Earl of Iddesleigh
Earl of Iddesleigh , in the County of Devon , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The title of the Earldom is pronounced "Idsly", the family name "Northcut".
The Earls' family home is Shillands House in Upton Pyne Hill near Exeter in Devon.
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on July 3, 1885 for the conservative politician Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet . He had held various government offices, including Chancellor of the Exchequer , First Lord of the Treasury and Secretary of State . Along with the earliest dignity, he was given the subordinate title Viscount St Cyres , of Newton Saint Cyres in the County of Devon. This title, which also belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom, serves as a courtesy title to the respective title heir .
As early as 1851, the first earl had inherited the subordinate title of Baronet , of Haine in the County of Devon, which was bestowed on his ancestor, long-time MP John Northcote , on July 16, 1641 in the Baronetage of England .
List of the Earl of Iddesleigh and Northcote Baronets
Northcote Baronets, of Haine (1641)
- Sir John Northcote, 1st Baronet (1600–1676)
- Sir Arthur Northcote, 2nd Baronet (1628–1688)
- Sir Francis Northcote, 3rd Baronet (1659-1709)
- Sir Henry Northcote, 4th Baronet (1667-1730)
- Sir Henry Northcote, 5th Baronet (1710-1743)
- Sir Stafford Northcote, 6th Baronet (1736-1770)
- Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 7th Baronet (1762-1851)
- Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet (1818-1887) (promoted to Earl of Iddesleigh in 1885 )
Earls of Iddesleigh (1885)
- Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887)
- Walter Stafford Northcote, 2nd Earl of Iddesleigh (1845-1927)
- Henry Stafford Northcote, 3rd Earl of Iddesleigh (1901-1970)
- Stafford Henry Northcote, 4th Earl of Iddesleigh (1932-2004)
- John Stafford Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh (born 1957)
The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the only son of the current Earl, Thomas Stafford Northcote, Viscount St Cyres (* 1985).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Iddesleigh, Earl of (UK, 1885) at Cracroft's Peerage
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 25486, p. 3060 , July 3, 1885.