Worsley Holmes à Court (1912—1966)''
******* '' Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court (1937—1990)''
******** (1) Peter Michael Hamilton Holmes à Court (b. 1968)
********* (2) George William Lark Holmes à Court (b. 1999)
********* (3) Robert Hamilton Wim Holmes à Court (b. 1999)
******** (4) Simon Antony Holmes à Court (b. 1972)
********* (5) William Alexander Hazard Holmes à Court (b. 2000)
******** (6) Paul William Holmes à Court (b. 1973)
******* Simon Roger Holmes à Court (1939—1977)
**** ''Charles George Holmes à Court (1843—1924)''
***** ''Alan Worsley Holmes à Court (1887—1957)''
****** ''Peter Holmes à Court (1925—2006)''
******* (7) Alan William Holmes à Court (b. 1953)
******* (8) Campbell Worsley Holmes à Court (b. 1958)
**** ''Arthur Wyndham Holmes à Court (1848—1915)''
***** ''William Alexander Russell Holmes à Court (1878—1942)''
****** ''William Charles Holmes à Court (1918—1967)''
******* (9) William Walter Holmes à Court (b. 1948)
******* (10) Phillip John Holmes à Court (b. 1960)
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It borders Gloucestershire to the north, Oxfordshire to the north-east, Berkshire to the east, Hampshire to the south-east, Dorset to the south, and Somerset to ...
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1828 for the prominent politician and diplomat Sir William à Court, 2nd Baronet, who later served as Ambassador to Russia and as Viceroy of Ireland. His son, the second Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight
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. On his marriage in 1837 to Elizabeth Holmes, daughter of Sir Leonard Worsley Holmes, Lord Heytesbury assumed the additional surname of Holmes. His son the 4th baron commanded a battalion in the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) and was for a time in command of 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot. , the titles are held by his great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 2004.
The baronetcy, of Heytesbury House in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 July 1795 for the first Baron's father, William à Court. He was a colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
in the army and represented Heytesbury in the House of Commons
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. His father, William Ashe-à Court, was a general
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In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
in the army and also sat as a Member of Parliament for the rotten borough
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of Heytesbury.
A junior line of the family has attained fortune and fame in Australia, thanks to the business empire of Robert Holmes à Court, who was of South African birth, and his Western Australian wife Janet
Janet may refer to:
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* Janet (given name)
Surname
* Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table
* Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psychologist and psychotherapist
* Maur ...
, formerly one of Australia's richest women. Their vast business interests are managed through Heytesbury Pty Ltd, a company named after the family peerage.
à Court baronets of Heytesbury (1795)
* Sir William Pierce Ashe à Court, 1st Baronet (c. 1747–1817) * Sir William à Court, 2nd Baronet (1779–1860) (created Baron Heytesbury in 1828)Barons Heytesbury (1828)
* William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury (1779–1860) * William Henry Ashe à Court-Holmes, 2nd Baron Heytesbury (1809–1891) * William Frederick Holmes à Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury (1862–1903) * Leonard Holmes à Court, 4th Baron Heytesbury (1863–1949) * William Leonard Frank Holmes à Court, 5th Baron Heytesbury (1906–1971) * Francis William Holmes à Court, 6th Baron Heytesbury (1931–2004) * James William Holmes à Court, 7th Baron Heytesbury (born 1967) * '' Colonel Sir William Pierce Ashe à Court, of Heytesbury, 1st Baronet (c. 1747—1817)''
** '' William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury (1779—1860)''
*** '' William Henry Ashe Holmes à Court, 2nd Baron Heytesbury (1809—1891)''
**** ''Hon. William Leonard Holmes à Court (1835—1885)''
***** ''William Frederick Holmes à Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury (1862—1903)''
***** ''Leonard Holmes à Court, 4th Baron Heytesbury (1863—1949)''
****** ''William Leonard Frank Holmes à Court, 5th Baron Heytesbury (1906—1971)''
******* ''Francis William Holmes à Court, 6th Baron Heytesbury (1931—2004)''
******** James William Holmes à Court, 7th Baron Heytesbury (b. 1967)
***** ''Henry Worsley Holmes à Court (1871—1924)''
****** ''Robert Anthony Pierce Holmes à Court (1905—d.)''
****** ''Peter Worsley Holmes à Court (1912—1966)''
******* '' Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court (1937—1990)''
******** (1) Peter Michael Hamilton Holmes à Court (b. 1968)
********* (2) George William Lark Holmes à Court (b. 1999)
********* (3) Robert Hamilton Wim Holmes à Court (b. 1999)
******** (4) Simon Antony Holmes à Court (b. 1972)
********* (5) William Alexander Hazard Holmes à Court (b. 2000)
******** (6) Paul William Holmes à Court (b. 1973)
******* Simon Roger Holmes à Court (1939—1977)
**** ''Charles George Holmes à Court (1843—1924)''
***** ''Alan Worsley Holmes à Court (1887—1957)''
****** ''Peter Holmes à Court (1925—2006)''
******* (7) Alan William Holmes à Court (b. 1953)
******* (8) Campbell Worsley Holmes à Court (b. 1958)
**** ''Arthur Wyndham Holmes à Court (1848—1915)''
***** ''William Alexander Russell Holmes à Court (1878—1942)''
****** ''William Charles Holmes à Court (1918—1967)''
******* (9) William Walter Holmes à Court (b. 1948)
******* (10) Phillip John Holmes à Court (b. 1960)
Arms
See also
* Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury * Baron HolmesReferences
Books cited
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heytesbury Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1795 establishments in Great Britain 1828 establishments in the United Kingdom Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1828 Peerages created for UK MPs