Lygon family
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The Lygon family is an English aristocratic lineage historically associated with the Earls Beauchamp and influential in British social and political life.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English aristocratic family ⓘ |
| associatedCounty |
Gloucestershire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedNobleHouse | House of Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British noble families
ⓘ
English political families ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | argent, two lions passant gules ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy | influence on interwar British cultural life ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | Madresfield Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHereditaryTitleConnection |
Peerage of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heraldicMotto | “Le bon temps viendra” ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
landed gentry
ⓘ
political influence in Worcestershire ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
British political life
ⓘ
British social life ⓘ |
| inspiredFictionalFamily | Flyte family in Brideshead Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
parliamentary representation
ⓘ
participation in British high society ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ |
| laterReligiousAssociation | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| linkedToAuthor | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToLiterature | Brideshead Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEstate | Madresfield Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Lady Beatrice Lygon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Dorothy Lygon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Lettice Lygon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Maimie Lygon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Mary Lygon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Sibell Lygon NERFINISHED ⓘ William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ William Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTitleAssociation | Earl Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Conservative Party (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Party (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialCircle | Bright Young Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
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