Viscount Wilton
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Viscount Wilton is a British noble title historically associated with the aristocratic Brydges family and later notable in the peerage of the United Kingdom.
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | noble title ⓘ |
| associatedFamily |
Brydges family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egerton family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Noble titles created in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| entailsMembership | House of Lords (before House of Lords Act 1999) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditarySuccession | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| higherTitle | Earl of Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
British aristocracy
ⓘ
Cheshire landed families ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityType | viscountcy ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| rankInBritishNobility | below earl and above baron ⓘ |
| status | extant title (as of early 21st century) ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Lord Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreationContext | created during the Georgian era of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| titleType | hereditary peerage title ⓘ |
| traditionalStyle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| usedAsCourtesyTitle | yes, for heirs of the Earl of Wilton in some periods ⓘ |
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