Earl of Romney
Earl of Romney is a hereditary British title of nobility , which was awarded once each in the Peerage of England and the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
First award
The first award in the Peerage of England took place on May 14, 1694 to a younger son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester , Henry Sidney, 1st Viscount Sydney , who, among other things, was a member of the House of Commons for the borough of Tamworth , Privy Councilor , Lord Lieutenant of Kent , Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . In 1689 he had already been awarded the titles Viscount Sydney and Baron Milton . However, all three titles expired with his death on April 8, 1704.
Second award
The second bestowal of the title took place in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on June 22, 1801 together with the subordinate title Viscount Marsham , of The Mote in the County of Kent, to Charles Marsham, 3rd Baron of Romney . This was a member of the House of Commons for the constituencies of Maidstone and Kent and at times also Lord Lieutenant of Kent. He was a descendant of Sir Robert Marsham, 5th Baronet . He had inherited the title of Baronet , of Cuckston in the County of Kent, created in the Baronetage of England in 1663 , and had represented the constituency of Maidstone in the House of Commons for several years and was temporarily lieutenant governor of Dover Castle . This was on June 22, 1716 in the Peerage of Great Britain to Baron Romney , of Romney in the County of Kent, was raised. The father of 3rd Baron Romney and 1st Earl of Romney was Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney , who was both President of the Marine Society and President of the Royal Society of Arts for several years .
Both Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney and Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney were also MPs in the House of Commons. While the later 2nd Earl successively represented the constituency of Hythe , Downton and Hythe again , the 3rd Earl represented the Kent West constituency in the House of Commons for a few years .
List of Earls and Barons Romney and Marsham Baronets
Earls of Romney, first bestowal (1694)
- Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney (1641–1704)
Marsham Baronets, of Cuckston (1663)
- Sir John Marsham, 1st Baronet (1602–1685)
- Sir John Marsham, 2nd Baronet (1637-1692)
- Sir John Marsham, 3rd Baronet (1679–1696)
- Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet (1650-1703)
- Sir Robert Marsham, 5th Baronet (1685–1724) (promoted to Baron Romney in 1716 )
Barone Romney (1716)
- Robert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney (1685-1724)
- Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney (1712–1794)
- Charles Marsham, 3rd Baron Romney (1744–1811) ( elevated to Earl of Romney in 1801 )
Earls of Romney, second bestowal (1801)
- Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney (1744-1811)
- Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney (1777–1845)
- Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney (1808–1874)
- Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney (1841-1905)
- Charles Marsham, 5th Earl of Romney (1864–1933)
- Charles Marsham, 6th Earl of Romney (1892–1975)
- Michael Marsham, 7th Earl of Romney (1910-2004) (cousin of 6th Earl)
- Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney (* 1948) (first cousin of 7th Earl)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the 8th Earl, David Charles Marsham, Viscount Marsham.