My fiancee's grandfather is next in line for an inheritance of a "lordship", if that is what it is called. I know that he owns castles and business in Cheshire. I have looked at many websites and have found no useful information. I know what there family crest also looks like. Any information would be helpful.
2007-02-23 17:21:22 · 3 answers · asked by creative_cutie_79 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
I'm not sure where you can find this information, if it is a lordship and not a peerage. A manorial lordship is very old, is attached to property, can be sold, and usually comes with the title 'Lord of (place)'. It is not the same as a peerage, which comes with no property but cannot be sold, allows the holder the possibility of sitting in the House of Lords and attending the coronation, and may be very old or from as recent as the 1960s. Holders of lordships often like to be confused with peers as peerages are more important; and those who sell lordships also like to blur the distinction.
If, in fact, it is a peerage, then you can find out about the current holder in Burke's or Debrett's Peerage, or even Whitaker's Almanack, at your local library. The former two will also show his coat of arms (the crest is only the part on top, like the crown on the Queen's arms; the arms are the shield). If it is a manorial lordship then you can find sites which sell them and may tell you something about them, but be wary as it can be a tricky business.
EDIT: Has his grandfather told you the title? If not, check the list of peers in Whitaker's as it names their heirs and will mention his grandfather, and Whitaker's will take less time to peruse than some of the more detailed sources.
If you do know the title and it is not in Whitaker's or the other sources I suggested, then it is probably a manorial lordship. There may be a register of all of these somewhere but I don't know where it is.
2007-02-23 19:54:05 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would need to provide more information than you have given...why don't you just get your fiancee to ask him about it all...
2007-02-24 18:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you just trying to figure out if it'll one day be passed to you?
I think you are!
2007-02-24 22:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by Dethruhate 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋