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Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (died 22 May 1681) was an English peer. Lord Cholmondeley was the son of Hugh Cholmondeley and Mary Bodvile. Sir Hugh Cholmondeley was his grandfather and Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, his uncle.
Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley was the son of Hugh Cholmondeley and Mary Bodvile. He was the heir of Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, his uncle who died without legitimate issue and Robert inherrited the estates of his uncle Lord Leinster in 1659.
- Male
- May 22, 1681
- Elizabeth (Cradock) Cholmondeley
His eldest son was Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, while his youngest son Thomas was the ancestor of the Barons Delamere. Another son, his namesake Hugh, was the father of Robert Cholmondeley.
- Baron Cholmondeley in The Peerage of England
- Marquesses of Cholmondeley in The Peerage of The United Kingdom
- Barons Delamere in The Peerage of The United Kingdom
- Cholmeley of Whitbyin The Baronetage of England
- Cholmeley of Eastonin The Baronetage of The United Kingdom
Earl of Leinster
1. Sir Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Cholmondeley, 1st Baronet (1584–1659)
1st Viscount Cholmondeley
1. Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (died 1681) nephew of Sir Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster.
Earls of Cholmondeley
1. Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley and Viscount Malpas, 1st Baron Cholmondeley of Nantwich, 2nd Viscount Cholmondeley (1662–1725) The Earldom and Barony were created with remainder failing his issue male to his brother George Cholmondeley. 2. George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Newborough of Newborough, 1st Baron Newburgh of Newburgh (1666–1733)
3rd Earl of Cholmondeley KB
1. George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley KB (1703–1770) married Lady Mary Walpole (d. 1731) only daughter and heiress in her issue of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford.
Barons Delamere
1. Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere (1767–1855) descended from a younger brother of Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster. 2. Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere (1811–1887) 3. Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere (1870–1931) 4. Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere (1900–1979) 5. Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere (born 1934)
Cholmeley of Whitby
1. Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet (1600–1657) 2. Sir William Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet (1625–1663) 3. Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1662–1665) 4. Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet (1632–1689)
Cholmeley of Easton, 7th Baronet
1. Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet (1772–1831) 2. Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet (1802–1874) 3. Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet (1839–1904) 4. Sir Montagu Aubrey Rowley Cholmeley, 4th Baronet (1876–1914) 5. Sir Hugh John Francis Sibthorp Cholmeley, 5th Baronet (1906–1964) 6. Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 6th Baronet (1935–1998) married Juliet Auriol Sally Nelson (b. 1940) daughter of Lady Jane FitzRoy (1916–1994) herself daughter of William Henry Alfred FitzRoy, Visc...
Jul 30, 2018 · Robert Cholmondeley of Cholmondeley, Esq., inherited the family estates on the death of his uncle, and was created Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells on 29 March 1661. He died in 1681. Links
- Elizabeth Cholmondeley, Viscountess
- July 30, 2018
- circa 1651
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Two sons of Robert, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley and his wife Elizabeth (Cradock) have a memorial in the north aisle of the nave. Both died while attending Westminster School. The white marble monument is decorated with sprays and drapery with two cartouches of arms.
He was created Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in 1628 and Baron Cholmondeley of Wich Malbank (i.e. Nantwich in Cheshire) on 1 September 1645. On 5 March 1646, he was created Earl of Leinster in Ireland.
