The FitzHerbert Baronetcy, of Tissington

Tissington

Tissington is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is part of the estate of Tissington Hall, owned by the FitzHerbert family since 1465. It is regarded as one of the most picturesque English villages and is a popular tourist attraction, particularly during its well dressing week. It also gives its...

 in the County of Derby

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 22 January 1784 for William FitzHerbert

Sir William Fitzherbert, 1st Baronet

Sir William FitzHerbert, 1st Baronet was the first baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington. He was a lawyer and recorder for Derby. He was an usher to George III. He owned a number of plantations for sugar and coffee in Jamaica and Barbados.-Biography:...

, of Tissington Hall

Tissington Hall

Tissington Hall is an early 17th century Jacobean mansion house situated at Tissington, near Ashbourne. Derbyshire. It is a Grade II* listed building....

, Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

. The FitzHerberts descend from Norman knights and from the 12th century FitzHerberts of Norbury Hall

Norbury Hall

Norbury Manor is a 15th century Elizabethan manor house and the adjoining 13th century stone-built medieval Norbury Hall, known as The Old Manor in Norbury near Ashbourne, Derbyshire...

, Norbury

Norbury, Derbyshire

Norbury is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located north of Rocester, on the B5033 road and the River Dove . The hamlet has links with George Eliot's family, the Evans...

, Derbyshire. They are related to the FitzHerberts of Swynnerton Hall

Swynnerton Hall

Swynnerton Hall is a 17th century country mansion house, the home of Lord Stafford, situated at Swynnerton near Stone , Staffordshire. It is a Grade I listed building....

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

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 (see Baron Stafford

Baron Stafford

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).

Alleyne

Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens

Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens PC was a British diplomat and a friend of explorer George Vancouver, who named Mount St...

, a younger brother of the first Baronet was created Baron St Helens

Baron St Helens

Baron St Helens is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first two creations were both in favour of the same person, but are now extinct. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1791 when the Chief...

 in 1791.

FitzHerbert Baronets served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire

High Sheriff of Derbyshire

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 in 1815,1865, 1866 and 1940.

Tissington Hall has been the family seat since the 15th century.

FitzHerbert Baronets, of Tissington (1784)

• Sir William Fitzherbert, 1st Baronet
  Sir William Fitzherbert, 1st Baronet
  Sir William FitzHerbert, 1st Baronet was the first baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington. He was a lawyer and recorder for Derby. He was an usher to George III. He owned a number of plantations for sugar and coffee in Jamaica and Barbados.-Biography:...
  
  (1748-1791)
• Sir Anthony Perrin FitzHerbert, 2nd Baronet (1779-1798)
• Sir Henry FitzHerbert, 3rd Baronet (1783-1858)
• Sir William FitzHerbert, 4th Baronet (1808-1896)
• Sir Richard FitzHerbert, 5th Baronet (1846-1906)
• Sir Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert, 6th Baronet (1872-1934)
• Sir William FitzHerbert,Baronet, 7th Baronet (1874-1963)
• Sir John Richard Frederick FitzHerbert, 8th Baronet (1913-1989)
• Sir Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert, 9th Baronet (b. 1963)