Earl of Burlington

"Lord Burlington" redirects here. For the architect and patron commonly known as Lord Burlington, see Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington.

Earl of Burlington is a title that has been created twice, the first time in the Peerage of England in 1664 and the second in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831. Since 1858, Earl of Burlington has been a courtesy title used by the dukes of Devonshire, traditionally borne by the duke's grandson, who is the eldest son of the duke's eldest son, the marquess of Hartington.

Earldom of Burlington
Sable, three bucks' heads caboshed, argent (Cavendish arms)[1]
Creation date	10 September 1831
Creation	Second
Created by	William IV
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Lord George Cavendish
Present holder	Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and 7th Earl of Burlington (as a subsidiary title)
Heir apparent	William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (as a courtesy title)[2]
Remainder to	Heirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Baron Cavendish
Motto	Cavendo tutus ("Secure by caution")

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington of the first creation

History

The first creation was for Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork, on 20 March 1664 (see the Earl of Cork for earlier history of the family). He had previously been created Baron Clifford of Londesborough , in the County of York, on 4 November 1644, also in the Peerage of England. Lord Burlington was the husband of Elizabeth Clifford, 2nd Baroness Clifford. Their eldest son Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, succeeded his mother as third Baron Clifford in 1691 but predeceased his father. Lord Burlington was therefore succeeded by his grandson (the son of Viscount Dungarvan), the third Earl of Cork and second Earl of Burlington. He had already succeeded his father as fourth Baron Clifford in 1694. His only son, the 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, was the famous architect and patron. He had two daughters but no sons and on his death in 1753 the barony of Clifford of Lanesborough and earldom of Burlington became extinct. He was succeeded in the earldom of Cork by his third cousin, the fifth Earl of Orrery (see the Earl of Cork for further history of these titles).

Lord Burlington was succeeded in his Burlington estates and in the barony of Clifford (which could be passed on through female lines) by his daughter Charlotte, the sixth baroness. She was the wife of the 4th duke of Devonshire. On 10 September 1831, the earldom of Burlington was revived when their third and youngest son Lord George Cavendish was created Baron Cavendish of Keighley, in the County of York, and Earl of Burlington, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] In 1858, his grandson, the second Earl, succeeded his first cousin once removed as seventh Duke of Devonshire. Since then, Earl of Burlington has traditionally been used as a courtesy title by the Duke of Devonshire's grandson (Marquess of Hartington is the title used by the heir apparent). Bill Burlington has opted to remain known as Earl of Burlington instead of Marquess of Hartington as he could have done following the death of his grandfather in 2004.^[2]

Earls of Burlington; First creation (1664)

• Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork (1612–1698)
• Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington, 3rd Earl of Cork (1660–1704)
• Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, 4th Earl of Cork (1694–1753)

Earls of Burlington; Second creation (1831)

• George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (1754–1834)
  • William Cavendish (1783–1812)
• William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington (1808–1891) (succeeded as Duke of Devonshire in 1858)

See Duke of Devonshire for further succession.

Family tree

v t e Dukes of Devonshire, Marquesses of Hartington, Earls of Burlington, Earls of Cork, Earls of Devonshire, and Earls of Orrery

William Cavendish (c. 1505–1557) Bess of Hardwick (c. 1527–1608) Baron Boyle of Youghal, 1616 Earl of Cork and Viscount Dungarvan, 1620 Earl of Devonshire (1st creation), 1603 Baron Cavendish, of Hardwicke in the County of Derby, 1605 Earl of Devonshire (2nd creation), 1618 Richard Boyle (1566–1643) 1st Earl of Cork Viscount Dungarvan, Baron Boyle Charles Blount (1563–1606) Earl of Devonshire, 8th Baron Mountjoy William Cavendish (1552–1626) 1st Earl of Devonshire, 1st Baron Cavendish of Hardwick Charles Cavendish (1553–1617) Earldom of Devonshire (1st creation) extinct, 1606 William Cavendish (1591–1628) 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Baron Cavendish of Hardwick Dukes of Newcastle (1st creation) Baron Clifford of Londesborough, 1644 Earl of Burlington (1st creation), 1664 Earl of Orrery, 1660 Richard Boyle (1612–1698) 2nd Earl of Cork and Viscount Dungarvan, 1st Earl of Burlington and Baron Clifford Elizabeth Clifford 2nd Baroness Clifford suo jure Roger Boyle (1621–1679) 1st Earl of Orrery William Cavendish (1617–1684) 3rd Earl of Devonshire, 3rd Baron Cavendish of Hardwick Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 1694 Charles Boyle (1639–1694) styled Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford Roger Boyle (1646–1682) 2nd Earl of Orrery William Cavendish (1640–1707) 1st Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 4th Earl of Devonshire and Baron Cavendish of Hardwick Charles Boyle (d. 1704) 3rd Earl of Cork and Viscount Dungarvan, 2nd Earl of Burlington, 4th Baron Clifford Lionel Boyle (1671–1703) 3rd Earl of Orrery Charles Boyle (1674–1731) 4th Earl of Orrery William Cavendish (1672–1729) 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 5th Earl of Devonshire John Boyle (1707–1762) 5th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan Richard Boyle (1694–1753) 4th Earl of Cork, 3rd Earl of Burlington, 5th Baron Clifford William Cavendish (1698–1755) 3rd Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 6th Earl of Devonshire Earldom of Burlington (1st creation) extinct, 1753 Hamilton Boyle (1729–1764) 6th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan Edmund Boyle (1707–1762) 7th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle (1731–1754) 6th Baroness Clifford William Cavendish (1720–1764) 4th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 7th Earl of Devonshire Earl of Burlington (2nd creation) and Baron Cavendish of Keighley, in the county of York, 1831 Edmund Boyle (1767–1856) 8th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan William Cavendish (1748–1811) 5th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 8th Earl of Devonshire, 7th Baron Clifford George Augustus Henry Cavendish (1754–1834) 1st Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley Charles Boyle (1800–1834) styled Viscount Dungarvan John Boyle (1803–1874) Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish (1783–1858) William George Spencer Cavendish 🍌 (1790–1858) 6th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 9th Earl of Devonshire, 8th Baron Clifford William Cavendish (1783–1812) Barony Clifford abeyant, 1812 Blanche Howard (1812–1840) William Cavendish (1808–1891) 7th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 10th Earl of Devonshire, 2nd Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle (1829–1904) 9th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan Gerald Edmund Boyle Spencer Compton Cavendish (1833–1908) 8th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 11th Earl of Devonshire, 3rd Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley Edward Cavendish (1838–1891) Charles Spencer Canning Boyle (1861–1925) 10th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan Robert John Lascelles Boyle (1864–1934) 11th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan William Henry Dudley "Ginger" Boyle (1873–1967) 12th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan Victor Christian William Cavendish (1868–1938) 9th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 12th Earl of Devonshire, 4th Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley Edward William Spencer Cavendish (1895–1950) 10th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 13th Earl of Devonshire, 5th Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish (1900–1966) Harold Macmillan (1894–1986) Patrick Reginald Boyle (1910–1995) 13th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan John William Boyle (1916–2003) 14th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan William John Robert Cavendish (1917–1944) styled Marquess of Hartington Kathleen Kennedy (1920–1948) Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish (1920–2004) 11th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 14th Earl of Devonshire, 6th Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley John Richard Boyle (b. 1945) 15th Earl of Cork, Earl of Orrery, and Viscount Dungarvan Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish (b. 1944) 12th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 15th Earl of Devonshire, 7th Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley Rory Jonathan Courtenay Boyle (b. 1978) styled Viscount Dungarvan William Cavendish (b. 1969) styled Earl of Burlington Heir apparent to the Earldoms of Cork and Orrery Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Devonshire

See also

• Cavendish family
• Earl of Cork
• Baron Clifford
• Burlington Estate

References

1. Courthope, William (1839). Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. J. G. & F. Rivington. pp. 200–201. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
2. Wyse, Elizabeth (2016). Debrett's Handbook. Debrett's. p. 52. ISBN 9780992934866. Retrieved 27 June 2017.