Earl of Dorchester
Earl of Dorchester was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain . The title had previously been awarded as a Life Peerage in the Peerage of England . Both titles were named after the town of Dorchester in Dorset .
Awards and subordinate titles
The first award was on January 20, 1686 in the Peerage of England, the title Countess of Dorchester together with the subordinate title Baroness Darlington for life to Catherine Sedley , the mistress of King James II . As Life Peerages, the titles expired on her death on October 26, 1717.
On May 18, 1792, the Earldom was created as a hereditary title for the House of Commons Joseph Damer, 1st Baron Milton . Along with the earliest title, he was awarded the subordinate title Viscount Milton , of Milton Abbey in the County of Dorset . He was already on June 3, 1753 in the Peerage of Ireland the title Baron Milton , of Shronehill in the County of Tipperary , and on May 10, 1762 in the Peerage of Great Britain the title Baron Milton , of Milton Abbey in the County of Dorset, has been awarded. The titles expired when his son, the 2nd Earl, died unmarried and childless in 1808.
List of the Earls of Dorchester
Countess of Dorchester (Life Peerage, 1686)
- Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (1657-1717)
Earls of Dorchester (1792)
- Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester (1718–1798)
- George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester (1746–1808)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 13414, p. 301 , May 12, 1792.