Baron Sheffield
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Baron Sheffield is a title that has been created four times: once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Ireland, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1547. The later barons were raised to the Earldom of Mulgrave, then the Marquessate of Normanby, and finally the Dukedom of Buckingham and Normanby. At the death of the second Duke, however, all of the titles became extinct since no heirs to them remained.
The next three creations were all in favour of one person, John Baker-Holroyd. The creations of 1780 and 1783 were in the Peerage of Ireland, while that of 1802 was in the Peerage of England. Lord Sheffield was also made Earl of Sheffield in 1816. The three baronies and the earldom were united until the death of the third Earl. Then, the baronies of 1780 and 1802, along with the earldom, became extinct, while the barony of 1783, under a special remainder, went to Edward Stanley, who had previously succeeded to the Barony of Stanley of Alderley and the Barony of Eddisbury. The three Baronies remain united.
Barons Sheffield, First Creation (1547)
- See Marquess of Normanby.
Barons Sheffield, Second and Fourth Creations (1780; 1802)
- John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821)
- George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield (1802-1876)
- Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield (1832-1909)
Barons Sheffield, Third Creation (1783)
- John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821)
- George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield (1802-1876)
- Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield (1832-1909)
- Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1839-1925)
- Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1875-1931)
- Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1907-1971)
- Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley, 7th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1915-1971)
- Thomas Henry Oliver Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (b. 1927)