Baron Sheffield is a title that has been created four times: once in the

Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerag ...

, twice in the

Peerage of Ireland The peerage of Ireland consists of those Peerage, titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lordship of Ireland, Lord or Monarchy of Ireland, King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great B ...

, and once in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great B ...

. The first creation, as ''Baron Sheffield of Butterwick'', was in the Peerage of England in 1547 for Edmund Sheffield (1521–1549), second cousin of

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. ...

, who was murdered in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

during

Kett's Rebellion Kett's Rebellion was a revolt in the English county of Norfolk during the reign of Edward VI, largely in response to the enclosure of land. It began at Wymondham on 8 July 1549 with a group of rebels destroying fences that had been put up by wealt ...

. His grandson, the 3rd Baron Sheffield, was created ''

Earl of Mulgrave The title Earl of Mulgrave has been created twice. The first time as a title in the Peerage of England and the second time as a Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1626 for Edmund Sheffield, 3r ...

'' in 1626, and the 3rd Earl of Mulgrave was finally advanced to the '' dukedom of Buckingham and Normanby''. In 1735, at the death of the 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, however, all of the titles became extinct since no heirs to them remained. The next three creations were all in favour of one person, John Baker-Holroyd (1735–1821). In 1781, on the second creation of the title, he was made ''Baron Sheffield, of Dunnamore in the County of Meath'' in the

. This peerage was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. Two years later, in 1783, John Baker-Holroyd obtained the third creation of the title when he was made ''Baron Sheffield, of Roscommon in the County of Roscommon'', also in the

, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to the heirs male of his daughters from his first marriage. On the fourth creation of a Sheffield barony in 1802, John Baker-Holroyd was created ''Baron Sheffield, of

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

in the County of York,'' in the

. In 1816 the same John Baker-Holroyd was further made ''

Earl of Sheffield Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of ''earl'' never developed; instead, ''countess'' is used. The titl ...

'' and ''Viscount Pevensey'' in the Peerage of Ireland. The latter titles were all created with remainder to the heirs male of his body. He was succeeded by his son from his second marriage. On the death in 1909 of the 3rd Earl of Sheffield, his earldom, the Pevensey viscountcy and the Sheffield baronies of 1781 and 1802 became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the Sheffield barony of 1783 according to special remainder by

Edward Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 3rd Baron Eddisbury PC (16 May 1839 – 18 March 1925) was an English peer. Life He was the son of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, and the former Ho ...

, who was also 3rd Baron Eddisbury and now became 4th Baron Sheffield as well. The 4th Baron Sheffield was the grandson of Lady Maria Josepha Holroyd, daughter of the 1st Earl of Sheffield. These titles remain extant and united, see

Baron Stanley of Alderley Baron Stanley of Alderley, in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1839 for the politician and landowner Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet. History When the 1st Baron died in 1850, he was ...

for further succession.

Barons Sheffield, First creation (1547)

Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick (22 November 1521 – 1 August 1549) was an English nobleman who died in Kett's Rebellion. Early life Edmund Sheffield was born on 22 November 1521 in Butterwick, Lincolnshire to ...

(1521–1549) *

John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield , of Butterwick ( – 10 December 1568) was an English nobleman. Early life John Sheffield was born in Butterwick, Lincolnshire to Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield and Lady Anne De Vere, dau ...

(–1568) * Edmund Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (–1646), created

in 1626 :

Barons Sheffield, Second and fourth creations (1781; 1802), Earls of Sheffield (1816)

* John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield (1735–1821) * George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield (1802–1876) **Fredrick Henry Stuart Holroyd, Viscount Pevensey (1827–1829) * Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (1832–1909)

Barons Sheffield, Third creation (1783)

* John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield (1735–1821) * George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield (1802–1876) * Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (1832–1909) * Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury, 4th Baron Sheffield (1839–1925) (known as Lord Sheffield ) * Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 4th Baron Eddisbury, 5th Baron Sheffield (1875–1931) (known as Lord Stanley) * Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 5th Baron Eddisbury, 6th Baron Sheffield (1907–1971) (known as Lord Stanley) *Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley, 7th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 6th Baron Eddisbury, 7th Baron Sheffield (1915–1971) (known as Lord Sheffield) *Thomas Henry Oliver Stanley, 8th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 7th Baron Eddisbury, 8th Baron Sheffield (1927–2013) (known as Lord Stanley) *Richard Oliver Stanley 9th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 8th Baron Eddisbury and 9th Baron Sheffield (born 1956) The

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of a person with a better claim to the position in question. This is in contrast to an heir app ...

is the present holder's brother Hon. Charles Ernest Stanley (born 1960), who has three daughters. The next in line to the peerages is his brother Hon. Harry John Stanley (born 1963), whose heir is his only son Bertram Thomas Zulfikar Stanley (born 2007).

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheffield 1547 establishments in England 1735 disestablishments in England 1781 establishments in Ireland 1783 establishments in Ireland 1802 establishments in the United Kingdom 1909 disestablishments in Ireland Noble titles created in 1547 Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1781 Noble titles created in 1783 Noble titles created in 1802 Peerages created for UK MPs Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Peerages created with special remainders Stanley family