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Viscount Combermere, ofBhurtpore in the East Indies and ofCombermere in theCounty Palatine of Chester, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1827 for the prominent military commanderStapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Baron Combermere. He had already been createdBaron Combermere, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, in 1814, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He had previously inherited the baronetcy, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, which was created in theBaronetage of England on 29 March 1677 for his great-great-grandfatherRobert Cotton.
The title of the baronetcy, barony and viscountcy, Combermere, is pronounced "Cumbermeer".
The first baronet representedCheshire in theHouse of Commons. His grandson, the third Baronet, sat as a Member of Parliament for Cheshire as well as forLostwithiel. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He representedDenbighshire in the House of Commons. His son, the fifth Baronet, also represented Cheshire in Parliament. The latter was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baronet, who was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Combermere. His son, the second Viscount, sat as aConservativeMember of Parliament forCarrickfergus. As of 2010[update] the titles are held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the sixth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2000.
Until 1919, the family seat of the viscounts Combermere wasCombermere Abbey inCombermere Park, betweenNantwich andWhitchurch inCheshire. The traditional burial place of the viscounts was atSt Margaret's Church, Wrenbury.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Laszlo Michael Wellington Stapleton-Cotton (born 2010).
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere was a joint owner of a number of plantations on St Kitts and Nevis between 1822 and 1834.[1] He was appointed the Governor of Barbados in 1817 meaning he was involved with overseeing the operation of plantations, slaves being shipped in and out of the island through purchase and sales of African people and the overall use of slaves on the island. He also received a considerable amount of compensation (around £920,000 in today's currency[when?]) for the loss of 420 enslaved people, at the time of release, on his estates.
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