Earl of Tankerville
Earl of Tankerville is a hereditary British title of nobility , awarded once as a French nobility title, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain .
The title is named after the place Tancarville in Normandy .
Awards
First award from 1418
During the Hundred Years War , after the English conquest of Normandy, the military John Gray was raised by the English king to Comte de Tancarville on January 31, 1419 , after the French Count of Tancarville , Guillaume IV. De Melun, had fallen at Azincourt in 1415. So the title did not belong to the Peerage of England, but replaced the French title. John Gray fell in 1421. His son Henry lost his French possessions when France retook Normandy in the 1440s. His son Richard Gray no longer carried the title of Count of Tancarville, but instead carried the title of Lord Gray of Powis .
Second award in 1695
In the second award, the title was recreated on June 11, 1695 in the Peerage of England for Ford Gray, 3rd Baron Gray of Werke . Ford Gray was a descendant of John Gray's brother, Earl of Tancarville. Together with the Earldom, Gray was awarded the title Viscount Glendale . He had in 1675 from his father Ralph Gray, 2nd Baron Gray of Werke (1630-1675), the title of 3rd Baron Gray of Werke , of Chillingham in the County of Northumberland , and 3rd Baronet , of Chillingham in the County of Northumberland , inherited, which on February 11, 1624 and June 15, 1619 in the Peerage or Baronetage of England to his grandfather William Gray († 1674), were bestowed. Earldom and Viscountcy went extinct when he died on June 24, 1701 without sons. The Barony and Baronetcy fell to his brother Ralph Gray, 4th Baron Gray of Works (1661-1706) and went out on his death on June 20, 1706.
Third award in 1714
In the third award, the title was awarded on October 19, 1714 in the Peerage of Great Britain to Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston . In 1695 he had married the earl's second bestowal's eldest surviving daughter, Lady Mary Gray. He had also in 1695 from his father John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston (1618-1695) , inherited the title of Baron Ossulston , of Ossulston in the County of Middlesex , which had been awarded to this 1682 in the Peerage of England.
The later 6th Earl inherited the paternal title Baron Ossulston prematurely on May 20, 1859 through Writ of Acceleration and thus took a seat in the House of Lords during the lifetime of his father, the 5th Earl . When his father died, he inherited him as an Earl.
Today's title holder is Peter Bennet , the 10th Earl.
List of the Earls of Tankerville
Earls of Tancarville, first award (1419)
- John Gray, Earl of Tancarville († 1421)
- Henry Gray, Earl of Tancarville (1419–1450)
Earls of Tankerville, second bestowal (1695)
- Ford Gray, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1655-1701)
Earls of Tankerville, third bestowal (1714)
- Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1674–1722)
- Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville (1697–1753)
- Charles Bennet, 3rd Earl of Tankerville (1716–1767)
- Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (1743-1822)
- Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville (1776-1859)
- Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville (1810–1899)
- George Bennet, 7th Earl of Tankerville (1852–1931)
- Charles Bennet, 8th Earl of Tankerville (1897–1971)
- Charles Bennet, 9th Earl of Tankerville (1921–1980)
- Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville (born 1956)
The alleged heir to the title ( Heir Presumptive ) is the cousin of the current title holder Adrian Bennet (* 1958).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . St. Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page