Earl of Abingdon
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Earl of Abingdon is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England , named after the English town of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire .
Award, subordinate and other titles
The title was created on November 30, 1682 for James Bertie, 5th Baron Norris de Rycote .
He was a son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey from his second marriage to Bridget Wray, 4th Baroness Norris de Rycote . In 1657 he had inherited the title Baron Norris de Rycote , created on May 8, 1572 as Barony by writ in the Peerage of England from his mother , his father's earldom was inherited in 1666 by his older half-brother Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey .
1938 died out with Montague Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey, the last line of the descendants of his half-brothers in the male line, so that the 8th Earl of Abingdon also got the title Earl of Lindsey . Since he was only very distantly related to him as his great-great-nephew 5th degree, it was not until 1951 that his inheritance claim was recognized retrospectively. The two earldoms have since been united.
Earls of Abingdon (1682)
- James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon (1653–1699)
- Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon (1672–1743)
- Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon (1692-1760)
- Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon (1740-1799)
- Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon (1784-1854)
- Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon (1808-1884)
- Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon (1836–1928)
- Montagu Towneley-Bertie, 13th Earl of Lindsey , 8th Earl of Abingdon (1887–1963)
- Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey , 9th Earl of Abingdon (* 1931)
Heir apparent is the son of the current owner , Henry Bertie, Lord Norris (* 1958).
His apparent marriage is his son Willoughby Bertie (* 1996).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Abingdon, Earl of (E, 1682) at Cracroft's Peerage