Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley
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Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (d. 22 May 1681), was an English peer.
Cholmondeley was the son of Hugh Cholmondeley and Mary Bodvile. Sir Hugh Cholmondeley was his grandfather and Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, his uncle. He succeeded to the estates of his uncle Lord Leinster in 1659 and two years later he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Cholmondeley, of Kells in the County of Meath. Lord Cholmondeley married Elizabeth Cradock, daughter of George Cradock. He died in May 1681, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son Hugh, who was created Earl of Cholmondeley in 1706. His second son George became a prominent soldier.
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| Preceded by New Creation |
Viscount Cholmondeley | Succeeded by Hugh Cholmondeley |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
