Baron Sandys () is a title that has been created three times, once in the

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, once in the

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and once in the

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. The first creation, as Baron Sandys, ''of The Vyne'', in Hampshire, was in the Peerage of England in 1523 for William Sandys, the favourite of

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. It passed through several generations of his descendants until it fell into

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circa 1683 at the death of the eighth Baron, in which state it has remained since. The second creation, as Baron Sandys, ''of

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in the County of Worcester'', was in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1743 for Samuel Sandys, the former

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. This title became extinct on the death of his son Edwin, the second Baron, in 1797. The family estates were inherited by Edwin's niece

Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire and ''suo jure'' 1st Baroness Sandys (19 February 1764 – 1 August 1836), was a British peeress. She was born Mary Sandys, daughter of Colonel Martin Sandys (fourth son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys) an ...

, widow of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire. The third creation, again as Baron Sandys, ''of Ombersley in the County of Worcester'', was in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1802 for

, widow of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire. The barony was created with remainder to her younger sons Lord Arthur Moyses William Hill, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Augustus Hill and Lord George Hill successively, and failing them to her eldest son Arthur Blundell Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire. She was succeeded according to the special remainder by her second son Lord Arthur Moyses William, the second Baron. He was a

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in the Army and also represented

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in the

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. He never married and was succeeded by his next brother, the third Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament for

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and

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. In 1861 Lord Sandys assumed by Royal licence the surname of Sandys in lieu of Hill. This line of the family failed on the death of his younger son, the fifth Baron, in 1904. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin once removed, the sixth Baron. He was the grandson of Lord George Hill, the fifth son of the first Baroness. The sixth baron's son, the seventh Baron, succeeded in 1961. Lord Sandys notably served as

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between 1979 and 1983 in the

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. However, he lost his seat in the

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after the passing of the

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. He died on 11 February 2013 and was succeeded in the peerage, under the terms of the special remainder, by the ninth Marquess of Downshire. The family seat is Ombersley Court in

near Droitwich in

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. The house has been up for sale since the death of the previous Lord Sandys. The traditional burial place of the family is the Sandys Mausoleum in the churchyard of St Andrew, Ombersley. When St Andrew's Church was built in its current form between 1825 and 1829, the chancel of the old church was adapted for use as a mausoleum for the Sandys family, who were lords of the manor.Sandys Mausoleum
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Barons Sandys, ''of The Vyne'', in Hampshire, first creation (1523)

* William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (c. 1470–1540) – first summoned to parliament 3 November 1529. * Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (d. 1560) — first summoned to parliament 14 June 1543, * William Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (d. 1623) — first summoned to parliament 8 May 1572. * William Sandys, 4th Baron Sandys (d. 1629) — never summoned to parliament. * Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (d. 1644) — because of the

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never summoned to parliament. * William Sandys, 6th Baron Sandys (c. 1626–1668) — first summoned to parliament 8 May 1661. * Henry Sandys, 7th Baron Sandys (d. c. 1680) — first summoned to parliament 6 March 1679. * Edwin Sandys, 8th Baron Sandys (d. before 1700) — never summoned to parliament.

Barons Sandys, second creation (1743)

Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (10 August 1695 – 21 April 1770) was an English Whig politician and peer who represented Worcester in the British House of Commons from 1718 until 1743 when he was created Baron Sandys. He held numerous post ...

(1695–1770) *

Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (28 April 1726 – 11 March 1797), was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, and his wife Letitia, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet, Sir Thomas Tipping, Bt. ...

(1726–1797)

Barons Sandys, third creation (1802)

, 1st Baroness Sandys (1764–1836) * Arthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1793–1860) * (Arthur) Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798–1863) * Augustus Frederick Arthur Sandys, 4th Baron Sandys (1840–1904) * Michael Edwin Marcus Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (1855–1948) * Arthur Fitzgerald Sandys Hill, 6th Baron Sandys (1876–1961) * Richard Michael Oliver Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931–2013) * Arthur Francis Nicholas Wills Hill, 8th Baron Sandys, 9th Marquess of Downshire (b. 1959)

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