Baron Rivers
Baron Rivers is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Baron Rivers:
1st. 1448. Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers 1405-1469.
2nd. 1776. George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers 1721-1821. Extinct. 1828.
3rd. 1802. George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers 1721-1821. Extinct. 1880.
Baron Rivers (1st Creation)
Baron Rivers is also in Baronies of England Chronologically.
On 09 May 1448 Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 43) was created 1st Baron Rivers by King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 26). Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 33) by marriage Baroness Rivers.
Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire (2nd Creation)
Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
1st: George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers. Died 1821. Son.
2nd: George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers. Died 1828. Extinct.
The London Gazette 11665. St. James's, May 14 [1776]. The King (age 37) has been pleased to order a Writ to be issued under the Great Seal of Great Britain for summoning Francis Osborne, Esq; commonly called Marquess of Carmarthen, up to the House of Peers, by the Stile and Title of Baron Olborne of Kiveton in the County of York.
The King has been pleased to grant unto her Grace the Dutchess of Argyll (age 42) the Dignity of a Baroness of the Kingdom of Great Britain, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baroness Hamilton, of Hameldon in the County of Leicester; and the Dignity of a Baron to her Heirs Male.
The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain unto the following Gentlemen, and their Heirs Male; viz.
Alexander Hume Campbell,.Esq; commonly called Lord Polwarth, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Hume of Berwick.
John Stuart, Esq; commonly called Lord Mount Stuart, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Cardiff of Cardiff Castle in the County of Glamorgan.
The Right Honorable Sir Edward Hawke, Knight of the Bath, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Hawke of Towton in the County of York.
The Right Honorable George Onslow, by the Name, Stile and Title of Baron Cranley of Imber Court in the County of Surrey.
The Right Honorable Sir Jeffery Amherst, Knight os the Bath, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Amherst of Holmesdale in the County of Kent.
Sir Brownlow Cust (age 31), Bart, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Brownlow of Belton in the County of Lincoln. [Frances Bankes Baroness Brownlow by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire.]
George Pitt (age 55), Esq; by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Rivers of Stratfieldsay in the County of Southampton.
Nathaniel Ryder (age 40), Esq; by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in the County of Lincoln. [Elizabeth Terrick Baroness Harrowby by marriage Baroness Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.]
Thomas Foley (age 59), Esq; of Great Witley in the County of Worcester, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Foley of Kidderminster in the County of Worcester. [Grace Granville Baroness Foley by marriage Baroness Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.]
On 07 Apr 1821 George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers (age 99) died. On 07 Apr 1821 His son George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers (age 69) succeeded 2nd Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire, 2nd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
On 20 Jul 1828 George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers (age 76) died in Grosvenor Place, Belgravia. His nephew Horace Beckford aka Pitt-Rivers 3rd Baron Rivers (age 50) succeeded 3rd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire extinct.
On 02 Feb 1833 George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers (age 22) and Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower Baroness Rivers (age 23) were married at British Embassy, Paris. She by marriage Baroness Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47).
Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire
Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
1st: George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers. Died 1821. Son.
2nd: George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers. Died 1828. Nephew.
3rd: Horace Beckford aka Pitt-Rivers 3rd Baron Rivers. Died 1831. Son.
4th: George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers. Died 1866. Son.
5th: Henry Peter Pitt-Rivers 5th Baron Rivers. Died 1867. Uncle.
6th: George Pitt-Rivers 6th Baron Rivers. Died 1880. Extinct.
On 16 Mar 1802 George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers (age 80) was created 1st Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire with special remainder, in default of male issue, to his brother Sir William and his issue male, failing which to his daughter Louisa's son Horace Beckford (age 24) and his issue male. The latter condition was effected on the death of his son George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers (age 50).
On 07 Apr 1821 George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers (age 99) died. On 07 Apr 1821 His son George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers (age 69) succeeded 2nd Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire, 2nd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
On 20 Jul 1828 George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers (age 76) died in Grosvenor Place, Belgravia. His nephew Horace Beckford aka Pitt-Rivers 3rd Baron Rivers (age 50) succeeded 3rd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire extinct.
On 23 Jan 1831 Horace Beckford aka Pitt-Rivers 3rd Baron Rivers (age 53) drowned himself in The Serpentine, Hyde Park having reneged on a pledge to never play cards again. His son George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers (age 20) succeeded 4th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
On 28 Apr 1866 George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers (age 55) died. His son Henry Peter Pitt-Rivers 5th Baron Rivers (age 17) succeeded 5th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
On 17 Mar 1867 Henry Peter Pitt-Rivers 5th Baron Rivers (age 17) died from lung disease in Torquay, Devon. His uncle George Pitt-Rivers 6th Baron Rivers (age 52) succeeded 6th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
On 03 Mar 1880 George Pitt-Rivers 6th Baron Rivers (age 65) died at 23 Wilton Crescent Belgravia. On 11 May 1880 he was buried at St Mary's Church Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset. Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire extinct.