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[[File:Lyttelton arms.svg|thumb|Arms of Lyttelton: ''Argent, a chevron between three escallops sable'']]
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'''Baron Lyttelton''' is a title that has been created once in [[Peerage of England]] and twice in [[Peerage of Great Britain]], both times for members of the [[Lyttelton family]]. Since 1889 the title has been a subsidiary title of the [[Viscount Cobham|viscountcy of Cobham]].

==Barons Lyttelton (1641)==

Baron Lyttelton, of Mounslow in the County of Shropshire, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 18 February 1641 for [[Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttelton|Edward Littleton]], Chief Justice of North Wales.<ref name=ODNB>Brooks (2004), ODNB</ref> On his death the barony became extinct.

*[[Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttelton]] (1589 – 1645)

==History==
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The Lyttelton barons of Frankley belong to the ''Frankley and Hagley branch'' of the extended [[Lyttelton family|Littleton/Lyttelton family]].

In 1618, [[Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet|Thomas Lyttelton]] (1593–1650), owner of estates in [[Frankley]], [[Halesowen]], [[Hagley]] and [[Upper Arley]], was created '''Baronet''' of Frankley, in the County of Worcester, in the [[Baronetage of England]].<ref name=Cokayne1>{{Citation |editor-last=Cokayne |editor-first=George Edward |year=1900 |title= Complete Baronetage volume 1 (1611–1625) |url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n139/mode/2up | volume=1|  location=Exeter |publisher=William Pollard and Co| access-date = 23 February 2019 }}</ref> He later represented [[Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcestershire]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. His son, the second Baronet, sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Lichfield]]. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet, He represented [[Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bewdley]] in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for [[Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcester]] and [[Camelford (UK Parliament constituency)|Camelford]]. Lyttelton married Christian, daughter of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet, and sister of [[Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham]], and [[Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple]]. The viscountcy of Cobham and its junior title the barony of Cobham were created with remainder, failing male issue, to (1) Lord Cobham's eldest sister Hester Grenville (who succeeded as second Viscountess in 1749 and was created [[Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple|Earl Temple]] in 1750) and the heirs male of her body and (2) to his third sister Christian, with remainder to the heirs male of her body.

Lyttelton was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who was a prominent politician. In 1755 he was created '''Baron Lyttelton''', of Frankley in the [[Worcestershire|County of Worcester]], in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He briefly represented Bewdley in the House of Commons. Lord Lyttelton had no legitimate issue and on his death in 1779 the barony became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle, the seventh Baronet. He also represented Bewdley in Parliament and served as [[Governor of South Carolina]] and of [[Governor of Jamaica|Jamaica]]. In 1776, three years before he succeeded in the baronetcy, he was created '''Baron Westcote''', of Balamere in the County of Longford, in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. In 1794 he was further created '''Baron Lyttelton''', of Frankley in the [[Worcestershire|County of Worcester]], in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. His eldest son, the second Baron, also sat as Member of Parliament for Bewdley. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the third Baron. He represented Worcestershire in the House of Commons and also served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire]]. His son, the fourth Baron, was briefly [[Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] in 1846 under [[Sir Robert Peel]] and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. On his death, the titles passed to his son, the fifth Baron. In 1889 he succeeded his distant relative [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos]], as eighth Baron and Viscount Cobham, according to the aforementioned special remainder in the letters patent.

Since 1889 the holders of the Lyttelton titles of 1618 and 1794 have chosen to use the style of [[Viscount Cobham]] (see there for further history).

==Lyttelton baronets, of Frankley (1618)==
[[File:Hagley, St John the Baptist - interior, 1st Baron Lyttelton (d 1773) and 2nd Baron Lyttelton (d 1779).JPG|thumb|[[St John the Baptist Church, Hagley]], memorials to two barons Lyttelton of the 1756 creation]]
*[[Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet]] (1593–1650)
*[[Sir Henry Lyttelton, 2nd Baronet]] (1624–1693)
*[[Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet]] (1628–1716)
*[[Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet]] (1686–1751)
*[[George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton|Sir George Lyttelton, 5th Baronet]] (1709–1773) (created '''Baron Lyttelton''' in 1756)

==Barons Lyttelton, First creation (1756)==
*[[George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton]] (1709–1773)
*[[Thomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton]] (1744–1779)

==Lyttelton baronets, of Frankley (1618; Reverted) and Barons Westcote (1776)==
*[[William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton|Sir William Henry Lyttelton, 7th Baronet]] (1724–1808) (created '''Baron Westcote''' in 1776 and '''Baron Lyttelton''' in 1794)

== Barons Lyttelton, Second Creation (1794)==
* [[William Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton|William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton]] (1724–1808)
* [[George Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton|George Fulke Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton]] (1763–1828)
* [[William Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton|William Henry Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton]] (1782–1837)
* [[George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton|George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton]] (1817–1876)
* [[Charles Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham|Charles George Lyttelton, 5th Baron Lyttelton]] (1842–1922) (succeeded as '''Viscount Cobham''' in 1889)

For further succession see [[Viscount Cobham]].

=== Family tree ===
{{Viscount Cobham family tree}}

==See also==
* [[Lyttelton family]]
* [[Viscount Chandos]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

== References ==
{{Commons}}
*Christopher W. Brooks, 'Littleton, Edward, Baron Littleton (1589–1645)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
*''Burkes Peerage and Baronetage'' (1939), s.v. Cobham, Viscount
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}

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