Peerage Record – 190

     Richard Acton was born before 1665.¹ He was the son of Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Cressett.¹

     Catharine Acton is the daughter of Richard Acton.¹ She married Edward Gibbon.¹
     Her married name became Gibbon.¹

     Jean de Clermont, Seigneur de Charolais was born circa 1283. He was the son of Robert de France, Comte de Clermont and Beatrice de Bourgogne.¹ He married Jeanne d‘Argies, daughter of Reynaud d‘Argies, circa 1309.¹ He died in 1316.¹
     He gained the title of Seigneur de Charolais. He gained the title of Comte de St. Charolais.¹

     Edward Gibbon married Catharine Acton, daughter of Richard Acton.¹

     Edward Gibbon is the son of Edward Gibbon and Catharine Acton.¹ He married Judith Porten, daughter of unknown Porten.²

     Edward Gibbon was born on 27 April 1737.³ He was the son of Edward Gibbon and Judith Porten.^1,3 He died on 16 January 1794 at age 56.³
     He wrote the book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788.³ He was a noted historian.¹

     Pelina Brignole-Sale is the daughter of Marquis (?) Brignole-Sale.¹

     Marquis (?) Brignole-Sale lived at Genoa, Italy^G.¹

     Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton of Aldenham was born on 7 August 1870 at Bayern, Germany^G.¹ He was the son of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton of Aldenham and Maria Anna Ludmilla Euphrosina von und zu Arco auf Valley.¹ He married Dorothy Lyon, daughter of Thomas Henry Lyon and Edith Grace Branker, on 7 June 1904.¹ He died on 16 June 1924 at age 53.²
     He was given the name of Richard Maximilian Dalberg-Acton at birth.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was a clerk in the Foreign Office in 1894.¹ He held the office of Third Secretary of the Diplomatic Service in 1896.¹ He held the office of Second Secretary of the Diplomatic Service in 1900.¹ He succeeded as the Patrician of Naples [Italy] on 19 June 1902. He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Acton, of Aldenham [Aldenham Hall, in Morville], Shropshire [E., 1644] on 19 June 1902.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Acton of Aldenham, co. Shropshire [U.K., 1869] on 19 June 1902. He held the office of Chargé d’Affaires in Berne between 1904 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1905 and 1915.¹ He held the office of Chargé d’Affaires in Madrid between 1906 and 1907.¹ He held the office of First Secretary of the Diplomatic Service in 1908.¹ He held the office of Chargé d’Affaires in The Hague between 1908 and 1911.¹ He was naturalized as a British subject, by Act of Parliament in 1911.¹ He held the office of Chargé d’Affaires in Darmstadt between 1911 and 1914.¹ He held the office of Chargé d’Affaires in Berne between 1915 and 1916.¹ He held the office of Consul-General to Zurich between 1917 and 1918.¹ In 1919 his name was legally changed to Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Finland between 1919 and 1920.¹ He was appointed Grand Cross, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Grand Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Shropshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire.¹

     Hon. John Dalberg Dalberg-Acton was born on 30 May 1872.¹ He was the son of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton of Aldenham and Maria Anna Ludmilla Euphrosina von und zu Arco auf Valley.¹ He died on 16 April 1873.¹