| Barony of Delamere | |
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| Creation date | 17 July 1821 |
| Created by | King George IV |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere |
| Present holder | Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere |
| Heir apparent | the Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Sugoni Farm |
| Former seat(s) | Vale Royal Great House |
| Motto | CASSIS TUTISSIMA VIRTUE (Virtue is the safest helmet) |
Baron Delamere, of Vale Royal in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 17 July 1821 for Thomas Cholmondeley, a former Member of Parliament for Cheshire. This Vale Royal branch of the Cholmondeley family descends from Thomas Cholmondeley (died 1653), younger brother of Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster, and Hugh Cholmondeley (1591–1665), ancestor of the Marquesses of Cholmondeley. The first Baron was succeeded by his son. Before acceding to the title in 1855, the second Baron represented Denbighshire and Montgomery in the House of Commons as a Tory.
His eldest son, also named Hugh, acceded to the title in 1887, and in the same year, he immigrated to Kenya, where he acquired a major estate. The third Baron's eldest son inherited his father's title in 1931. In 1934, he attempted to re-establish his family at Vale Royal, the family's country home and baronial seat from the 17th century; however, the great house was requisitioned as a sanatorium during the war years.[2] When it was sold in 1947, the fourth Baron returned to Kenya. As of 2016[update] the title is held by the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1979. He also lives in Kenya.
