20-601: Chandos may refer to: Titles [ edit ] Duke of Chandos , and Baron Chandos, three English titles, all extinct Viscount Chandos , a modern title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Businesses [ edit ] Chandos Records Chandos Publishing Other uses [ edit ] Chandos (name) Chandos Lake , Ontario, Canada County of Chandos , South Australia Chandos Mausoleum , in
40-412: A knighthood. In 1321, he was sheriff of Herefordshire. He was succeeded by Thomas de Chandos. Thomas was succeeded by his brother Roger de Chandos ( Rogerus de Chaundos ). Roger was made knight banneret by Edward III. It was this Roger who was summoned to parliament, and who was cited as Baron de Chandos between 1337 (11th year of Edward III ) and 1355, counting as the first creation of the title. Roger
60-552: A seat of great learning and culture: Handel was the resident composer from 1717 until 1719. Brydges' Cannons was demolished after his death, to pay the debts he incurred in the South Sea Bubble disaster, and by his son. It was replaced by a modest villa built by William Hallett, and Cannons is now occupied by North London Collegiate School whose archives contain some information on the duke, his second wife Cassandra Willoughby, and subsequent owners of Cannons. Author Jane Austen
80-482: A strong identity and the Heart of Oak society, an old friendly society, holds a number of events during the year including the annual Heart of Oak Club walk, where villagers, young and old, process through the streets with sticks decorated with elaborate flower decorations behind a local silver band, stopping off at houses along the way for drinks, including the cider made from local apples. The Heart of Oak society also holds
100-565: Is a village hall and a recreation/sports field and pavilion, both of which are well used by the many clubs and societies in the village, and in the centre is the village Fire Station . On the northern outskirts of the village, towards Hereford, the Lucksall campsite is situated on the river by the Holme Lacy bridge. It is owned by Sir Eli Cartwright whose family owned most of Hereford in the 19th century. The nearby Wye Valley Walk with many walks on
120-521: Is attested. The village has a church , St. Mary's Parish Church; primary school , St. Mary's C of E Primary School; medical centre, Fownhope Medical Centre; two pubs , the Green Man and the New Inn; two hotels, Bowen's Bed & Breakfast and Ferry Lane Bed & Breakfast (both of which are bed and breakfast hotels); a fitness/leisure centre, Wye Leisure and butchers , John A Pritchard & Son. There
140-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Duke of Chandos 1554 (second creation) Mary I (second creation Marquess of Chandos Viscount Wilton Baron Chandos of Sudeley Cannons House , Middlesex The Dukedom of Chandos / ˈ ʃ æ n ˌ d ɒ s , ˈ ʃ ɑː n ˌ d ɒ s / was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . The Chandos peerage
160-501: The London Borough of Harrow, England Chandos House , London Chandos Chair of Medicine and Anatomy , University of St Andrews, Scotland See also [ edit ] Chandos Anthems , a collection of music written by George Frideric Handel Chandos portrait , a painting purportedly of William Shakespeare Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , title created for Richard Nugent Temple Grenville in 1822 Topics referred to by
180-569: The county of Gloucester by Queen Mary I , in the second creation of the title. The three succeeding barons were all Members of Parliament and persons of some importance—particularly Grey, 5th Baron , and his elder son George, 6th Baron . George had six daughters but no sons, and after the death of his brother William in 1676 the barony came to a kinsman, Sir James Brydges, Bart. , who was English ambassador to Istanbul from 1680 to 1685. The eighth baron's eldest son, James Brydges (1674–1744), succeeded his father as ninth Baron Chandos in 1714. In
200-509: The death of the 3rd Baron of the second creation without male issue). A Robert de Chandos went to Ireland with King John in 1185 . His son Roger in 1221 received licence to hold a fair at Fownhope in 1221. The son of this Roger, Robert de Chandos (d. 1302) participated in the Welsh expedition of Edward I . The son of Robert, Roger de Chandos, served in the Scottish wars of Edward II and received
220-457: The hills and banks along the river, is very popular with walkers. The Wye Valley Walk may not pass through Fownhope but is a perfect place to go nearby. In springtime there are fantastic displays of wild flowers in the woods and fields, particularly in the nearby woods, Lea & Pagets Wood. There are many small quarries and lime kilns scattered through the area, and the remains of an Iron Age hill fort on Capler Hill . The village maintains
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#1732851335545240-625: The same office for 1382. Fownhope Fownhope / ˈ f aʊ n ˌ h oʊ p / is a village in Herefordshire , England, an area of outstanding natural beauty on the banks of the River Wye . The population of the village at the 2011 census was 999. The earliest known reference to the village comes from the Domesday Book in 1086, where it is called simply Hope , from Old English hop ( dative hope ), "small, enclosed valley". Its name
260-449: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chandos . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chandos&oldid=949392442 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
280-458: The same year, he was created Earl of Carnarvon (second creation) and Duke of Chandos in 1719. Subsidiary titles included Marquess of Carnarvon (1719) and Viscount Wilton (1714). All of these titles were in the Peerage of Great Britain . The 1st Duke built an exceptionally grand country house called Cannons in Little Stanmore , Middlesex that, though it was parodied in his lifetime, was
300-424: Was Margaret de Chandos). He became father to Thomas Brugge, 5th Baron Chandos (d. 1493). Thomas' son, Giles Brugge, 6th Baron Chandos (d. 1511) held the office of High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1499. The son of Giles Brugge, John Brydges (d. 1557), was summoned to parliament for Gloucestershire at some point before 1554. In 1554, he was given Sudeley Castle and created Baron Chandos , of Sudeley in
320-490: Was descended from his sister Mary. With the death of the third duke in 1789, the titles became extinct, and the barony became dormant. An attempt was made by Samuel Egerton Brydges to claim the barony, initially on behalf of his older brother Edward Tymewell Brydges and then on his own behalf. Litigation lasted from 1790 to 1803 before the claims were rejected, but Egerton Brydges continued to style himself per legem terrae Baron Chandos of Sudeley . It seems likely that not only
340-474: Was first created as a barony by Edward III in 1337; its second creation in 1554 was due to the Brydges family's service to Mary I during Wyatt's rebellion , when she also gave them Sudeley Castle . The 9th Baron of the second creation was elevated to the dukedom in 1719, but after his grandson's death without male heirs, his titles all became extinct (the 1337 creation having previously become abeyant in 1602 upon
360-563: Was lengthened to distinguish it from neighboring Woolhope , which was also called Hope at the time of the Domesday Book. Early spellings of the village's name include Faghehop (1242), Fanne Hope (1243), Fawehope (1269), Fowehope (1275), Fonhope (1278), and Fowenhop (1315). The name is believed to come from late Old English *Faganhop ("Faga's valley"), from a personal name *Faga ( genitive *Fagan ), from Old English fag , "coloured, variegated", although no such personal name
380-697: Was succeeded by his son Thomas, who was in turn succeeded by his son John. Neither of these were summoned to parliament, and are thus not named Baron Chandos explicitly, but counted as de jure 2nd and 3rd Barons Chandos, respectively. John, who defended Hereford Castle against Owain Glyndŵr in 1403, died without issue in 1428. The Chandos estates in Herefordshire passed to the surviving daughter of John's sister Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Mattesden, and eventually to his great nephew Giles Brugge, de jure 4th Baron Chandos (son of Edward Brugge and Alice de Berkeley whose mother
400-478: Was the claim groundless but that the evidence was forged. The title is spelt 'Chaundos' in the Complete Peerage. Most sources read that the title became extinct upon the death of the 1st Lord, although others, such as the Complete Peerage, include the further holders listed above. The presumed 2nd Lord Chandos was High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 1359, 1370 and 1372 and the presumed 3rd Lord Chandos served
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