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|title=Marquessate of Coniston | |title=Marquessate of Coniston | ||
|creationdate = 5th November 1664 | |creationdate = 5th November 1664 | ||
|monarch = Charles II|first = Bennet Asquith | |monarch = Charles II | ||
|first = Bennet Asquith | |||
|peerage= of England | |peerage= of England | ||
|current = Kenward Asquith | |current = Kenward Asquith | ||
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The family were staunch Royalists during the Civil War and took their motto on the Restoration when their lands were given back, having had them seized by Parliamentary forces when they were forced into exile along with Charles II after the execution of King Charles I. | The family were staunch Royalists during the Civil War and took their motto on the Restoration when their lands were given back, having had them seized by Parliamentary forces when they were forced into exile along with Charles II after the execution of King Charles I. | ||
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==Previous holders== | |||
[[File:First Marquess of Coniston.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The first Marquess of Coniston with his family, c.1675]] | |||
*First: Bennet Asquith (b. 1634, d. 1705) | |||
*Second: Charles Asquith (b. 1665, d. 1753) | |||
*Third: Tristram Asquith (b. 1704, d.1780) | |||
*Fourth: [[Francis Asquith]] (b.1735, d.1810) | |||
*Fifth: [[Kenward Asquith]] (b.1776) | |||
**Heir apparent: [[Emory Asquith]] (b. 1786) | |||
Revision as of 16:05, 16 October 2016
| Marquessate of Coniston | |
| Creation Date | 5th November 1664 |
|---|---|
| Created by | Charles II |
| Peerage | of England |
| First Holder | Bennet Asquith |
| Current Holder | Kenward Asquith |
| Heir Apparent | Emory Asquith |
| Subsidiary Titles | Viscount Milbury |
| Country Seat | Coniston Chase |
| Associated County | Cumberland, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire |
The Marquessate of Coniston is an hereditary title in the Peerage of England. It was created by King Charles II in 1664, and the current holder is Kenward Asquith. The courtesy title is Viscount Milbury and the seat is Coniston Chase in Buckinghamshire.
There is a family story that the first Marquess received his title because he told a particularly funny story while he was a courtier to Charles II, although precisely what the story was has been lost to the mists of time.
The family were staunch Royalists during the Civil War and took their motto on the Restoration when their lands were given back, having had them seized by Parliamentary forces when they were forced into exile along with Charles II after the execution of King Charles I.
Previous holders
- First: Bennet Asquith (b. 1634, d. 1705)
- Second: Charles Asquith (b. 1665, d. 1753)
- Third: Tristram Asquith (b. 1704, d.1780)
- Fourth: Francis Asquith (b.1735, d.1810)
- Fifth: Kenward Asquith (b.1776)
- Heir apparent: Emory Asquith (b. 1786)