Earl Fitzwilliam
Earl Fitzwilliam (also FitzWilliam ) was a hereditary British title of nobility , which was awarded once each in the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain .
The Earls' family seats were Milton Hall near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire and, from 1782, Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham in South Yorkshire .
Award and history of the title
For the first time the title Earl Fitzwilliam , of the County of Tyrone , was created on July 21, 1716 in the Peerage of Ireland for William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Baron Fitzwilliam . Along with the earliest title , he was given the subordinate title Viscount Milton , in the County of Westmeath , in the Peerage of Ireland . As early as 1658 he had inherited the subordinate title Baron Fitzwilliam , of Lifford in the County of Donegal , from his father, which had been awarded to his grandfather on December 1, 1620 in the Peerage of Ireland.
His grandson, the 3rd Earl, was also named Baron Fitzwilliam , of Milton in the County of Northampton in the Peerage of Great Britain on April 19, 1742 , and Viscount Milton and Earl Fitzwilliam , of Norborough in the on September 6, 1746 County of Northampton, collected.
His son, the 4th Earl, inherited his property in 1782 on the death of his childless uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham . After this, in 1856, his son added his family name to Wentworth-Fitzwilliam and expanded his coat of arms accordingly.
All six titles eventually expired when the 10th Earl died on September 21, 1979.
List of Earls Fitzwilliam (1716; 1746)
- William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl Fitzwilliam (1643–1719)
- John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1681–1728)
- William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam , 1st Earl Fitzwilliam (1719–1756)
- William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam , 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748–1833)
- Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam , 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (1786–1857)
- William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam , 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (1815–1902)
- William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam , 5th Earl Fitzwilliam (1872–1943)
- Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam , 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (1910–1948)
- Eric Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 9th Earl Fitzwilliam , 7th Earl Fitzwilliam (1883–1952)
- Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 10th Earl Fitzwilliam , 8th Earl Fitzwilliam (1904–1979)
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (English)