Viscount Hambleden

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Emily, 1st Viacountess Hambleden, and her daughter (Richard Buckner)

Viscount Hambleden, of Hambleden in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1891 (as Viscountess Hambleden) for Emily Danvers Smith, in honour of her deceased husband, the businessman and Conservative politician William Henry Smith. Both their son, the second Viscount,Template:Sfn and grandson, the third Viscount, were involved in the management of the family business, the stationer and retailer W H Smith.

The title was created for Emily Smith and to the heirs male of her body.[1]

since 2017Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the title is held by the 3rd Viscount's grandson, the 5th Viscount, who succeeded in 2012. Much of the family estate was sold in 2007,[2] but the first wife of the late 4th Viscount, Maria Carmela Attolico di Adelfia, still lives in the Manor House at Hambleden, as of 2012.[3]

Viscounts Hambleden (1891)

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Escutcheon of the Viscounts Hambleden

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hon. Bernardo James Smith (b. 1957).

Line of succession (selected)

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  2. Eden, Richard. "Abba singer’s lover becomes a viscount". The Telegraph, 12 August 2012
  3. "Viscount Hambleden dies in US, aged 82" Template:Webarchive, Henley Standard, 13 August 2012
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