Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth of Longleat House in Wiltshire was an English peer, descended from Sir John Thynne (c.1515-1580) builder of Longleat.
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth
Longleat House, which he inherited aged 4; painting by Jan Siberechts, 1675
Longleat is a stately home about 4 miles (7 km) west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. A leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, it is a Grade I listed building and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath.
The façade of Longleat House
A View of Longleat by Jan Siberechts, 1675
Drawing of Longleat from the early 18th century by Leonard Knyff
View towards Longleat House