Marquessate of Lansdowne | |
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Creation date | 6 December 1784 |
Created by | George III |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne |
Present holder | Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne |
Heir apparent | Simon Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry |
Remainder to | 1st Marquess' heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of Kerry Earl of Shelburne Earl of Wycombe Viscount Clanmaurice Viscount Fitzmaurice Viscount Calne and Calston Baron of Kerry and Lixnaw Baron Dunkeron Baron Wycombe of Chipping Wycombe |
Seat(s) | Bowood House |
Former seat(s) | Lansdowne House |
Motto | VIRTUTE NON VERBIS (By courage, not words)[2] |
Marquess of Lansdowne is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1784, and held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. The first Marquess served as Prime Minister of Great Britain.