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Baron Leconfield

Baron Leconfield, of Leconfield, in the East Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1859 for Col. George Wyndham (1787–1869). He was the eldest illegitimate son and adopted heir of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751–1837), by Elizabeth Ilive, his future wife, from whom he inherited Petworth House in Sussex, Egremont Castle and Cockermouth Castle in Cumbria and Leconfield Castle in Yorkshire, all formerly lands of Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland (1644–1670), inherited by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (1662–1748), on his marriage to the Percy heiress Elizabeth Percy (1667–1722) and inherited as one of the co-heirs of his son Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Egremont (1684–1750), by the latter's nephew Sir Charles Wyndham, 4th Baronet (1710–1763), of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, who inherited by special remainder the earldom of Egremont.

Barons Leconfield (1859)
George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield (1787–1869) • George William Wyndham (1817–1837) • Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield (1830–1901) • Lt. George O'Brien Wyndham (1868–1895) • Charles Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield (1872–1952) • Hugh Wyndham, 4th Baron Leconfield (1877–1963) • Edward Wyndham, 5th Baron Leconfield (1883–1967) • John Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield (1920–1972) (created Baron Egremont in 1963) • (John) Max Wyndham, 7th Baron Leconfield, 2nd Baron Egremont (b. 1948) The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. George Ronan Valentine Wyndham (b. 1983) Title succession chart Line of succession Note: numbers 5–8 are in the line of succession to the Leconfield barony only. • George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield (1787–1869)Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield (1830–1901)Charles Henry Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield (1872–1952)Hugh Archibald Wyndham, 4th Bacon Leconfield (1877–1963)Edward Scawen Wyndham, 5th Baron Leconfield (1883–1967)John Edward Reginald Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield, 1st Baron Egremont (1920–1973)(John) Max Henry Scawen Wyndham, 7th Baron Leconfield, 2nd Baron Egremont (born 1948) • (1,1) Hon. George Ronan Valentine Wyndham (b. 1983) • (2,2) Hon. Harry Hugh Patrick Wyndham (b. 1957) • (3,3) Alexander Wyndham (b. 1986) • (4,4) Richard Wyndham (b. 1990) • Hon. Mark Hugh Wyndham (1921–2008)(5) Henry Mark Wyndham (b. 1953) • (6) Edward Francis Reginald Wyndham (b. 1983) • (7) Leo David Wyndham (b. 1985) • (8) William Henry Wyndham (b. 1988) ==See also==
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