Earl of Danby
Earl of Danby was a hereditary British title of nobility awarded twice in the Peerage of England .
Awards
For the first time the title was created on February 1, 1626 for the general and statesman Henry Danvers, 1st Baron Danvers . He had already been raised to Baron Danvers , of Dauntsey in the County of Wiltshire , on July 21, 1603, also in the Peerage of England . Both titles expired on January 29, 1644, when the Earl died unmarried and childless.
In the second award, the title was newly created on June 27, 1674 for Thomas Osborne, 1st Viscount Latimer . This was a great-nephew of the earl's first award. In 1689 he was also raised to Marquess of Carmarthen and in 1694 to Duke of Leeds . The Earldom has since been a subordinate title of the respective duke and finally expired when the 12th duke died on March 20, 1964.
List of the Earls of Danby
Earls of Danby, first bestowal (1626)
- Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby (1573–1644)
Earls of Danby, second bestowal (1674)
- Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds , 1st Earl of Danby (1632-1712)
- Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds , 2nd Earl of Danby (1659–1729)
- Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds , 3rd Earl of Danby (1691–1731)
- Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds , 4th Earl of Danby (1713–1789)
- Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds , 5th Earl of Danby (1751–1799)
- George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds , 6th Earl of Danby (1775–1838)
- Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds , 7th Earl of Danby (1798-1859)
- George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds , 8th Earl of Danby (1802–1872)
- George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds , 9th Earl of Danby (1828–1895)
- George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds , 10th Earl of Danby (1862–1927)
- John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds , 11th Earl of Danby (1901–1963)
- Francis Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds , 12th Earl of Danby (1884–1964)
Web links
- Danby, Earl of (E, 1626-1644) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leeds, Duke of (E, 1694-1964) on Cracroft's Peerage