Earl of Jersey
Earl of Jersey (also Earl of the Island of Jersey ) is a British hereditary title in the Peerage of England .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on October 13, 1697 for Edward Villiers, 1st Viscount Villiers , of the Villiers family . This was an important diplomat and politician of his time, who rose to the highest state offices.
He had already been raised to Viscount Villiers , of Dartford in the County of Kent , and Baron Villiers , of Hoo in the County of Kent on March 20, 1691 . Both titles, which also belong to the Peerage of England, are listed as subordinate titles.
The third earl inherited the title 6th Viscount Grandison , of Limerick , belonging to the Peerage of Ireland , from a distant relative in 1766 . This was provided with a special note that it could also be passed on to the male descendants of a niece of the first Viscount. Because of this clause, the third earl inherited the title.
The 5th Earl changed his family name to Child-Villiers on December 1, 1819 with royal permission after his maternal grandmother .
List of Earls of Jersey (1697)
- Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (1656-1711)
- William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey († 1721)
- William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey († 1769)
- George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey (1735-1805)
- George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey (1773-1859)
- George Augustus Frederick Child-Villiers, 6th Earl of Jersey (1808-1859)
- Victor Albert George Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey (1845-1915)
- George Henry Robert Child Child-Villiers, 8th Earl of Jersey (1873-1923)
- George Francis Child-Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey (1910-1998)
- George Francis William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey (born 1976)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, George Henry William Child-Villiers, Viscount Villiers (* 2015).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 3331, p. 2 , October 11, 1697.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Jersey, Earl of (E, 1697) at Cracroft's Peerage