Earl of Cromer
Earl of Cromer is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , named after the town of Cromer in Norfolk .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on August 8, 1901 for Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer of the Baring family , who was British Consul General in Egypt from 1883 to 1907 and had major responsibility for the establishment of British rule in Egypt .
Along with the earliest dignity, he was given the title Viscount Errington , of Hexham in the County of Northumberland . As early as June 20, 1892 he had been made Baron Cromer , of Cromer in the County of Norfolk, and on January 25, 1899 Viscount Cromer , of Cromer in the County of Norfolk. All three titles that are listed as subordinate titles also belong to the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The eldest son of the respective earl carries the courtesy title Viscount Errington as title heir ( heir apparent ) .
List of the Earls of Cromer (1901)
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917)
- Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer (1877-1953)
- George Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer (1918–1991)
- Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer (* 1946)
Heir to the title is the son of the current title holder, Alexander Baring, Viscount Errington (* 1994).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b London Gazette . No. 27344, HMSO, London, August 9, 1901, p. 5257 ( PDF , English).
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 26298, HMSO, London, June 17, 1892, p. 3513 ( PDF , English).
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 27047, HMSO, London, January 31, 1899, p. 602 ( PDF , English).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Cromer, Earl of (UK, 1901) at Cracroft's Peerage