Baron Wentworth

Barony of Wentworth

Wentworth arms: Sable, a chevron between three leopard's faces, or
Creation date2 December 1529[1]
Created byKing Henry VIII
PeeragePeerage of England
First holderThomas Wentworth, 6th Baron le Despencer
Present holderJohn Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, 18th Baron Wentworth
Heir apparentPhilip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth
Remainder to1st Baron's heirs general of the body lawfully begotten
Seat(s)Knebworth House
Former seat(s)Wentworth Woodhouse
Nettlestead Place
Wentworth Castle
MottoPensez à bien ("Think of good")

Baron Wentworth is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1529 for Thomas Wentworth, who was also de jure sixth Baron le Despencer of the 1387 creation. The title was created by writ, which means that it can descend via female lines (according to the male-preference cognatic primogeniture).

  1. ^ "Wentworth, Thomas (1501-1551)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.