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When did Charles Watson-Wentworth become the Viscount Higham?

  • 1730

  • 1746

  • 1733

  • 1750

Answer

Charles Watson-Wentworth, the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, was granted the title Viscount Higham in 1733 as a subsidiary or courtesy title. This peerage is a title granted to the eldest son and heir of an earl or marquess. The title Viscount Higham has been held by successive heirs to the Marquessate of Rockingham ever since.
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