Viscount Daventry
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Viscount Daventry, of Daventry in the County of Northamptonshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on May 6 1943 for Muriel Fitzroy (née Douglas-Pennant), in honour of her late husband Hon. Edward Fitzroy, who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death in 1943. Lady Daventry was the sister of Frank Douglas-Pennant, 5th Baron Penrhyn while Edward Fitzroy was the second son of Charles Fitzroy, 3rd Baron Southampton, a descendant of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton. Consequently, the present holder of the Viscountcy is in remainder to both the Barony of Southampton and the Dukedom of Grafton.
Viscounts Daventry (1943)
- Muriel FitzRoy, 1st Viscountess Daventry (1869-1962)
- Oliver FitzRoy, 2nd Viscount Daventry (1893-1986), her son
- Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy-Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry (1921-2000), his nephew
- James Edward FitzRoy-Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry (b. 1960), his son
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Humphrey John FitzRoy Newdegate (b. 23 Nov 1995)