Earl of Merioneth
Earl of Merioneth is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , named after Merionethshire , one of the thirteen traditional counties of Wales .
Award
The title was created on November 20, 1947 for Philip Mountbatten , the designated husband of Princess Elisabeth, who later became Queen Elisabeth II . It was created along with the title of Baron Greenwich as a subordinate title of the simultaneously awarded title Duke of Edinburgh .
List of Earls of Merioneth (1947)
- Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , Earl of Merioneth (* 1921)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is his eldest son Charles, Prince of Wales (* 1948).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (English)