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Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton (1752–1816) was an English peer.

Early life

Stourton was the son of William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton and Winifred Howard, a great-granddaughter of the 6th Duke of Norfolk and a leading Roman Catholic.

Career

The seventeenth Baron succeeded his father in 1781, and was succeeded by his son William Joseph in 1816. Charles inherited Roundhay Park in Leeds, from his father, whose father, Captain the Hon. Charles Stourton, son of William Stourton, XII Baron Stourton, had acquired the estate by marriage and inheritance but sold it in 1803 before acquiring the Allerton Mauleverer estate in Yorkshire.

Personal life

On 12 July 1775, Charles married Mary Langdale, a daughter of Marmaduke, 5th Baron Langdale and his wife, Constantia Smythe, a sister of Walter Smythe and therefore an aunt of Maria Anne Smythe, who, following her second marriage became known as Mrs. Fitzherbert, the longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom).^[1] They had eight children, including:

William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton
Sir Edward Marmaduke Joseph Vavasour, 1st Baronet Vavasour of Hazelwood.
Charles Langdale, who became one of the first Roman Catholics in the House of Commons and was a leading Roman Catholic layman in the 19th century.

Lord Stourton died in 1816.^[2]

References

^ Abbot, Richard (1 September 2007). "Brighton's unofficial queen". The Tablet. The Tablet Publishing Company. p. 12.
^ Kidd, Charles and Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1995 edition). London: St. Martin's Press, 1995, ^{[page needed]}

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Preceded by William Stourton	Baron Stourton 1781–1816	Succeeded by William Stourton

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[1] Abbot, Richard (1 September 2007). "Brighton's unofficial queen". The Tablet. The Tablet Publishing Company. p. 12.

[Kidd1995-2] Kidd, Charles and Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1995 edition). London: St. Martin's Press, 1995, ^{[page needed]}

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-'''Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton''' (1752 – 1816) was the son of [[William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton|William Stourton]] and Winifred Howard, a great granddaughter of the [[Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk|6th Duke of Norfolk]] and a leading [[Roman Catholic]]. The 17th Baron succeeded his father in 1781, and was succeeded by his son [[William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton|William Joseph]] in 1816.
+[[File:Arms of Stourton.svg|thumb|200px|Arms of Stourton: ''Sable, a bend or between six fountains'']]
+'''Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton''' (1752–1816) was an English peer.
-==Biography==
+==Early life==
-Charles inherited [[Roundhay Park]] in Leeds, from his father, whose father, Captain the Hon. Charles Stourton, son of William Stourton, XII Baron Stourton, had acquired the estate by marriage and inheritance but sold it in 1803 before acquiring the Allerton Mauleverer estate in Yorkshire.
+Stourton was the son of [[William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton]] and Winifred Howard, a great-granddaughter of the [[Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk|6th Duke of Norfolk]] and a leading Roman Catholic.
+==Career==
-==Marriage and issue==
+The seventeenth Baron succeeded his father in 1781, and was succeeded by his son [[William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton|William Joseph]] in 1816.  Charles inherited [[Roundhay Park]] in Leeds, from his father, whose father, Captain the Hon. Charles Stourton, son of William Stourton, XII Baron Stourton, had acquired the estate by marriage and inheritance but sold it in 1803 before acquiring the Allerton Mauleverer estate in Yorkshire.
-On the 12 July 1775 Charles married Mary Langdale, a daughter of Marmaduke, 5th [[Baron Langdale]] and his wife, Constantia Smythe, a sister of Walter Smythe and therefore an aunt of Maria Anne Smythe, who, following her second marriage became known as [[Maria Fitzherbert|Mrs. Fitzherbert]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p6043.htm#i60422 |title=p. 6043 §  60422 <!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher= The Peerage}}{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref>
+==Personal life==
-They had eight children, including [[William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton]] and [[Vavasour (family)|Sir Edward Marmaduke Joseph Vavasour, 1st Baronet Vavasour of Hazelwood]].
+On 12 July 1775, Charles married Mary Langdale, a daughter of Marmaduke, 5th [[Baron Langdale]] and his wife, Constantia Smythe, a sister of Walter Smythe and therefore an aunt of Maria Anne Smythe, who, following her second marriage became known as [[Maria Fitzherbert|Mrs. Fitzherbert]], the longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later [[King George IV of the United Kingdom]]).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Abbot |first=Richard |title=Brighton's unofficial queen |magazine=[[The Tablet]] |publication-date=2007-09-01 |publisher=The Tablet Publishing Company |page=12}}</ref> They had eight children, including:
+* [[William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton]]
-Their third son, [[Charles Langdale|Charles]], became one of the first [[Roman Catholic]]s in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] and was a leading Roman Catholic layman in the 19th century.
+* [[Sir Edward Vavasour, 1st Baronet|Sir Edward Marmaduke Joseph Vavasour, 1st Baronet Vavasour of Hazelwood]].
+* [[Charles Langdale]], who became one of the first [[Roman Catholic]]s in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] and was a leading Roman Catholic layman in the 19th century.
+Lord Stourton died in 1816.<ref name="Kidd1995">Kidd, Charles and Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1995 edition). London: St. Martin's Press, 1995, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}</ref>
-==Notes==
-{{Reflist|2}}
 ==References==
+{{Reflist|2}}
-* Kidd, Charles and Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1995 edition). London: St. Martin's Press, 1995, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
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