Baron Calthorpe, of Calthorpe in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Bramber in Parliament. Born Henry Gough, he had assumed the additional surname of Calthorpe upon inheriting the Elvetham and Norfolk estates of his maternal uncle, Sir Henry Calthorpe, in 1788. The Baronetcy, of Edgbaston in the County of Warwick, had been created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 6 April 1728 for Lord Calthorpe's father Henry Gough, who represented Totnes and Bramber in the House of Commons.[1] He was the husband of Barbara, daughter of Reynolds Calthorpe. Three of Lord Calthorpe's sons, the second, third and fourth Barons, both succeeded in the titles. The latter sat as a Member of Parliament for Hindon and Bramber.[2] In 1845 he assumed by Royal licence for himself the surname of Gough only. His eldest son, the fifth Baron, represented East Worcestershire in Parliament as a Liberal.[3][4] The fifth Baron's younger brother, the seventh Baron (who succeeded his elder brother, the sixth Baron), was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. The latter's son, the eighth Baron,[5][6] was succeeded by his grandson, the ninth Baron. The titles became extinct on the death of the ninth Baron's younger brother, the tenth Baron, in 1997.

Barony Calthorpe
Arms of the Lord Calthorpe

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Arms: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Checky Or and Azure a Fess Ermine (Calthorpe); 2nd and 3rd, Gules on a Fess Argent between three Boars' Heads couped Or a Lion passant Azure (Gough).

Creation date16 Jun 1796
Created byGeorge III
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
First holderHenry Gough-Calthorpe
Last holderPeter Gough Calthorpe
Heir apparentNone
Subsidiary titlesBaronet (of Edgbaston)
StatusExtinct
Extinction date23 May 1997
Motto Gradu Diverso Via Una
(The same way by different steps)

The famous British architect Sir John Soane was the ancestor of the 8th, 9th and 10th barons.

Gough baronets, of Edgbaston (1728)

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Barons Calthorpe (1796)

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References

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  1. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 89, retrieved 6 February 2019
  2. ^ "GOUGH CALTHORPE, Hon. Frederick (1790-1868), of Elvetham, Hants". historyofparliament.
  3. ^ "Gough, 4th baron Calthorpe, Frederick". kingscollection.org.
  4. ^ "Lord and Lady Calthorpe". 19thcenturyphotos.com.
  5. ^ "Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, 8th baron Calthorpe". geni.com.
  6. ^ "Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, 8th Baron Calthorpe". npg.org.uk.
  7. ^ "The Calthorpe Estates". british-history.ac.uk.
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