Earl of Ellesmere
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Earl of Ellesmere is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , named after the small town of Ellesmere in Shropshire .
The title was created on July 6, 1846 for Lord Francis Egerton, MP. This was the youngest son of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland . Along with the earliest title , he was given the subordinate title Viscount Brackley , of Brackley in the County of Northampton .
His great-great-grandson, the 5th Earl , also inherited the title 6th Duke of Sutherland in 1963 . The Earldom and the Viscountcy have since been subordinate titles to the respective dukes.
List of the Earls of Ellesmere (1846)
- Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800-1857)
- George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (1823–1862)
- Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere (1847-1914)
- John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere (1872–1944)
- John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland , 5th Earl of Ellesmere (1915-2000)
- Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland , 6th Earl of Ellesmere (* 1940)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder, James Egerton, Marquess of Stafford (* 1975).
Web links
- Ellesmere, Earl of (UK, 1846) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page