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Viscount Newhaven was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created 17 May 1681 for Charles Cheyne (or Cheyney), a Member of Parliament and Clerk of the Pipe. He was made Lord Cheyne at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He married Lady Jane Cavendish, a daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle by whom he was the father of William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven. Charles purchased the estate of Chelsea, Middlesex (now in Central London), and was buried at Chelsea Old Church. After him are named Cheyne Row, Upper Cheyne Row and Cheyne Walk, in Chelsea. Upon the death of the 2nd Viscount on 26 May 1728 without issue, both titles became extinct.^[1]

Viscount Newhaven (1681)

Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven (c. 1624–1698)
William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven (1657–1728)

References

^ Balfour Paul, James (1904). The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh : D. Douglas. pp. 461–468. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[1] Balfour Paul, James (1904). The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh : D. Douglas. pp. 461–468. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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-'''Viscount Newhaven''' was a title in the [[Peerage of Scotland]]. It was created in 1681 for [[Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven|Charles Cheyne]] (or Cheyney), [[Member of Parliament]] and Clerk of the [[Pipe Rolls|Pipe]]. He was made '''Lord Cheyne''' at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He married [[Jane Cavendish|Lady Jane Cavendish]], daughter of the [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle|first Duke of Newcastle]] and had a son, [[William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven|William Cheyne]], who became 2nd Viscount Newhaven. William was a landowner in [[Chelsea, London]], having purchased [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s palace. He died in 1728 leaving no male heir, the titles becoming extinct.
+[[File:Arms of Cheyne of Newhaven.svg|thumb|Arms of Cheyne, Viscount Newhaven: ''Chequy or and azure, a fesse gules, fretty argent'']]
+'''Viscount Newhaven''' was a title in the [[Peerage of Scotland]]. It was created 17 May 1681 for [[Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven|Charles Cheyne]] (or Cheyney), a [[Member of Parliament]] and  [[Pipe Rolls|Clerk of the Pipe]]. He was made '''Lord Cheyne''' at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He married Lady [[Jane Cavendish]], a daughter of [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle]] by whom he was the father of [[William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven]]. Charles purchased the estate of [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[Middlesex]] (now in Central London), and was buried at [[Chelsea Old Church]]. After him are named [[Cheyne Row]], [[Upper Cheyne Row]] and [[Cheyne Walk]], in Chelsea. Upon the death of the 2nd Viscount on 26 May 1728 without issue, both titles became extinct.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Balfour Paul|first1=James|title=The Scots Peerage|date=1904|publisher=Edinburgh : D. Douglas|pages=461–468|url=https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06paul#page/461/|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
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 ==See also==
 *[[William Mayne, 1st Baron Newhaven|Baron Newhaven]]
+*[[Baron Cheyne]]
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Noble titles created in 1681]]
+[[Category:Clan Cheyne]]