Viscount Hambleden
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 2017[update]Template: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)
- Emily Danvers Smith, 1st Viscountess Hambleden (1828–1913)
- William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928)
- William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903–1948)
- William Herbert "Harry" Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012)[4]
- William Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden (b. 1955)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hon. Bernardo James Smith (b. 1957).
Line of succession (selected)
- File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928)
- File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903–1948)
- File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Herbert Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012)
- File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden (b. 1955)
- (1) Hon. Bernardo James Smith (b. 1957)
- (2) Hon. Alexander David Smith (b. 1959)
- (3) Hon. Nicolas Robin Bartolomeo Smith (b. 1960)
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- (6) Hon. Lorenzo Patrick Harold Smith (b. 1962)
- Hon. Richard Edward Smith (1937–2014)
- (7) Christopher Richard Smith (b. 1975)
- (8) Major Hon. Philip Reginald Smith (b. 1945)
- (9) Thomas William Smith (b. 1976)
- (10) James Edmund Philip Smith (b. 1983)
- File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Herbert Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012)
- Lt.-Col. Hon. David John Smith (1907–1976)
- Julian David Smith (1932–2015)
- (11) Dickon Julian Henry Smith (b. 1972)
- Antony Frederick Smith (1937-2021)
- (12) James Antony David Smith (b. 1962)
- (13) Philip Henry Smith (b. 1964)
- (14) Peter Henry Smith (b. 1939)
- (15) Charles Henry Smith (b. 1968)
- (16) David Michael Smith (b. 1947)
- (17) Jack Robert Smith (b. 1977)
- Julian David Smith (1932–2015)
- File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903–1948)
See also
References
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- ↑ Eden, Richard. "Abba singer’s lover becomes a viscount". The Telegraph, 12 August 2012
- ↑ "Viscount Hambleden dies in US, aged 82" Template:Webarchive, Henley Standard, 13 August 2012
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Sources
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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External links
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