Viscount Townshend

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Viscount Townshend is a hereditary title in the British peerage historically associated with the influential Townshend family of Norfolk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
title in the Peerage of Great Britain
associatedWith Norfolk
Townshend family
category Noble titles created in 1682
Townshend family
Viscountcies in the Peerage of Great Britain
country Kingdom of Great Britain
createdFor Horatio Townshend
linked to: Viscount Townshend
creationYear 1682
familySeat Raynham Hall, Norfolk
governingLaw British peerage law
hereditary true
higherTitleInFamily Marquess Townshend
inheritanceType male-preference primogeniture
monarchAtCreation Charles II of England
namedAfter Townshend family
nobilityRank viscount
nobleFamily Townshend family
notableFor association with Whig politics
political influence in 18th-century Britain
notableHolder Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
linked to: Charles Townshend

George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend
John Townshend, 5th Viscount Townshend
linked to: Viscount Townshend
peerage Peerage of Great Britain
precedence above a baron
below an earl
region Norfolk
status extant
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable
subsidiaryTitleOf Marquess Townshend
titleType British noble title
traditionalCounty Norfolk
traditionalSeat Raynham Hall

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George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend nobleTitle Viscount Townshend
subject linked to: George Townshend
Townshend family hasTitle Viscount Townshend
subject linked to: Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer Horatio Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend
linked to: Viscount Townshend
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend title Viscount Townshend
Viscount Townshend notableHolder John Townshend, 5th Viscount Townshend
linked to: Viscount Townshend
Viscount Townshend createdFor Horatio Townshend
linked to: Viscount Townshend