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Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (11 January 1716 – 30 October 1735) was an English nobleman, styled Marquess of Normanby from 1716 to 1721. Through his mother, Catherine Sheffield , he was a grandson of King James II .
May 5, 2022 · Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (11 January 1716 – 30 October 1735) was an English nobleman, styled Marquess of Normanby from 1716 to 1721. [1] The legitimate son of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, he succeeded his father in 1721.
The full title was Duke of the County of Buckingham and of Normanby but in practice only Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was used. The dukedom was created in 1703 for John Sheffield, 1st Marquess of Normanby KG , a notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period, who served under Queen Anne as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council .
Edmund, who succeeded his father as 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was baptised at St Margaret's Westminster on 29th January 1716 and served in Germany with his uncle. He died of consumption in Rome on 30th October 1735 and his body was returned to the Abbey for burial in the family vault on 31st January 1736.
May 15, 2015 · He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of the County of Buckingham and of Normanby [E., 1703] on 24 February 1720/21. 1 He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Mulgrave, co. York [E., 1626] on 24 February 1720/21. 3 He succeeded as the 6th Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick, co. Lincoln [E., 1547] on 24 February 1720/21. 3 He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford ...
Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1716–1735) Following the death of the 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby,the greater part of the Sheffield family estates, including the principal residence at Normanby Park, passed to his half-brother, Sir Charles Herbert later Sheffield, 1st Bt., the illegitimate son of his father by ...
Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (11 January 1716 - 30 October 1735) was an English nobleman, styled Marquess of Normanby from 1716 to 1721. [1] Through his mother, Catherine Sheffield , he was a grandson of King James II .
