Earl of Cardigan
Earl of Cardigan is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England , which is currently used by the Marquess of Ailesbury as a subordinate title.
Award and subordinate titles
The title created on April 20, 1661 for Thomas Brudenell, 1st Baron Brudenell . On February 25, 1628 he had already been given the title of Baron Brudenell , of Stanton Wyvill in the County of Leicester. In addition, he had been raised to Baronet , of Deene in the County of Northampton on June 29, 1611 . All named titles belong to the Peerage or Baronetage of England. The Barony and Baronetcy have since been listed as subordinate titles to the Earl.
Other titles
The 4th Earl changed his surname to Montagu in 1749 and was promoted to Duke of Montagu and Marquess of Monthermer in 1766 . Both titles expired on his death in 1790. In 1786 he was also given the title of Baron Montagu of Boughton in the County of Northampton. This title fell to his grandson Henry James Montagu-Scott (1776-1845) after his death . All three titles belonged to the Peerage of Great Britain .
The future 5th Earl had already been raised to Baron Brudenell , of Deene in the County of Northampton, on October 17, 1780 . The title belonged to the Peerage of Great Britain and expired on his death in 1811.
The 8th Earl of Cardigan had already had the title of 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury ( Peerage of the United Kingdom , created 1821) since 1856 . The Earldom Cardigan has since been listed as a minor title to the Marquess of Ailesbury.
List of Earls of Cardigan (1661)
- Thomas Brudenell, 1st Earl of Cardigan (around 1593–1663)
- Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan (1607–1703)
- George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan (1692-1732)
- George Brudenell / Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, 4th Earl of Cardigan (1712–1790)
- James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan (1715-1811)
- Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760–1837)
- James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868)
- George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury , 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878)
- Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury , 9th Earl of Cardigan (1811–1886)
- George Brudenell-Bruce, 4th Marquess of Ailesbury , 10th Earl of Cardigan (1863-1894)
- Henry Brudenell-Bruce, 5th Marquess of Ailesbury , 11th Earl of Cardigan (1842–1911)
- George Brudenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury , 12th Earl of Cardigan (1873–1961)
- Chandos Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury , 13th Earl of Cardigan (1904–1974)
- Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury , 14th Earl of Cardigan (born 1926)
Probable title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan (* 1952).
His heir (Heir Apparent) is in turn his son Thomas James Brudenell-Bruce, Viscount Savernake (* 1982).
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 12122, p. 1 , September 26, 1780.
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Cardigan, Earl of (E, 1661) at Cracroft's Peerage