Earl of Egremont

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Coat of arms of the Earls of Egremont

Earl of Egremont was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain . The title was named after the place Egremont in the Borough of Copeland in Cumberland .

The Earls' family seat was Petworth House in Sussex and, from 1837, Orchard Wyndham in Somerset .

Award

The title was created on October 3, 1749 by King George II for Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset . Along with the dignity of Earls, he was given the subordinate title of Baron Cockermouth , in the County of Cumberland . Both titles were bestowed on him with the special note that, in the absence of male descendants, they could also be passed on to his nephew Sir Charles Wyndham, 4th Baronet and his male descendants.

The background to the award was the fact that the Duke's only son had died childless in 1744, so it was foreseeable that the Dukedom would go to a nephew of the 5th degree, while his considerable fortune would be inherited to close relatives in the female line. On October 2, 1749, on the same occasion, he was given the titles of Earl of Northumberland and Baron Warkworth with a special note in favor of his son-in-law Sir Hugh Percy, 4th Baronet .

When the duke died, the titles Earl of Egremont and Baron Cockermouth fell accordingly to his nephew as 2nd Earl.

The titles expired with the childless death of his younger son, the 4th Earl , on April 2, 1845.

List of the Earls of Egremont

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