Earl of Portsmouth

Earl of Portsmouth is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .

The Earls' family seat is Farleigh House in Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire .

Award and subordinate titles

The title was created on April 11, 1743 for former House of Commons John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington .

As early as June 11, 1720 he had been raised to Viscount Lymington , in the County of Southampton , and Baron Wallop , of Wallop in the County of Southampton.

The current title holder is Quentin Wallop as 10th Earl.

List of the Earls of Portsmouth (1743)

• John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth (1690–1762)
• John Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth (1742–1797)
• John Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth (1767-1853)
• Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth (1772-1854)
• Isaac Wallop, 5th Earl of Portsmouth (1825-1891)
• Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth (1856-1917)
• John Wallop, 7th Earl of Portsmouth (1859-1925)
• Oliver Wallop, 8th Earl of Portsmouth (1861-1943)
• Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth (1898-1984)
• Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth (born 1954)

Heir apparent is the son of the current owner , Oliver Wallop, Viscount Lymington (* 1981).

See also

• Duchess of Portsmouth (1684)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ London Gazette . No. 5859, HMSO, London, June 11, 1720, p. 4 ( PDF , English).

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
• Portsmouth, Earl of (GB, 1743) at Cracroft's Peerage