Earls of Derwentwater

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The Earls of Derwentwater were an English noble family prominent in the 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for their Jacobite sympathies and eventual forfeiture of titles and estates after the 1715 uprising.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble title
associatedCounty Cumberland NERFINISHED
Northumberland (historic county) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jacobite rising of 1715 NERFINISHED
Jacobitism NERFINISHED
connectedEstate Derwentwater estates around Derwentwater lake in Cumbria
country Kingdom of England
culturalLegacy subject of Jacobite ballads and legends
estatesForfeitedTo British Crown NERFINISHED
estatesLaterGrantedTo Greenwich Hospital NERFINISHED
extinctionReason forfeiture and lack of restoration
familyName Radclyffe NERFINISHED
firstHolder Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater NERFINISHED
governingLaw English peerage law
hereditaryTitle Earl NERFINISHED
historicalStatus attainted peers
language English
linkedToMonarch James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED
James II of England NERFINISHED
lowerTitleHeld Baron Tyndale NERFINISHED
Viscount Radclyffe NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Radclyffe family NERFINISHED
notableFor Jacobite sympathies
forfeiture of titles and estates after the 1715 Jacobite rising
notableMember Charles Radclyffe NERFINISHED
Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater NERFINISHED
Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater NERFINISHED
James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment opponents of the Hanoverian succession
supporters of the House of Stuart
reasonForForfeiture attainder for treason
region Northern England NERFINISHED
Northumberland NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholic
seat Dilston Castle NERFINISHED
Dilston Hall NERFINISHED
socialClass English aristocracy
thirdEarlExecutedFor participation in the 1715 Jacobite rising
thirdEarlExecutionMethod beheading
thirdEarlExecutionPlace Tower Hill, London NERFINISHED
thirdHolder James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater NERFINISHED
timePeriod 17th century
early 18th century
titleCreatedFor Radclyffe family NERFINISHED
titleExtinct true
titleForfeitedIn 1716
titleNumberOfHolders 3
titleStatus forfeited

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Lord’s Island formerResidenceOf Earls of Derwentwater
Lord’s Island historicallyInhabitedBy Earls of Derwentwater