549 
HERA 
WORTH; and a Baronet, LL. D. a Lord of the King’s 
Bed-chamber; born November 18, 1745; fucceeded his 
fattier, the late vifconnt, October 31, 1774; married 
February 4, 1788, Ma'ry countefs of Ligcnier, relift of 
the iaft earl Ligonier, and daughter of the firft earl of 
Noithington. 
. The family of Noel is descended in’the female line 
from fir Roger,, the fourth in defcent from John Went¬ 
worth, younger brother of William, anceftor to the earl 
of Strafford. Sir Roger had iffue, 1. Sir Philip, who 
adhered to the party of the lioufe of Lancafter in the 
civil wars. 2. Henry, anceftor to John, who was created 
a baronet by James I. June 22, 1611. Sir Henry, his fon, 
had iffue, 1. Sir Richard, father of Thomas, who had 
fummons to parliament by the title of baron Wentworth 
of Nettlefted, in the reign of Henry VIII. he was lord 
chamberlain of the froufehold to Edward VI. and died 
March 3, 1551. 2. Margery, married to fir John Sey¬ 
mour of Wolfhall, in the county of Wilts, knight;. by 
whom file had iffue, Edward, duke of Somerfet, lord 
protestor of England ; and Jane, confort to Henry VIII. 
and mother of Edward VI. 
Thomas, fecond lord Wentworth, fon of Thomas, 
Was appointed by Edward VI. in 1553, deputy-gover¬ 
nor of Calais. Thomas, fourth lord Wentworth, his 
grandfon, was by Charles 1. February 5, 1626, created 
earl of Cleveland. He difiinguifiied himfelfin the royal 
party at the battle of Cropredy Bridge, June 29, 1644; 
and was taken prifoner at the battle of Newbury, Oc¬ 
tober 27* in that year. He afterwards accompanied 
Charles II. in his expedition into Scotland; and having 1 
aflified at the battle of Worcefter, September 3, 1651, 
was again taken prifoner, and fent for a fliort time to the 
Tower. He was appointed to the office of captain of 
the banci of gentlemen penfioners in 1662. He had iffue, 
1. Thomas, lord Wentworth, w-ho difplayed confider- 
able bravery in the civil wars, and died in the life-time 
of his father. 2. Anne, married to John lord Lovelace ; 
by whom Ihe had iffue, Johu lord Lovelace ; and Mar¬ 
garet, married to fir William Noel, baronet, of Kirkby 
Mallory, in the county of Leicefter. Upon the death of 
the earl of Cleveland, March 26, 1667, that title became 
extinft, and the title of baron Wentworth of Nettlefted 
defcended firft to the family of Lovelace ; and, becoming 
extindf in that branch, it defcended to the pofterity of 
fir William Noel, baronpt, and Margaret his wife. 
Verney, grandfon of John, brother of Andrew Noel 
anceftor to the earl of Gainfborough, was created a ba¬ 
ronet by Charles II. July 6, 1.660 ; and fir William, fe¬ 
cond baronet, his fon, married Margaret, daughter of 
John lord Lovelace. Sir John, fourth baronet, the iffue 
of this marriage, was father of fir Clobery, fifth baronet, 
and of William, who was appointed, in 1750, chief jus¬ 
tice of Chefter and of the principality of Wales, which 
office he exchanged, in March 1757, for that of one of 
the juftices of the court of common pleas. He died De¬ 
cember 8, 1762. Sir Clobery, fifth baronet, married 
Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Rowney, of the city of 
Oxford, efquire ; by which lady he had iffue, 1. Sir Ed¬ 
ward, fix ill baronet. 2. Thomas, who was appointed a 
captain in his majefty’s navy, and was killed in the ac¬ 
tion off Minorca, May 20, 1756. 3. John, who embraced 
the clerical profeffion, and was appointed dean of Salif- 
bury. 4. Rowney. 5. Mary. 
Sir Edward, fixth baronet, fucceeded to the title of 
baron Wentworth of Nettlefted, upon the death of Mar¬ 
tha baronels Wentworth of Nettlefted, daughter and 
heir of John lord Lovelace, July 18, 1745. By George 
III. he was farther created vifcount Wentworth of 
Wellefborough. He married Judith, daughter and heir 
of William Lamb, of Wellingborough in the county of 
Northampton, efquire ; by which lady, who died De¬ 
cember 10, 1761, he had "i,flue, x. Thomas, fecond vif- 
count. 2. Judith, born November 3, 1751, and married 
fo Ralph Milbunke, fon of. fir Ralph MUbanke, of Hal- 
L B R Y. 
naby in the county of York, baronet. 3. Elizabeth, mar¬ 
ried to James Bland Burges, efq. and died Jaryiary 24* 
1779. 4- Sophia Sufannah, married to-Nathaniel, foil 
of Nathaniel lord Scarfdale, and died June 2S, 1782. 
His lordfiiip, dying Oftober 31, 1774, was fucceeded by 
his fon Thomas, the prefent and fecond vifconnt. 
Creations. —Baron Wentworth, of Nettlefted in the 
county of Suffolk, December 2, 1529. Vifcouht Went¬ 
worth, of Wellelborough in the county of Leicefter, 
May 4, 1762. 
Residences. —Wellelborough Honfe, and Kirkby 
Lodge, in the county of Leicefter.—Town-houle, Sey- 
mour-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearing s. —See the annexed Engraving, 
Motto. — Pen/e a bien. —“ Think for the beft.” 
COURTENAY, VISCOUNT COURTENAY. 
WILLIAM COURTENAY, Viscount COURT¬ 
ENAY, a Baronet; born July 30,. 1768 ; fucceeded his 
father, the late vifcount, December 14, 1788. 
The family of'Courtenay is of very high antiquity, 
being defcended from Pharamond, founder of the French 
monarchy. Atlion, his defcendant, in the reign of iking 
Robert, affumed the furname of Courtenay, from a town 
of that name in the Ifle of France, now in the depart¬ 
ment of the Loiret. Jofceline, his fon, had iffue, 1. 
Milo or Miles. 2. Jofceline, who engaged in the crufade 
of Godfrey de Boulogne his kinfmah, and became count 
of Edeffa. Agnes, his grand-daughter, married Almeric 
king of Jerulalem, and had iffue Baldwin, fourth king- 
ofjerufalem, and Sibylla, confort of Guy de Lufignan 
king of Jerufalem. Reginald, fon of Milo, had iffue, 
during his refidence in France, Elizabeth, otherwife 
called Ifabella, who married Peter, younger fon of 
Louis VI. king of France; in confequence of which 
marriage, her hulband affumed the furname of Courte¬ 
nay. Peter, their iffue, was elefted emperor of Conftan- 
tinople in 1217; and was fucceffively followed in that 
dignity by his two fons, Robert and Baldwin. Robert, 
fecond fon of Peter and Elizabeth, refided in France, 
where his pofterity arrived at confiderable dignities ;. 
one of them being arclibifhop of Rlieims in 1300, and 
another chamberlain of the houfehold to Charles VI. 
Reginald de Courtenay, father-in-law of Peter, per- 
fonally attached himfelf to Eleanor, confort of Louis 
the Young, king of France, and heir, of Guienne and 
Poiftou ; and, upon the divorce of that monarch, was 
inftrumental in effefting her fubfequent marriage to Hen¬ 
ry II. king of England. Having come over in confe¬ 
quence to this ifland, he married Hawife, daughter and 
heir of Robert d’Avranches-, vifcount of the county of 
Devon, baron of Oakhampton, and lord of the caftle of 
Exeter; from which marriage thefe dignities deyolved 
upon Reginald. Robert, their iffue, was deprived of 
the dignity of vifcount, and of the lordffiip of the caftle 
of Exeter, by Henry III. Hugh, fifth baron of Oak¬ 
hampton, his great grandfon, fucceeded to the title of earl 
of the county of Devon, in the reign of Edward I. in 
confequence of the marriage of his great grandfather 
Robert, with Mary, daughter of William de Redvers,. 
earl of the county of Devon. 
Hugh, fecond earl of Devonfhire, his fon, married 
Margaret, grand-daughter of Edward I. by which lady, 
he- had iffue, 1. Hugh. 2. Edward, father of Edward 
third earl of Devonlhire, and of Hugh. 3. William,, 
who was elefted, in 1367, chancellor of the univerlity- 
■ of Oxford ; and in 1369, lord bilhop of Hereford. He 
was tranflated, in 1375, to the fee of London; and in 
1381, to the archiepifcopal fee of Canterbury, and died 
July 31, 1396. 4. Philip. 5. Peter, who was lord 
chamberlain of the houfehold to Edward 111. governor 
of Calais, and knight of the garter. Hugh, fon of Hugh 
fecond earl of Devonfnire, married Matilda, daughter 
of Joan of Kent, and half-filler to the renowned Edward 
the Black Prince. 
Edward,. 
