Marquess Townshend

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The title of Marquess Townshend was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1787 for George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend.

Lord Townshend holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Townshend, of Raynham in the County of Norfolk (1682), and Baron Townshend, of Lynn Regis in the County of Norfolk (1661), in the Peerage of England, and is also an English baronet. As Lord Townshend holds no titles with names different to his main title, the territorial designation from his Viscountcy is used for his heir, who is styled Viscount Raynham. In addition, the Marquess once held the title Earl of Leicester; however, upon the death of the third Marquess, this title became extinct, the marquessate and other titles passing to a more distant family member.

The family seat is Raynham Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk.

1 Baronets of Raynham, Suffolk (1617)
2 Barons Townshend (1661)
3 Viscounts Townshend (1682)
4 Marquesses Townshend (1787)
5 See also

[edit] Baronets of Raynham, Suffolk (1617)

Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet (1596-1637)
Sir Roger Townshend, 2nd Baronet (1628-1648)
Sir Horatio Townshend, 3rd Baronet (1630-1687), created Baron Townshend in 1661.