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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Earls of Derwentwater canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble title
associatedCounty Cumberland
Northumberland (historic county)
linked to: Northumberland
associatedWith Jacobite rising of 1715
Jacobitism
connectedEstate Derwentwater estates around Derwentwater lake in Cumbria
country Kingdom of England
culturalLegacy subject of Jacobite ballads and legends
estatesForfeitedTo British Crown
estatesLaterGrantedTo Greenwich Hospital
extinctionReason forfeiture and lack of restoration
familyName Radclyffe
firstHolder Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater
governingLaw English peerage law
hereditaryTitle Earl
historicalStatus attainted peers
language English
linkedToMonarch James Francis Edward Stuart
James II of England
lowerTitleHeld Baron Tyndale
Viscount Radclyffe
nobleFamily Radclyffe family
notableFor Jacobite sympathies
forfeiture of titles and estates after the 1715 Jacobite rising
notableMember Charles Radclyffe
Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater
Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater
James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
politicalAlignment opponents of the Hanoverian succession
supporters of the House of Stuart
reasonForForfeiture attainder for treason
region Northern England
Northumberland
religion Roman Catholic
seat Dilston Castle
linked to: Dilston Hall

Dilston Hall
socialClass English aristocracy
thirdEarlExecutedFor participation in the 1715 Jacobite rising
thirdEarlExecutionMethod beheading
thirdEarlExecutionPlace Tower Hill, London
thirdHolder James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
timePeriod 17th century
early 18th century
titleCreatedFor Radclyffe family
titleExtinct true
titleForfeitedIn 1716
titleNumberOfHolders 3
titleStatus forfeited

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