Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain carried by the head of the Edgcumbe family .
Until 1987, the Earls' family seat was Mount Edgcumbe House near Plymouth in Cornwall .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was bestowed on August 31, 1789 to the admiral and politician George Edgcumbe, 1st Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort . In 1761 he had inherited the title Baron Edgcumbe , of Mount Edgcumbe in the County of Devon, from his brother, which had been bestowed on his father on April 20, 1742. In addition, he had already been raised to Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort on March 5, 1781 . The eldest son of the incumbent earl uses the latter as a courtesy title .
List of Barons Edgcumbe and Earls of Mount Edgcumbe
Barons Edgcumbe (1742)
- Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe (1680–1758)
- Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe (1716–1761)
- George Edgcumbe, 3rd Baron Edgcumbe (1720–1795) (1781 to Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort , 1789 to Earl of Mount Edgcumbe )
Earls of Mount Edgcumbe (1789)
- George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1720–1795)
- Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764–1839)
- Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1797–1861)
- William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1833-1917)
- Piers Edgcumbe, 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1865–1944)
- Kenelm Edgcumbe, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1873-1965)
- Edward Edgcumbe, 7th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1903–1982)
- Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (* 1939)
The alleged heir to the title ( Heir Presumptive ) is the older half-brother of the current title holder, Hon. Piers Valletort Edgcumbe (* 1946).
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 13123, p. 550 , August 15, 1789.
- ^ The London Gazette: No. 8110, p. 3 , April 13, 1742.
- ^ The London Gazette: No. 12162, p. 4 , February 13, 1781.
Web links
- Mount Edgcumbe, Earl of (GB, 1789) at Cracoft's Peerage
- Edgcumbe, Baron (GB, 1742) at Cracoft's Peerage