Baron Lexington was a title borne in the English family of Sutton from 1645 to 1723. The English are an ethnic group generally associated with England and the English language. ... // Place names Sutton, meaning south settlement in Saxon, is a very common place name. ...

Robert Sutton (1594-1668), son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire, was a member of parliament for his native county in 1625 and again in 1640. He served Charles I of England during the English Civil War, making great monetary sacrifices for the royal cause, and in 1645 the king created him Baron Lexington, this being a variant of the name of the Nottinghamshire village of Laxton. His estate suffered during the time of the Commonwealth, but some money was returned to him by Charles II of England. He died on 13 October 1668. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of Scotland, England and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ... The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ... Laxton could be Laxton, East Riding of Yorkshire Laxton, Northamptonshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ...

His only son, Robert, the 2nd baron (1661-1723), supported in the House of Lords the elevation of William of Orange to the throne, and was employed by that king at court and on diplomatic business. He also served as a soldier, but he is chiefly known as the British envoy at Vienna during the conclusion of the Treaty of Ryswick, and at Madrid during the negotiations which led to the Treaty of Utrecht. He died on 10 September 1723. His letters from Vienna, selected and edited by the Hon. H. M. Sutton, were published as the Lexington Papers (1851). Lexington's barony became extinct on his death, but his estates descended to the younger sons of his daughter Bridget (d. 1734), the wife of John Manners, 3rd duke of Rutland. This article is about the British House of Lords. ... William III of England (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Until the early 19th Century, each European nation had its own system of diplomatic rank. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Croatian and Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine states (Land Wien). ... The Treaty of Ryswick was signed on 20 September 1697 and named after Ryswick (also known as Rijswijk) in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Treaty of Utrecht was a series of peace treaties signed in Utrecht in 1713 that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Annes War) By its provisions, Louis XIVs grandson Philip V of Spain was recognized as King of Spain, but Spains European empire... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... There were several people named John Manners, chiefly in British history; the two most famous people of that name were: John Manners, Marquess of Granby (an 18th century military officer) John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, better known as The Lord John Manners (a 19th century statesman) Many of the... Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...

Lord George Manners, who inherited these estates in 1762, is the ancestor of the family of Manners-Sutton.

An earlier member of this family is Oliver Sutton, bishop of Lincoln from 1280 to 1299. A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Lincoln (pronounced Ling-kn) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, a bridging point over the River Witham, with a population, at the 2001 Census of 85,963 for the city proper. ...

Barons Lexington (1645)

• Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexington (d. 1668)
• Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexington (1662–1723)

// Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page