Baron Delamere

Baron Delamere, of Vale Royal in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1821 for Thomas Cholmondeley, a former Member of Parliament for Cheshire. This Vale Royal branch of the Cholmondeley family descends from Thomas Cholmondeley (died 1653), younger brother of Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, and Hugh Cholmondeley (1591–1665), ancestor of the Marquesses of Cholmondeley. The first Baron was succeeded by his son. Before acceding to the title in 1855, the second Baron represented Denbighshire and Montgomery in the House of Commons as a Tory.

Barony of Delamere
Blazon Arms: Gules two Esquire's Helmets in chief proper in base a Garb Or. Crests: A Demi Griffin segreant Sable beaked and membered ducally gorged and Wings elevated Or holding between the claws a Helmet as in the Arms. Supporters: On either side a Griffin Sable beaked membered and Wings elevated ducally gorged and chained Or.
Creation date	17 July 1821
Created by	King George IV
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere
Present holder	Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Baron Delamere
Heir apparent	None
Heir presumptive	Henry Cholmondeley
Status	Extant
Seat(s)	Sugoni Farm
Former seat(s)	Vale Royal Great House
Motto	CASSIS TUTISSIMA VIRTUE (Virtue is the safest helmet)

Vale Royal Great House, the former seat of the Barons Delamere.

His eldest son, also named Hugh, acceded to the title in 1887, and in the same year, he immigrated to Kenya, where he acquired a major estate. The third Baron's eldest son inherited his father's title in 1931. In 1934, he attempted to re-establish his family at Vale Royal, the family's country home and baronial seat from the 17th century; however, the great house was requisitioned as a sanatorium during the war years. When it was sold in 1947, the fourth Baron returned to Kenya. As of 2024 the title was held by the sixth Baron, who succeeded his grandfather in 2024.

The family surname is pronounced /ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee.

Barons Delamere (1821)

• Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere (1767–1855)
• Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere (1811–1887)
• Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere (1870–1931)
• Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere (1900–1979)
• Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere (1934–2024)
• Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Baron Delamere (born 1998)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, Henry Cholmondeley (born 2000)

Family tree

Family trees of the Marquess of Cholmondeley, Earl of Leinster, and subsidiary titles

Hugh Cholmondeley 1513–1596 Viscount Cholmondeley (1st creation), 1628 Earl of Leinster (1st creation), 1646 Baron Cholmondeley (1st creation), 1648 Hugh Cholmondeley d. 1655 Robert Cholmondeley 1584–1659 Earl of Leinster, Viscount Cholmondeley, and Baron Cholmondeley Thomas Cholmondeley 1601–1652 Earldom of Leinster (1st creation, and subsidiary titles) extinct, 1659 Viscount Cholmondeley (2nd creation), 1661 Robert Cholmondeley d. 1681 1st Viscount Cholmondeley Thomas Cholmondeley 1627–1702 Baron Cholmondeley, 1689 Earl of Cholmondeley and Viscount Malpas, 1706 Baron Newborough, 1715 Baron Newburgh, 1716 Earl of Leinster (2nd creation), 1721 Unrelated to the Cholmondeley family, but holding the Leinster title Hugh Cholmondeley 1662–1725 1st Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 2nd Viscount Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley 1666–1733 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 3rd Viscount Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh Charles Cholmondeley 1685–1759 Sophia von Kielmansegg 1675–1725 Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster Earldom of Leinster (2nd creation) extinct, 1725 George Cholmondeley 1703–1770 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 4th Viscount Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh George Cholmondeley 1724–1764 styled Viscount Malpas Thomas Cholmondeley 1726–1779 Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage, 1815 Baron Delamere, 1821 George James Cholmondeley 1749–1827 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage 4th Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 5th Viscount Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh Thomas Cholmondeley 1767–1855 1st Baron Delamere George Horatio 1792–1870 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage 5th Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 6th Viscount Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley 1800–1884 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage 6th Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 7th Viscount Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh Hugh Cholmondeley 1811–1887 2nd Baron Delamere Charles George Cholmondeley 1829–1869 George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley 1858–1923 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage 7th Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 8th Viscount Cholmondeley, 6th Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh Hugh Cholmondeley 1870–1931 3rd Baron Delamere George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley 1883–1968 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage 8th Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 9th Viscount Cholmondeley, 7th Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley 1900–1979 4th Baron Delamere George Hugh Cholmondeley 1919–1990 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage 9th Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 10th Viscount Cholmondeley, 8th Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh Hugh George Cholmondeley 1934–2024 5th Baron Delamere David George Philip Cholmondeley, b. 1960 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage 10th Earl of Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Baron Cholmondeley 11th Viscount Cholmondeley, 9th Baron Newborough and Baron Newburgh Thomas Patrick Gilbert Cholmondeley 1968–2016 Alexander Hugh George Cholmondeley b. 2009 styled Earl of Rocksavage Heir apparent to the Marquess of Cholmondeley Hugh Cholmondeley b. 1998 6th Baron Delamere Henry Cholmondeley b. 2000 Heir presumptive to the Baron Delamere

See also

• Earl of Leinster
• Marquess of Cholmondeley
• Baron Delamer

References

References

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