Viscount Allenby
Viscount Allenby, of Megiddo and of Felixstowe in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 October 1919 for the prominent military commander Field Marshal Sir Edmund Allenby, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to his younger brother Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and his heirs male lawfully begotten. The first Viscount's son was killed in action on the Western Front in 1917.
1st Viscount Allenby
He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Viscount. The latter's son, the third Viscount, who succeeded in 1984 was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sat as a crossbencher. As of 2017, the title is held by his son, the 4th Viscount, who succeeded in 2014.
Viscounts Allenby (1919)
- Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861–1936)
- Lt. Horace Michael Hynman Allenby, MC (1898–1917), only son of the 1st Viscount, killed in action before Viscountcy bestowed on his father.
- Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby, CBE, JP, RN (1864–1934), younger brother of the 1st Viscount, next in line through the special remainder.
- Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby (1903–1984), nephew of the 1st Viscount, son of Frederick Allenby.
- Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby (1931–2014), only son of the 2nd Viscount
- Henry Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 4th Viscount Allenby (born 1968), only son of the 3rd Viscount
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Harry Michael Edmund Allenby (b. 2000).
Family Tree
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| Crest | Issuant out of a crescent Gules a demi-lion Proper. |
| Blazon | Per bend Argent and Gules in the sinister three crescents two and one of the second and in the dexter three horses’ heads erased one and two of the first all within a bordure Azure. |
| Supporters | Dexter a horse reguardant Or sinister a camel reguardant Argent. |
| Motto | Fide Et Labore [1] |
| Hynman Allenby (1823–1879) | |||||||||||||||
| Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby 1st Viscount Allenby (1861–1936) | Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby (1864–1934) | ||||||||||||||
| Lieutenant Horace Michael Hynman Allenby (1898–1917) | Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby 2nd Viscount Allenby (1903–1984) | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby 3rd Viscount Allenby (1921–2014) | |||||||||||||||
| Henry Jaffray Hynman Allenby 4th Viscount Allenby (born 1968) | |||||||||||||||
| The Honourable Harry Michael Edmund Allenby (born 2000) | |||||||||||||||
References
- Burke's Peerage. 1949.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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