Baron Dynevor

Baron Dinevor, of Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen (usually spelt Dynevor), is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1780 for William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, with remainder to his daughter Cecil, wife of George Rice, a member of a prominent Welsh family. On Lord Talbot's death the earldom became extinct because he left no sons to succeed to it, while the barony of Talbot also held by him was inherited by his nephew. The barony of Dynevor passed according to the special remainder to his daughter, the second holder of the title. In 1787 Lady Dynevor assumed by Royal license the surname of de Cardonnel in lieu of Rice.

Her son, the third Baron, represented Carmarthen in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. In 1793 he assumed by Royal license the surname of de Cardonnel, but in 1817 he resumed by Royal license the surname of Rice. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Carmarthen. In 1824, on inheriting the estates of the Trevor family of Glynde in Sussex, he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Trevor.

He was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the second son of the Very Reverend the Hon. Edward Rice, second son of the second Baroness. His grandson, the seventh Baron, represented Brighton in Parliament as a Conservative and served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. In 1916 he assumed by Royal license for himself and his issue the surname of Rhys in lieu of Rice. His son, the eighth Baron, was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Romford and Guildford. As of 2007 the title is held by his son, the ninth Baron, who succeeded in 1962. He is the half-brother of the Conservative politician Christopher Soames, Baron Soames.

The Rhys family claim descent from the fifteenth century Rhys ap Thomas who had been granted extensive lands throughout west Wales as a reward for raising an army in support of Henry VII's usurpation in 1485.

Barons Dynevor

*William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot (1710–1782)
*Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor (1735–1793)
*George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor (1765–1852)
*George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor (1795–1869)
*Francis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor (1804–1878)
*Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor (1836–1911)
*Walter FitzUryan Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor (1873–1956)
*Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys, 8th Baron Dynevor (1899–1962)
*Richard Charles Uryan Rhys, 9th Baron Dynevor (b. 1935)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Hugo Griffith Uryan Rhys (b. 19 November 1966)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]