Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

Coat of arms of the Earls of Oxford and Earls Mortimer

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .

Award

The title was bestowed on May 23, 1711, to Lord High Treasurer Robert Harley , along with the subordinate title Baron Harley , of Wigmore in the County of Hereford . The titles were awarded with the special note that in the absence of direct male descendants they could also be inherited by the male biological descendants of his grandfather Sir Robert Harley.

The titles expired when the 6th Earl died on January 19, 1853.

List of Earls of Oxford and Earls Mortimer (1711)

• Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1661-1724)
• Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1689–1741)
• Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1699–1755)
• Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1726-1790)
• Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1773-1849)
• Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1809-1853)

See also

• Earl of Oxford
• Earl of Oxford and Asquith

literature

• Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Oxford, Earl of, and Mortimer, Earl (GB, 1711-1853) at Cracroft's Peerage