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Fortescue, Baron (GB, 1746)

Creation: let.pat. 5 Jul 1746

Family name: Fortescue

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Arms:

See Earl Fortescue

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On 5 July 1746 Hugh [Fortescue], 14th Baron Clinton, was created Earl Clinton and Baron Fortescue, of Castle Hill in the County of Devon. The Barony of Fortescue had a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his half-brother, Matthew Fortescue. On the death of the Earl Clinton on 2 May 1751 the Earldom of Clinton became extinct, the Barony of Clinton fell into abeyance between his sister of the whole blood, Margaret Fortescue, and his cousin Margaret, Dowager Countess of Orford, and the Barony of Fortescue passed to his half-brother,

Mathew [Fortescue], 2nd Baron Fortescue

2nd son of Hugh Fortescue, of Filleigh, co. Devon, by his second wife Hon Lucy Aylmer, 2nd dau. of Matthew [Aylmer], 1st Baron Aylmer

born

31 Mar 1719

mar.

8 Jul 1752 Anne Campbell (d. 26 May 1812), 2nd dau. of John Campbell of Cawdor, of Stackpole Court, co. Pembroke, by his wife Mary Pryse, dau. and cohrss. of Lewis Pryse, of Gogerddan

children

1. Hon Hugh Fortescue, later 3rd Baron Fortescue later 1st Earl Fortescue

2. Capt Hon Matthew Fortescue RN (b. 12 Apr 1754; d. 19 Nov 1842), mar. (1) 1 Nov 1778 Henrietta Archer, dau. of Col ..... Archer, and (2) 6 Jun 1795 Henrietta Anne Dyke-Acland (widow of Sir Thomas Dyke-Acland, 5th Bt., of Columb St John, co. Devon; d. 5 Sep 1841), only dau. of Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Bt., of Luscombe, co. Devon, by his second wife Frances Ann Acland, dau. of Richard Acland, and had issue by both wives

died

10 Jul 1785

suc. by

son

note

High Steward of Barnstaple

Hugh [Fortescue], 3rd Baron Fortescue later 1st Earl Fortescue

created

1 Sep 1789 Viscount Ebrington, of Ebrington in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Fortescue

The Barony of Fortescue has been held by the Earls Fortescue since 1 Sep 1789.

 First written 25 Jul 2005

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