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The Viscountcy of Saltash is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England. The seat is [[Fallbrooke House]], near Andover in Hampshire, and their Town residence, [[Saltash House]], is at Number 5, Portman Square, London. | The Viscountcy of Saltash is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England. The seat is [[Fallbrooke House]], near Andover in Hampshire, and their Town residence, [[Saltash House]], is at Number 5, Portman Square, London. The current Viscount has recently inherited [[Linwood Park]] in Surrey as an additional estate. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 17 May 2014
| Viscountcy of Saltash | |
| Creation Date | 17th October 1706 |
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| Created by | Queen Anne |
| Peerage | English |
| First Holder | John Vickery |
| Current Holder | James Vickery |
| Heir Apparent | Robert Vickery |
| Subsidiary Titles | N/A |
| Country Seat | Fallbrooke House |
| Associated County | Hampshire |
The Viscountcy of Saltash is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England. The seat is Fallbrooke House, near Andover in Hampshire, and their Town residence, Saltash House, is at Number 5, Portman Square, London. The current Viscount has recently inherited Linwood Park in Surrey as an additional estate.
History
The title was created after the Battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706) in recognition of the first Viscount's services during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Viscounts Saltash
Previous holders of the title are:
John Vickery, (b. 1686, created 1st Viscount Saltash after the Battle of Ramillies 1706, d. 1745)
William Vickery (b. 1715, d.1783, acceded to title in 1745. (Fought at Dettingen.)
James Vickery (b. 1756), acceded to the title in 1783, his elder half-brother Edward having predeceased their father by two years.