Earl of Avon

Earl of Avon was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was created on July 12, 1961 for former Prime Minister Sir Robert Anthony Eden . Along with the earliest title, he was given the subordinate title Viscount Eden, of Royal Leamington Spa in the County of Warwick .

The titles expired when his only surviving son, the 2nd Earl, died childless on August 17, 1985.

List of Earls of Avon (1961)

• Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897–1977)
• Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon (1930–1985)

Literature and web links

• The London Gazette : No. 42411, p. 5175 , July 14, 1961.
• Hansard 1803-2005: Mr. Anthony Eden
• Hansard 1803-2005: Mr. Nicholas Eden
• Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page