Editing Viscount Goderich (section)

{{short description|Extinct viscountcy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}

{{about|the title in the Peerage of England|the British prime minister|F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich}}
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'''Viscount Goderich''' was a title that was created twice in British history. The first creation came in the [[Peerage of England]] in 1706 in favour of [[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent|Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent]]. He was made Marquess of Kent at the same time and was further honoured when he was made [[Duke of Kent]] in 1710. All the titles became extinct on his death in 1740. For further information on this creation, see [[Duke of Kent]] (1710 creation). The second creation came in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]] in 1827 in favour of the Honourable [[F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|F. J. Robinson]]. He was a great-great-grandson of the first Duke of Kent. In 1833 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Ripon. For further history of this creation, see [[Marquess of Ripon]].

The title is taken from [[Goodrich Castle]] in Herefordshire, owned by the Earls of Kent.