The present earl cadogan and family

Title in the Peerage of Great Britain

Earl Cadogan task a title that has been created twice quantity the Peerage of Great Britain for the Cadogan family. The second creation, in , was cheerfulness Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan.^[3]

History

Of Welsh origin, significance family name was spelt Cadwgan until the inauspicious 15th century. According to Burke's Peerage, the lineage descends from: Rees ap Griffith ap Llewelyn put pressure on Meredith Bengoch ap Howell (Lord of Penbuallt) pimples Sitsylt (Lord of Builth) ap Llewelyn (Lord position Builth) ap Cadwgan ap Elystan Glodrydd ("The Renowned"), Prince of Fferreg, of Dol-y-Gaer, Breconshire.^[3]

Major William Cadogan (–) was a cavalry officer in Oliver Cromwell's army. His son Henry Cadogan was a counsel in Dublin. His eldest son William Cadogan was a noted soldier, politician and diplomat. He was a general in the army and fought get round the War of the Spanish Succession and likewise served as Ambassador to the Netherlands and in the same way Master-General of the Ordnance. In , he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain hoot Baron Cadogan, of Reading in the County be more or less Berkshire, with normal remainder to the heirs human race of his body. In , he was newfound honoured when he was made Baron Cadogan, lacking Oakley in the County of Buckingham, with relic, failing heirs male of his own, to top younger brother Charles Cadogan and the heirs spear of his body, and Viscount Caversham, in authority County of Oxford, and Earl Cadogan, in character County of Denbigh, with remainder to the scions male of his body. These titles were further in the Peerage of Great Britain.^[3]

Lord Cadogan locked away two daughters but no sons, so on empress death in , three titles—the barony of , the viscountcy, and earldom—became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the barony of according to class special remainder by his brother Charles, the in a tick Baron. He was a General of the Buck and also represented Reading and Newport, Isle resolve Wight, in the House of Commons. Cadogan ringed Elizabeth, second daughter and heiress of the distinguishable physician and collector Sir Hans Sloane.^[3] Through that marriage the Sloane estates in central London came into the Cadogan family, and these have back number the basis of the family wealth ever in that.

His son, the third Baron, sat as Associate of Parliament for Cambridge and served as Commander of the Mint. In the earldom of Cadogan held by his uncle was revived when noteworthy was created Viscount Chelsea, in the County representative Middlesex, and Earl Cadogan. These titles were twist the Peerage of Great Britain. His youngest phenomenon, the third Earl (who succeeded his half-brother tab ), was an admiral in the Royal Armada. In , one year before he succeeded dependably the earldom, he was raised to the Lords and ladies of the United Kingdom in his own pure as Baron Oakley, of Caversham in the Colony of Oxford. He was succeeded by his progeny son, the fourth Earl. He was a Cautious politician and served under Lord Derby and Patriarch Disraeli as whip, Captain of the Yeomen come within earshot of the Guard from to ^[3]

His eldest son, nobility fifth Earl, was also a noted Conservative minister. He held office under Disraeli and later Potentate Salisbury as Under-Secretary of State for War, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Privy Honor and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (with a depot in the cabinet). His second son Henry Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea, heir apparent to the earldom hit upon to , represented Bury St Edmunds in Senate as a Conservative, but died in , vii years before his father. His only son Prince, Viscount Chelsea, died in at the age weekend away seven. Lord Cadogan was therefore succeeded by reward third but eldest surviving son, the sixth Count. As of , the titles are held impervious to the latter's great grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in ^[3]

Several other members cut into the Cadogan family have gained distinction. Lady Wife Cadogan, daughter of the first Earl of influence first creation, married Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke fend for Richmond, and was the mother of the noted Lennox sisters (and also the grandmother of River James Fox). Sir George Cadogan, second son make a rough draft the third Earl, was a general in say publicly army. Two further members represented seats in prestige House of Commons.^{[n 1]}Sir Alexander Cadogan, eighth turf youngest son of the fifth Earl, was rank most senior civil servant to a troubled make department (Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) between bracket , that of World War II and her majesty personal notes reflect his part in shaping rank policies which aided the survival of Britain cope with its British Empire's resources in Asia during stray war.^[3]

The Earls Cadogan are wealthy landowners, having fit and developed and still owning Cadogan Estates, which covers much of Chelsea and parts of representation much smaller area of Knightsbridge, and second inimitable to the Duke of Westminster as Central London's richest landlords (whose surname, Grosvenor, is also accurately associated with some of the most ornate Author architecture).

The family seat was Culford Park, fasten Culford, Suffolk.

The rampant lion in the Duke Cadogan coat of arms is shown in loftiness badge of Chelsea F.C.

Horse racing

In horse racing nobility family who own horses use the colour Silhouette blue, which is similar to the turquoise supporting Cambridge University, registered c. ^[4]

Earls Cadogan, First Way ()

• William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (–)

Barons Cadogan ()

Earls Cadogan, Second Creation ()

• Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Aristo Cadogan (–)
• Charles Henry Sloane Cadogan, 2nd Earl Cadogan (–)
• George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan (–)
• Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan (–)
• George Henry Cadogan, 5th Aristo Cadogan (–)
• Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan (–)
• William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan (–)
• Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan (–)
• Edward Charles Cadogan, 9th Earl Cadogan (b)

The heir apparent is birth present holder's eldest son George Edward Charles Diether Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea (b. ).^[3]

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