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|motto = Aut Vincere, Aut Mori (Conquer or Die)
|motto = Aut Vincere, Aut Mori (Conquer or Die)
|heir=[[Emory Asquith]]
|heir=[[Emory Asquith]]
|courtesy=not applicable
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|countryseat=[[Coniston Chase]]
|countryseat=[[Coniston Chase]]
|county = Cumberland, Yorkshire, Berkshire
|county = Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire
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The Viscountcy of Milbury is a hereditary title in the peerage of England. It was originally created in 1689 for the Talmadge family, but passed into the Asquith family in the 1750s, at which time the seat of [[Coniston Chase|Yelden Park]] was renamed. It is now the courtesy title held by the eldest son of the [[Marquessate of Coniston|Marquess of Coniston]].[[File:Kenward_Asquith_wiki_icon.png|thumb|Kenward, the current Viscount Leconfield]]
The Viscountcy of Milbury is a hereditary title in the peerage of England. It was originally created in 1689 for the Talmadge family for their support in the Glorious Revolution, but passed into the Asquith family in the 1750s, at which time the seat of [[Coniston Chase|Denham Chase]] was renamed. It is now the courtesy title held by the eldest son of the [[Marquessate of Coniston|Marquess of Coniston]]. The current seat of the Viscountcy is [[Milbury Hall]] in Gloucestershire.
[[Category:Peerages]]
 
The motto is ''Aut Vincere, Aut Mori'' (Conquer or Die)
 
==Holders of the Viscountcy==
[[File:Lord_Milbury.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Emory Talmadge, second Lord Milbury]]
*First: Kenward Talmadge (b. 1646, d. 1701)
*Second: Emory Talmadge (b. 1681, d. 1721)
*Third: Lionel Talmadge (b. 1716, d. 1759)
*Fourth: Tristram Asquith (b. 1704, d.1780)
*Fifth: [[Francis Asquith]] (b.1735, d.1810)
*Current: [[Kenward Asquith]] (b.1776)
**Heir apparent: [[Emory Asquith]] (b. 1786)
 
The current Marquess of Coniston does not have a son to use the courtesy title.
 
[[Category:Courtesy Titles]]

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Viscountcy of Milbury
Creation Date 1689
Created by William III and Mary II
Peerage Viscountcy of Milbury
First Holder Roger Talmadge
Current Holder Kenward Asquith
Heir Apparent Emory Asquith
Subsidiary Titles not applicable
Country Seat Coniston Chase
Associated County Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire

The Viscountcy of Milbury is a hereditary title in the peerage of England. It was originally created in 1689 for the Talmadge family for their support in the Glorious Revolution, but passed into the Asquith family in the 1750s, at which time the seat of Denham Chase was renamed. It is now the courtesy title held by the eldest son of the Marquess of Coniston. The current seat of the Viscountcy is Milbury Hall in Gloucestershire.

The motto is Aut Vincere, Aut Mori (Conquer or Die)

Holders of the Viscountcy

Emory Talmadge, second Lord Milbury
  • First: Kenward Talmadge (b. 1646, d. 1701)
  • Second: Emory Talmadge (b. 1681, d. 1721)
  • Third: Lionel Talmadge (b. 1716, d. 1759)
  • Fourth: Tristram Asquith (b. 1704, d.1780)
  • Fifth: Francis Asquith (b.1735, d.1810)
  • Current: Kenward Asquith (b.1776)

The current Marquess of Coniston does not have a son to use the courtesy title.