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 434 BURLINGTON 27 Feb. 1782, at Trinity chapel, Conduit Str., St. Geo., Han. Sq., Elizabeth, only da. and h. of Charles (Compton), 7th Earl of Northampton, by- Anne, da. of Charles (Somerset), Duke of Beaufort. He d. 4 May 1 834, at Burlington House, Piccadilly, and was bur.zt All Saints, Derby, aged 8o.(*) "Will pr. June 1834. His widow, who was b. 25 June 1760, and who inherited the estate called Compton Place, in Eastbourne, Sussex, d. there, 7 Apr. 1835, Will pr. May 1835. V. 1834. 2. William (Cavendish), Earl OF Burlington, ^fc, grandson and h., being s. and h. of William Cavendish, by Louisa, ist da. of Cornelius (O'Callaghan), ist Baron Lismore [I.], which William was s. and h. ap. of the last Earl, but d. v. p., 15 Jan. 18 12, aged 29, before his father's elevation to the Peerage. He was b. 27 Apr. 1808, and (some 24 years after he had sue. to the Earldom of Burlington) sue. his cousin, 18 Jan. 1858, as Duke of Devonshire, i^c. See "Devon- shire," Dukedom of, er. 1694. BURNELL BARONY BY i. Edward Burnell, s. and h. of Sir Philip B.,^) of WRIT. Condover, Holgate, Acton Burnell, if^c, co. Salop, and of J Little Rissington, co. Gloucester, by Maud (living Oct. ■^ 1 298), sister of Richard (FiTZ Alan), Earl OF ARUNDEL;57<f. his father in 1294, shortly before 3 June, and said to be ■^ -'■ then aged 12, though he was still a minor 2 Apr. 1307, but had seisin of his lands, having pr. his age, 6 Dec. 1307. He served in the Scottish wars, 13 1 1-14; and was sum. to Pari, from 19 Dec. (1311) 5 Edw. II to 24 Oct. (1314) 8 Edw. II, by writs diTe.cte.di Edwardo Burnell, whereby he is held to have become LORD BURNELL.('=) He m., after 3 May i302,('^) Aline, ist da. of Hugh (le Despenser), Earl of Winchester, by Isabel, da. of William (Beauchamp), Earl of Warwick. He d. s.p., 13 15, before i Sep., when the writ for ilnq.p. m., 9 Edw. II, is dated.(') On his death any Barony which may be supposed to have been created, became extinct. His widow was app. Constable of Conway Castle, 30 Jan. 122^/6, and d. shortly before 28 Nov. 1353. (*) He was a patron of the famous actress, Mrs. Siddons, who, on her marriage, in 1793, received from him a marriage portion of ^7,000. V.G. (^) He inherited from his uncle, Robert Burnell, bishop of Bath and Wells, and Chancellor, the great estates which that prelate had acquired. V.G. (■=) As to how far these early writs of summons did in fact create any peerage title, see Appendix A in the last volume. V.G. C^) Grant by A., Bishop of Durham, to Sir Hugh Despenser for 1,000 marks, of the marriage of Edward, s. and h. of Philip B., for the purpose of marrying him to Aline, Sir Hugh's eldest da. {Ancient Deeds, A. 6278). V.G. (') His sister Maud, late wife of John, and Lord Lovel, and mother of Nicholas next below, was found to be his heir.