Viscount Exmouth

Viscount Exmouth, of Canonteign in the County of Devon, is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

History

The title was created in 1816 for the prominent naval officer Edward Pellew, 1st Baron Exmouth. He had already been created a baronet in the baronetage of Great Britain on 18 March 1796 for rescuing the crew of the East Indiaman Dutton. After a succession of commands culminating as Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, he was created Baron Exmouth, of Canonteign in the County of Devon, in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1814. He was advanced as a Viscount, with the same designation, for the successful bombardment of Algiers in 1816, which secured the release of the 1,000 Christian slaves in the city.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Viscount, who represented Launceston in Parliament. On the death in 1922 of the second Viscount's great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, this line of the family failed. He was succeeded by his 94-year-old first cousin twice removed, the sixth Viscount. He was the son of the Hon. and Very Revd George Pellew, Dean of Norwich, third son of the first Viscount. Partly due to having become a U.S. citizen, and partly due to his advanced age, the sixth Viscount did not use his title for the brief period he held it, nor did he claim his seat in the House of Lords. Only six months after succeeding to his titles, the sixth Viscount died. He was succeeded by his son, the seventh Viscount, a naturalised U.S. citizen and professor of chemistry. Having succeeded to the peerage, the seventh Viscount returned to England in 1923 and again became a British subject, taking his seat in the House of Lords in 1931. Upon his death without any surviving issue in 1945, this line of the family also failed.

The title then passed to the seventh Viscount's second cousin, the eighth Viscount. He was the grandson of the Hon. and Revd Edward Pellew, fourth son of the first Viscount. His son, the ninth Viscount, married María Luisa de Urquijo y Losada, Marquesa de Olías, a title of Spanish nobility created by King Philip IV in 1652.^[1] They were succeeded in their respective titles by their son, Paul Pellew, as 10th Viscount Exmouth and 9th Marquess of Olías.

The family seat was Canonteign House, near Exeter in Devon.

Pellew baronets (1796)

Edward Pellew, 1st Baronet (1757–1833) (created Baron Exmouth in 1814)

Baron Exmouth (1814)

Edward Pellew, 1st Baron Exmouth (1757–1833) (created Viscount Exmouth in 1816)

Viscount Exmouth (1816)

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757–1833)
Pownoll Bastard Pellew, 2nd Viscount Exmouth (1786–1833)
Edward Pellew, 3rd Viscount Exmouth (1811–1876)
Edward Fleetwood John Pellew, 4th Viscount Exmouth (1861–1899)
Edward Addington Hargreaves Pellew, 5th Viscount Exmouth (1890–1922)
Henry Edward Pellew, 6th Viscount Exmouth (1828–1923)
Charles Ernest Pellew, 7th Viscount Exmouth (1863–1945)
Edward Irving Pownoll Pellew, 8th Viscount Exmouth (1868–1951)
Pownoll Irving Edward Pellew, 9th Viscount Exmouth (1908–1970)
Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth (born 1940)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Edward Francis Pellew (born 1978).

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Viscounts Exmouth.

Edward Pellew
1st Viscount Exmouth
1757–1833

Pownoll Pellew
2nd Viscount Exmouth
1786–1833

Admiral Sir
Fleetwood Pellew
1789–1861

Very Rev. Hon.
George Pellew
1793–1866

Rev. Hon.
Edward Pellew
1799–1869

Edward Pellew
3rd Viscount Exmouth
1811–1876

Hon.
Percy Pellew
1814–1848

Hon.
Pownoll Pellew
1823–1851

Hon.
Fleetwood Pellew
1830–1866

Hon.
Barrington Pellew
1833–1858

Thomas Pellew
1818–1819

Henry Pellew
6th Viscount Exmouth
1828–1923

Cdr.
Pownoll Pellew
1837–1872

Edward Pellew
4th Viscount Exmouth
1861–1899

William Pellew
1859–1892

Charles Pellew
7th Viscount Exmouth
1863–1945

Edward Pellew
8th Viscount Exmouth
1868–1951

Edward Pellew
5th Viscount Exmouth
1890–1922

Pownoll Pellew
9th Viscount Exmouth
1908–1970

Paul Pellew
10th Viscount Exmouth
born 1940

Hon.
Edward Pellew
born 1978

Line of succession

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757–1833)
- Pownoll Bastard Pellew, 2nd Viscount Exmouth (1786–1833)
  - Edward Pellew, 3rd Viscount Exmouth (1811–1876)
  - Hon. Fleetwood John Pellew (1830–1866)
    - Edward Fleetwood John Pellew, 4th Viscount Exmouth (1861–1899)
      - Edward Addington Hargreaves Pellew, 5th Viscount Exmouth (1890–1922)
- Very Rev. Hon. George Pellew (1793–1866)
  - Henry Edward Pellew, 6th Viscount Exmouth (1828–1923)
    - Charles Ernest Pellew, 7th Viscount Exmouth (1863–1945)
- Rev. Hon. Edward William Pellew (1799–1869)
  - Cdr. Pownoll William Pellew (1837–1872)
    - Edward Irving Pownoll Pellew, 8th Viscount Exmouth (1868–1951)
      - Pownoll Irving Edward Pellew, 9th Viscount Exmouth (1908–1970)
        Paul Edward Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth (born 1940)
        (1) Hon. Edward Francis Pellew (born 1978)
        
        (2) Hon. Alexander Paul Pellew (born 1978)
        
        (3) Hon. Peter Irving Pellew (born 1942)
  - Fleetwood Hugo Pellew (1838–1906)
    - Fleetwood Hugo Pellew (1871–1961)
      - Cdr. Anthony Pownoll Pellew (1911–1992)
        (4) Mark Edward Pellew (born 1942)
        (5) Adam Lee Pellew (born 1966)
        
        (6) Dominic Stephen Pellew (born 1968)
        
        (7) Robert Anthony Pellew (born 1945)
        (8) Toby James Pownoll Pellew (born 1982)
        
        (9) Nicholas Charles Pellew (born 1959)
        (10) Christopher Anthony Lloyd Pellew (born 1992)
        
        (11) Philip Esmond Pellew (born 1962)
      - Myles Addington Pellew (1919–2017)
        (12) Simon Du Pre Pellew (born 1959)
        (13) Dominic Pellew (born 1997)
      - (14) Timothy Winthrop Pellew (born 1921)
        (15) Fleetwood Timothy Pellew (born 1952)
        
        (16) Adrian Harold Pellew (born 1954)
        (17) Adam Timothy Edmund Pellew (born 2000)
        
        (18) Owen Simon Pellew (born 1958)
        
        (19) Colin David Pellew (born 1961)

Arms

Coat of arms of Viscount Exmouth
	Crest Upon the waves of the sea the wreck of the Dutton East Indianman upon a rocky shore off Plymouth garrison all Proper. Escutcheon Gules a Lion passant guardant in chief two Chaplets of Laurel Or on a Chief of Augmentation wavy a representation of Algiers with a British Man-of-War before it all Proper. Supporters Dexter a Lion rampant guardant Or navally crowned Azure resting the dexter paw upon a decrescent Argent, sinister a Male figure representing slavery trowsers Argent striped Azure the upper part of the body naked holding in the dexter hand broken chains Proper the sinister arm elevated and holding a cross Or. Motto Deo Adjuvante (over the crest), Algiers (below the shield) ^[2]

References

^ Antonio Luque García (2005). Grandezas de España y títulos nobiliarios (in Spanish). Ministerio de Justicia. p. 258. ISBN 978-84-7787-825-4. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage. 1838.

Sources

Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of Courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 358.
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Paul Edward Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth

[García2005-1] Antonio Luque García (2005). Grandezas de España y títulos nobiliarios (in Spanish). Ministerio de Justicia. p. 258. ISBN 978-84-7787-825-4. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[2] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage. 1838.

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