Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earldom of Temple of Stowe
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Arms of Temple-Gore-Langton, Earl Temple of Stowe Crests: Centre: an Eagle Or, and a Wyvern Vert, their necks entwined reguardant (Langton). Dexter: on a mount Vert, an Heraldic Tiger salient Argent, collared Gules (Gore). Sinister: on a Ducal Coronet a Martlet Or (Temple). Supporters: Dexter: a Lion rampant per fess nebuly Or and Gules, suspended from a Ribbon round the neck Gules, a Shield of the Arms of Langton. Sinister: a Horse Argent, semée of Eagles displayed Sable, suspended from a Ribbon round the neck a Shield of the Arms of Gore.
Creation date 17 September 1822 Created by King George IV Peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom First holder Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Present holder James Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe Heir presumptive The Hon. Robert Temple-Gore-Langton Remainder to Special remainder - see main text Status Extant Former seat(s) Stowe House Motto 1st: TEMPLA QUAM DILECTA (How delightful are temples) (Temple) FRANGAS NON FLECTES (You may break but you will not bend me) (Gore) IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign thou shalt conquer) (Langton)
Earl Temple of Stowe , in the County of Buckingham , is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1822 for Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham , who was created Marquess of Chandos and Duke of Buckingham and Chandos at the same time. In contrast to the Marquessate and Dukedom, which were created with remainder to the heirs male of his body only, the Earldom was created with remainder to (1) the heirs male of his body, failing which to (2) the heirs male of his deceased great-grandmother the 1st Countess Temple , failing which to (3) his granddaughter Lady Anna Grenville (daughter of Richard, Earl Temple , later 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos) and the heirs male of her body, and then to possible younger daughters of Lord Temple and the heirs male of their bodies (there were, in the event, no other daughters).
The Earldom remained merged with the Dukedom until the death of the 1st Duke's grandson the 3rd Duke , when the Dukedom and four of its subsidiary titles became extinct (the Viscountcy and Barony of Cobham and the Lordship of Kinloss survived, however; see these titles for more information). The late Duke was succeeded in the Earldom of Temple of Stowe according to the special remainder by his nephew William Gore-Langton . He was the eldest son of the aforementioned Lady Anna Grenville and her husband William Gore-Langton. The latter was a descendant of Sir John Gore , Lord Mayor of London in 1624, whose elder brother Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet , was the ancestor of the Earls of Arran (1762 creation), the Barons Annaly (1766 and 1789 creations) and the Barons Harlech .
The 4th Earl Temple of Stowe had previously represented Mid Somerset in Parliament as a Conservative . In 1892 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Temple. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the 5th Earl. He died childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the 6th Earl. He was the eldest son of Captain the Hon. Chandos Temple-Gore-Langton, second son of the 4th Earl. Chandos had two daughters. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the 7th Earl. He was a travelling salesman in Australia and did not use the title. He never married and was succeeded by his cousin, the 8th Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Evelyn Arthur Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, third and youngest son of the fourth Earl. Upon his death in 2013, he was succeeded by his son James. Lord Temple of Stowe is also in remainder to the Lordship of Kinloss.
There are no subsidiary titles held by the Earl. Consequently, the eldest son and heir of the Earl uses the invented title Lord Langton as a courtesy title .
The family seat from which the title derives was Stowe House in Buckinghamshire.
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 1st Earl Temple of Stowe (1776–1839)Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 2nd Earl Temple of Stowe (1797–1861)Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 3rd Earl Temple of Stowe (1823–1889)William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton, 4th Earl Temple of Stowe (1847–1902)Algernon William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton, 5th Earl Temple of Stowe (1871–1940)Chandos Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 6th Earl Temple of Stowe (1909–1966)(Ronald) Stephen Brydges Temple-Gore-Langton, 7th Earl Temple of Stowe (1910–1988)(Walter) Grenville Algernon Temple-Gore-Langton, 8th Earl Temple of Stowe (1924–2013)James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe (born 1955)
Family tree
Family tree of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , Marquess of Buckingham , Marquess of Chandos , Viscount Cobham , Earl Temple , Earl Temple of Stowe , Baron Cobham , Baron Grenville , Baron Lyttelton , Baron Westcote and Temple baronets
Peter Temple Anthony Temple John Temple Baronet, of Stowe , in the County of Buckingham, 1611William Temple Thomas Temple 1st Baronet, of Stowe Alexander Temple Baronet, of Frankley , in the County of Worcester, 1618John Temple Peter Temple 2nd Baronet, of Stowe John Temple James Temple Thomas Lyttelton 1st Baronet, of Frankley Baronet, of Stowe , in the County of Buckingham, 1662Thomas Temple 1st Baronet, of Stowe Peter Temple Henry Lyttelton 2nd Baronet, of Frankley Charles Lyttelton 3rd Baronet, of Frankley Baronetcy of Stowe (1662 creation) extinct, 1674 John Temple Richard Temple 3rd Baronet, of Stowe Eleanor Templed. 1729m. Richard Grenville William Templed. 1706 Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple , of Mount Temple in the County of Sligo, 1723Baron Cobham , of Cobham in the County of Kent (6th creation), 1714Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham , of Cobham in the County of Kent (7th creation), 1718Earl Temple , 1749Henry Temple c. 1673 –17571st Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham, 4th Baronet, of Stowe Hester Grenville c. 1690 –17521st Countess Temple, 2nd Viscountess Cobham and 2nd Baroness Cobham Richard Grenville Christian Temple Thomas Lyttelton 4th Baronet, of Frankley William Temple5th Baronet, of Stowe Peter Templed. 17616th Baronet, of Stowe Barony of Cobham (1714 creation) extinct, 1749 Henry, Lord Temple Richard Temple7th Baronet, of Stowe Baron Lyttelton (1st creation), 1756Baron Westcote , 1776Baron Lyttelton (2nd creation), 1794Baronetcy of Stowe dormant, 1786 Henry Temple 2nd Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple, 3rd Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham George Grenville Hester Grenville Baroness Chatham m. William Pitt the Elder , Earl of Chatham and Viscount Pitt George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton, 5th Baronet, of Frankley William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton Marquess of Buckingham , 1784Baron Grenville , of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, 1790George Nugent-Temple-Grenville 1st Marquess of Buckingham, 3rd Earl Temple, 2nd Earl Nugent, 4th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville William Pitt the Younger Thomas Lyttelton 2nd Baron Lyttelton, 5th Baronet, of Frankley Barony of Grenville extinct, 1834 Barony of Lyttelton and Baronetcy of Frankley extinct, 1779 Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , Marquess of Chandos and Earl Temple of Stowe , 1822Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston and Baron Temple Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Chandos, and Earl Temple of Stowe, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, 3rd Earl Nugent, 4th Earl Temple, 5th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham George Fulke Lyttelton 2nd Baron Lyttelton William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Chandos, and Earl Temple of Stowe, 3rd Marquess of Buckingham, 4th Earl Nugent, 6th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess of Chandos, and Earl Temple of Stowe, 4th Marquess of Buckingham, 5th Earl Nugent, 6th Earl Temple, 7th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Anna Eliza Mary (Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville) Gore-Langton William Henry Powell Gore-Langton George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton Dukedom of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquessates of Buckingham and Chandos, and the Earldoms of Temple (1st creation) and of Nugent extinct, 1889 William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple of Stowe Charles George Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Algernon William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton 5th Earl Temple of Stowe Chandos Graham Temple-Gore-Langton Evelyn Arthur Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Chandos Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton 6th Earl Temple of Stowe Ronald Stephen Brydges Temple-Gore-Langton 7th Earl Temple of Stowe Walter Grenville Algernon Temple-Gore-Langton 8th Earl Temple of Stowe Charles John Lyttelton 10th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton b. 19559th Earl Temple of Stowe John William Leonard Lyttelton 11th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Christopher Charles Lyttelton b. 194712th Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham Rowan Caradoc Temple-Gore-Langton b. 1987Oliver Christopher Lyttelton b. 1976Heir apparent to the Earl Temple of Stowe Heir apparent to the Viscount Cobham
Present peer
James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe (born 1955) is the elder son of the 8th Earl. In 2008 he married Julie Christine Mainwaring, daughter of Alan Mainwaring, of Brampton , Cumbria , and they have two children:[ 1]
Rowan Caradoc Temple (born 1987), not in succession to the peerages
Lady Jenny Megan Temple (born 1990) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Robert Chandos Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton (born 1957), whose heir apparent is his son, Louis Grenville Gore-Langton (born 1990).[ 1]
Line of succession
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 1st Earl Temple of Stowe (1776–1839)Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brudges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 2nd Earl Temple of Stowe (1797–1861)Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 3rd Earl Temple of Stowe (1823–1889)Lady Anna Eliza Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (d. 1879)
William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton, 4th Earl Temple of Stowe (1847–1902)Algernon William Stephen Temple-Gore-Langton, 5th Earl Temple of Stowe (1871–1940) Captain Hon. Chandos Graham Temple-Gore-Langton (1873–1921)
Chandos Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 6th Earl Temple of Stowe (1909–1966) Ronald Stephen Brydges Temple-Gore-Langton, 7th Earl Temple of Stowe (1910–1988) Lt-Cdr Hon. Evelyn Arthur Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton (1884–1972)
Walter Grenville Algernon Temple-Gore-Langton, 8th Earl Temple of Stowe (1924–2013)
James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe (born 1955)
Rowan Caradoc Temple-Gore-Langton (b. 1987; born before his parents' marriage and therefore not included in the line of succession ) (1) Hon. Robert Chandos Temple-Gore-Langton (b. 1957)
(2) Louis Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton (b. 1990)(3) Christopher Chandos Temple-Gore-Langton (b. 1993)Hon. Henry Powell Gore-Langton (1854–1913)
Commander Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton (1883–1968)
Lt-Cdr. Alaric Hubert St. George Gore-Langton (1918–1987)
(4) Chandos Alaric Graham Gore Langton (b. 1949)
(5) Chandos James Brydges Gore Langton (b. 1987)(6) Grenville Julian Brydges Gore-Langton (b. 1954)Robert Lancelot Gore-Langton (1885–1948)
Montagu Grenville Gore-Langton (1919–1968)
(7) Dr. Robert Edward Gore-Langton (b. 1950)
(8) Jonathan Kent Gore-Langton (b. 1990)Lt-Cdr. Richard Gerald Gore-Langton (1892–1978)
(9) Richard Eric Bevan Gore-Langton (b. 1933)
(10) Richard Thomas Gore-Langton (b. 1959)(11) Gerald Hugh Gore-Langton (b. 1947)(12) Norman Guy Gore-Langton (b. 1950)
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