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and to the Embassy at Constantinople, 1853-56; M.P. for East Sussex, 1857-65; suc. to the peerage, as above, 5 April 1876. Family Estates.-These, in 1883, consisted of 4,537 acres in Sussex, and 731 in the West Riding of Yorkshire, besides (in Ireland) of 1,085 in co. Meath, and 115 in co. Louth. Total 6,468 acres, worth £5,634 a year. Principal Residence. Sheffield Park, near Uckfield, co. Sussex. Barony. SHEFFIELD, otherwise SHEFFIELD OF BUTTERWICKE. 1. SIR EDMUND SHEFFIELD, of Butterwicke, co, Lincoln, I. 1547. 1547. 8. and h. of Sir Robert SHEFFIELD, of the same, by Margaret, da. of Sir John ZOUCHE, of Codnor, co. Derby. was one of the batch of Peers(") made at the necession of Ed. VI., being cr. 16 Feb. 1546/7, BARON SHEFFIELD.(b) He m. Anne, da. of John (DE VERE, EARL OF OXFORD, by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir Edward TRUSSELL. He d. a year after his creation, at Norwich, 31 July 1549, being slain(e while repressing Ket's rebellion in that county. Will pr. 1549. His widow was bur. 14 Feb. 1571/2, at Stepney. II. 1549. 2 JOHN (SHEFFIELD), BARON SHEFFIELD, only s. and h., suc. to the peerage, 31 July 1549. He m. about 1562, Douglas (then aged 17), da. of William (HowARD), 1st BARON HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM, by his second wife, Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas (AMAGE. He d., not without suspicion of poison, Dec. 1568. Will pr. Jan. 1568/9. His widow m. privately at a house in Cannon Row, and again at Esher, co. Surrey (two years later) in May 1573 (two days before the birth of their son) the well-known Robert (DUDLEY), Earl of Leicester. fuller particulars under "LEICESTER." Having, however (possibly by compulsion), repudiated this marriage, she m. shortly before 21 Sep. 1578 (at which date, the Earl 1. Lettice, Dow. Countess of Essex), Sir Edward STAFFORD, of Chebsey, the Ambassador at the French Court, who was bur. 5 Feb. 1604/5, at St. Margaret's, Westm. She was bur. there 11 Dec. 1608. aged about 63. Will dat. 14 Sep. 1608, pr. 1609, in the Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westm.[1]

See III. 1568. .}. EDMUND (SHEFFIELD), BARON SHEFFIELD, or BARON SHEFFIELD OF BUTTERWICKE,[2] only 8. and h., b. about 1564; suc. to the peerage, Dec. 1568. He was cr. 5 Feb. 1625/6, EARL OF MULGRAVE, co, York. See that dignity, with which this Barony, as well as the Dukedom of Buckingham and Normanby, became extinct 30 Oct. 1735.

SHEFFIELD OF DUNAMORE.

i.e., "SHEFFIELD OF DUXAMORE, Co. Meath," Barony [I.], (Holroyd) cr. 1781; see "SHEFFIELD" Earldom [I], cr. 1816.

SHEFFIELD OF ROSCOMMON.

i.e., "SHEFFIELD OF ROSCOMMON, co. Roscommon," Barony [1], (Holroyd) cr. 1783, with a spec. rcm. ; see "SHEFFIELD" Earldom [1.], cr. 1816.

  • r1 (a) See their names in vol. iv, p. 223, note "b." sub "Hertford."
  • r3 (c) His horse falling, he was slain with a club by one of the rebels, a butcher.
  1. ↑ (d) See abstract in "Mis. Gen. et Her., N.S., vol. iii, p. 368, together with an interesting account of the lady's career by E. W. Greenfield.
  2. ↑ (b) See "Creations, 1483-1640," in ap. 47th Rep. D.K. Pub. Records. No territorial designation is added, and this omission seems usual at that period, but, with respect to this dignity, it should be observed that when the 3d Baron was in 1626 cr. an Earl he was called "Baron Sheffield of Butterwicke."
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