Earl of Iveagh
Earl of Iveagh is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The Earls' family seat was Elveden Hall in Elveden, Suffolk , and is now Iveagh House in London .
Award
The title was awarded on September 30, 1919 to the Irish businessman and philanthropist Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Iveagh .
Subordinate title
With the earliest title , the subordinate title Viscount Elveden , of Elveden in the County of Suffolk , was awarded, which also belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title is used as a courtesy title by the respective Heir Apparent .
Guinness was already on May 27, 1885 the title Baronet , of Castle Knock in the County of Dublin , on January 19, 1891 the title Baron Iveagh , of Iveagh in the County of Down , and on December 18, 1905 the title Viscount Iveagh , of Iveagh in the County of Down. These are now also subordinate titles to the earliest dignity. These titles belong to the Baronetage or Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Since the first earl was a younger son of Sir Benjamin Guinness, 1st Baronet, of Ashford , the current earl is a possible heir to his baronetcy.
List of the Earls of Iveagh (1919)
- Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh (1847-1927)
- Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh (1874-1967)
- Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh (1937-1992)
- Arthur Edward Rory Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh (* 1969)
The heir to the title is the son of the current earl, Arthur Benjamin Geoffrey Guinness, Viscount Elveden (* 2003).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990. (English)
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (English)
- Iveagh, Earl of (UK, 1919) at Cracroft's Peerage (English)