The title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1737–7 May 1805), also known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761–1784), was a British statesman. ...

Lord Lansdowne holds the subsidiary titles of Earl Wycombe, of Chipping Wycombe in the County of Buckingham (1784), Earl of Kerry (1723), Earl of Shelburne (1753), Viscount Calne and Calstone (1784), Viscount Clanmaurice (1723), Viscount FitzMaurice (1751), Baron Wycombe, of Chipping Wycombe in the County of Buckingham (1760), Baron Kerry and Lixnaw (1223), and Baron Dunkeron (1751). The subsidiary titles are all in the Peerage of Ireland, except for the Earldom and Barony of Wycombe and the Viscountcy of Calne and Calstone, which are in the Peerage of Great Britain. The courtesy title for the Lord Lansdowne's eldest son and heir alternates between Earl of Kerry and Earl of Shelburne. The title Earl of Kerry was created in 1723 for Thomas Fitzmaurice, the holder of the ancient Irish barony of Kerry, which was created in the thirteenth century. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...

The family seat is Bowood House in Wiltshire. Bowood House from Morriss County Seats (1880). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

Earls of Shelburne, First Creation (1719)

• Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne (1675-1751)

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Earls of Shelburne, Second Creation (1753)

• John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne (1706-1761)
• William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737-1805) (created Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784)

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Marquesses of Lansdowne (1784)

• William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805)
• John Henry Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne (1765-1809)
• Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863)
• Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1816-1866)
• Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927)
• Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne (1872-1936)
• Charles Hope Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne (1917-1944)
• George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne (1912-1999)
• Charles Maurice Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (b. 1941)

The Heir Apparent is Simon Henry George Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Shelburne (b. 1970 ) 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1737–7 May 1805), also known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761–1784), was a British statesman. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Son of the 1st Marquess by his second marriage, was born on 2 July 1780 and educated at Edinburgh University and at Trinity College, Cambridge. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Most Honourable Sir Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (January 7, 1816–July 5, 1866) was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Most Honourable Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE (14 January 1845 – 3 June 1927) was a British politician and Irish peer who served successively as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Most Honourable Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne (January 14, 1872–March 5, 1936) was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Most Honourable Charles Hope Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne (January 9, 1917–August 20, 1944) was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne (November 27, 1912–August 25, 1997) was a British peer, the son of Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice and the grandson of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Charles Maurice Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (born February 21, 1941) is a British peer, the son of George Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne and Barbara Chase. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...