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Title in the Baronetage of England
The
Smithson Baronetcy
, of Stanwick in the County of York, is a title in the
Baronetage of England
. It was created on 2 August 1660 for Hugh Smithson (1598-1670) of
Stanwick St John
, Yorkshire. Sir Hugh Smithson, 3rd Baronet, married Elizabeth Langdale, daughter of Marmaduke Langdale, Baron Langdale. Sir Hugh Smithson, the fourth Baronet, married
Lady Elizabeth Seymour
, daughter of
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
and heiress of the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland. In 1749 the Duke of Somerset was created Earl of Northumberland, with remainder to his son-in-law Sir Hugh Smithson, who succeeded as second Earl on his father-in-law's death in 1750. He assumed the surname of Percy and was created
Duke of Northumberland
in 1766. The baronetcy remains merged with the dukedom.
Smithsonian Institution
in Washington DC was founded with the legacy of
James Smithson
, illegitimate son of Sir Hugh, 4th Baronet (
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
).
Smithson baronets of Stanwick (1660)
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For further succession, see
Duke of Northumberland
.
Arms
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The Arms of Smithson of Stanwick, Yorkshire (ancient) are
blazoned
Argent, a chevron engrailed sable between three oak leaves erect slipped vert
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The arms of the Smithson baronets of Stanwick are
Or, on a chief embattled azure three suns proper
.
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See also
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Notes
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Further reading: The Smithson Monuments at Stanwick, North Yorkshire by Bulter, L., published in Journal of the Church Monument Society Volume XV, 2000. 6pp, 4 b/w pls
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Date of death per mural monument in Stanwick Church & per Burke's Baronetage of England
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Collins' Baronetage of England; The old arms can be seen carved in wood impaling the arms of Fairfax (
A lion rampant
) on the staircase of Moulton Hall, Richmond, York, made following the 1653 marriage of George Smithson. See image in: Smithson, George R., Genealogical notes memoirs of the Smithson family, London, 1906, plate between pp. 24&25
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Collins, Arthur, The English Baronetage, vol.3, part 1; Victoria County History, Stanwick St John
References
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Further reading
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- Smithson, George R.,
Genealogical notes memoirs of the Smithson family
, London, 1906
(archive.org text)
- De Fonblanque, Edward Barrington,
Annals of the House of Percy, From the Conquest to the Opening of the Nineteenth Century
, 2 Volumes, London, 1887
- Bulter, L.,
The Smithson Monuments at Stanwick, North Yorkshire
, published in
Journal of the Church Monument Society
, Volume XV, 2000. 6pp, 4 b/w plates