Earl of Newcastle

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Earl of Newcastle (-upon-Tyne) was a hereditary British title of nobility awarded twice in the Peerage of England .

Awards and subordinate titles

First award

The title was first created on May 17, 1623 for Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox , at the same time as the parent title Duke of Richmond . He had already been awarded the titles Earl of Richmond and Baron of Setrington on October 6, 1613 , and on the death of his father in 1583 he had inherited the Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1581 for this title, along with subordinate titles. When he left no legitimate male heirs on his death on February 16, 1624, the titles of the awards of 1623 and 1613 expired.

Second award

In the second bestowal, the title was recreated on March 7, 1628 for William Cavendish, 1st Viscount Mansfield , along with the subordinate title of Baron Cavendish of Bolsover in the County of Derby . As early as November 3, 1620 he had been raised to Viscount Mansfield , in the County of Nottingham . On October 27, 1643 he was also made Marquess of Newcastle on Tyne and on March 16, 1665 Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne , in the County of Northumberland , and Earl of Ogle , in the County of Northumberland. He had also inherited the title of 9th Baron Ogle (created 1461) in 1629 . All of the titles mentioned belonged to the Peerage of England. When his son, the 2nd Duke, died on July 26, 1691, the Ogle Barony fell in Abeyance , the other titles were extinguished.

List of the Earls of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Earls of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, first bestowal (1623)

Earls of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, second bestowal (1628)

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