Viscountcy of Cobham | |
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![]() ![]() Arms: Argent, a Chevron between three Escallops Sable (Lyttelton). Crest: A Moor’s Head in profile, couped at the shoulders proper, wreathed about the temples Argent and Sable. Supporters: On either side a Merman proper, holding in the exterior hand a Trident Or. | |
Creation date | 23 May 1718 |
Created by | George I |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham |
Present holder | Christopher Charles Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham |
Heir apparent | Oliver Lyttelton, Baron Lyttelton |
Remainder to | Special remainder - see main text |
Subsidiary titles | Baron Cobham Baron Westcote Baron Lyttelton Baronet ‘of Frankley’ |
Status | Extant |
Seat(s) | Hagley Hall |
Motto | UNG DIEU UNG ROY (One God, one King) |
Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1718. Owing to its special remainder, the title has passed through several families. Since 1889, it has been held by members of the Lyttelton family.
The barony and viscountcy of Cobham were subsidiary titles of the Earldom of Temple from 1749 to 1784, then subsidiary titles of the Marquessate of Buckingham from 1784 to 1822 and of the Dukedom of Buckingham and Chandos from 1822 to 1889. Since the latter year, the Cobham titles have been merged with the titles of Baron Lyttelton and Baron Westcote.