Marquessate of Coniston

The Marquessate of Coniston is an hereditary title in the Peerage of England. It was created by King Charles II in 1664, and the current holder is Francis Asquith. The courtesy title is Viscount Milbury and the seat is Coniston Park in Buckinghamshire.
There is a family story that the first Marquess received his title because he told a particularly funny story while he was a courtier to Charles II, although what the story was has been lost to the mists of time. 
The family were staunch Royalists during the Civil War and took their motto on the Restoration when their lands were given back, having had them seized by Parliamentary forces when they were forced into exile along with Charles II after the execution of King Charles I.
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