Earl of Sunderland
Earl of Sunderland is a hereditary British title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England .
Awards and subordinate titles
The title was first bestowed on June 19, 1627 for Emmanuel Scrope, 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton . He had already inherited the title of Baron Scrope of Bolton from his father in 1609 , which was given to his ancestor Sir Richard le Scrope on January 8, 1371 as Barony by writ in the Peerage of England . When the Earl died childless on May 30, 1630, the Earldom became extinct and the barony fell in Abeyance between the descendants of his aunt, the Hon. Mary Bowes, née Scrope, the only daughter of the 9th Baron.
The second bestowal of the title was created on June 8, 1643 for Henry Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton . Already since 1663 he had the title Baron Spencer , of Wormleighton in the County of Warwick, created on July 21, 1603 in the Peerage of England for his great-grandfather . To distinguish it from the Baron Spencer of Althorp , this title is also called Baron Spencer of Wormleighton . In 1733 the 5th Earl inherited his aunt Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough as 3rd Duke of Marlborough along with a subordinate title. The Earldom of Sunderland has since been listed as a subordinate title to the Dukes. The title heir ( heir apparent ) of the respective duke carries the courtesy title of Marquess of Blandford , whose marriage apparent that of the Earl of Sunderland .
List of Barons Scrope of Bolton and Spencer of Wormleighton and Earls of Sunderland
Barone Scrope of Bolton (1371)
- Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (around 1327–1403)
- Roger Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Bolton († 1403)
- Richard Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton (1393-1420)
- Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1418-1459)
- John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1435-1498)
- Henry Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton († 1506)
- Henry Scrope, 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton (around 1480–1533)
- John Scrope, 8th Baron Scrope of Bolton († 1549)
- Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton (c.1534–1591)
- Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton (around 1567–1609)
- Emanuel Scrope, 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1584-1630) ( raised to Earl of Sunderland in 1627 )
Earls of Sunderland, first bestowal (1627)
- Emmanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland (1584-1630)
Barone Spencer of Wormleighton (1603)
- Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (1570–1627)
- William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (1592–1636)
- Henry Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (1620–1643) (made Earl of Sunderland in 1643 )
Earls of Sunderland, second bestowal (1643)
- Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland (1620–1643)
- Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1641–1702)
- Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1674–1722)
- Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland (1701–1729)
- Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough , 5th Earl of Sunderland (1706–1758)
- George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough , 6th Earl of Sunderland (1739-1817)
- George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough , 7th Earl of Sunderland (1766–1840)
- George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough , 8th Earl of Sunderland (1793-1857)
- John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough , 9th Earl of Sunderland (1822–1883)
- George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough , 10th Earl of Sunderland (1844-1892)
- Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough , 11th Earl of Sunderland (1871–1934)
- John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough , 12th Earl of Sunderland (1897–1972)
- John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough , 13th Earl of Sunderland (1926–2014)
- James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough , 14th Earl of Sunderland (born 1955)
Heir apparent is the eldest son of the current title holder, George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (* 1992).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Sunderland, Earl of (E, 1627-1630) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Sunderland, Earl of (E, 1643) at Cracroft's Peerage