Peerage Record – 3008

     Nicholas McCarthy Whistler was born on 25 December 1955.¹ He is the son of Ralfe Ashton Whistler and Jane McCarthy.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Christopher Roper, 5th Baron Teynham was the son of Christopher Roper, 4th Baron Teynham and Philadelphia Knollys.² He married Hon. Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Francis Browne, 3rd Viscount Montagu and Lady Elizabeth Somerset, in 1674.³ He died before 24 July 1689.³
     He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Kent.³ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Teynham, of Teynham, Kent [E., 1616] on 23 October 1673.³

     Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough was baptised on 18 October 1623.¹ He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough and Elizabeth Howard.² He married Lady Penelope O’Brien, daughter of Barnabas O’Brien, 5th Earl of Thomond and Anne Fermor, in 1644.¹ He died on 19 June 1697 at age 73.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was initially a Parliamentarian in Civil War (commanding his father’s troop of horse), but switched to the Royalists in Apr 1643.¹ He fought in the Battle of Newbury, where he was wounded.¹ He fought in the Sieges of Gloucester.¹ He fought in the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.¹ He fought in the Siege of Bristol.¹ He fought in the Battle of Lostwithiel in 1644.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Peterborough, co. Northampton [E., 1628] on 19 June 1644.² He succeeded as the 6th Lord Mordaunt [E., 1532] on 19 June 1644.¹ In 1648 he took part in a royalist rising.¹ He was Governor, Captain-General of forces and Colonel of Tangier Regiment, Tangier between 1661 and 1663.¹ He fought in the Second Dutch War in 1665, as a Captain in the Navy.¹ He was Captain of Horse in 1666.¹ He held the office of Joint Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1666 and 1673.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Northampton from 1671 to 1672.¹ He fought in the Third Dutch War in 1672, as a Captain in the Navy.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of West Northamptonshire between 1673 and 1678.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel of Foot from 1673 to 1674.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) between 1674 and 1679.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1678 and 1688.¹ He gained the rank of Captain of Horse from 1678 to 1679 in the Duke of York’s Regiment of Horse.¹ He became a Roman Catholic, apparently after hearing Archbishop Henry Ussher of Armagh (the same who famously put the date of the Creation at 4004 BC) get the better of Father Oswald Tesimond.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Northampton between 1682 and 1688.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) from February 1682/83 to February 1688/89.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1685.¹ He held the office of Groom of the Stole and First Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1685 and 1688.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1685 and 1688 in the 2nd Dragoon Guards.¹ He was High Steward and Chief Bailiff to King James III’s wife Mary in January 1685/86.¹ In 1688 he attempted to flee the country at the Glorious Revolution but was held in the Tower of London 24 December 1688–7 October 1690.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland between January 1688 and December 1688.¹ In 1689 proceedings for impeachment were initiated against him.¹

     Sir John Savile, 1st and last Bt. was born circa 1640.¹ He was the son of John Savile and Anne Palmer. He married Mary Paston, daughter of Clement Paston, in 1663.¹ He died in 1689, without male issue.¹
     He was created 1st Baronet Savile, of Copley, co. Yorks [England] on 24 July 1662.¹ He lived at Copley, Yorkshire, England^G.

     Sir Nicholas Sherburne, 1st and last Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Sherburne, of Stonyhurst, Lancashire.¹

     John Brockholes lived at Claughton, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     John Coppinger lived at Ballyvolane, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl of Fauconberg of Newborough was born on 13 April 1743.² He was the son of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl of Fauconberg of Newborough and Catherine Betham.² He married Charlotte Lamb, daughter of Sir Matthew Lamb, 1st Bt. and Charlotte Coke, on 29 May 1766. He died on 23 March 1802 at age 58.
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Peterborough between 1768 and 1774.³ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Fauconberg of Henknowle, in the Bishopric of Durham [E., 1643] on 8 February 1774. He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Fauconberg of Newborough, co. York [G.B., 1756] on 8 February 1774. He succeeded as the 5th Baron Fauconberg of Yarm, co. York [E., 1627] on 8 February 1774. He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Belasyse, of Newborough, co. York [E., 1611] on 8 February 1774. He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber between 1777 and 1802.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the North Riding, Yorkshire.³ On his death, his earldom became extinct.⁴

     Lord Bernard Thomas Fitzalan-Howard was born on 30 December 1825.¹ He was the son of Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower.² He died on 21 December 1846 at age 20.¹
     He was given the name of Bernard Thomas Howard at birth.¹ On 26 April 1842 his name was legally changed to Bernard Thomas Fitzalan-Howard by Royal Licence.¹

     Vice-Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons was born on 21 November 1790.² He was the son of John Lyons and Catharine Walrond.¹ He married Augusta Louisa Rogers, daughter of Captain Josiah Rogers, on 18 July 1814.² He died on 23 November 1858 at age 68 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England^G.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in 1814 in the Royal Navy.² He was created 1st Baronet Lyons [U.K.] on 29 July 1814.² He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the White.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)² He was appointed Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.)² He fought in the Crimean War in 1855, in command of the Mediterranean Fleet.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)² He was created 1st Baron Lyons, of Christchurch, co. Hants [U.K.] on 25 June 1856.²