Earl of Shaftesbury

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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Coat of arms of the Earls of Shaftesbury

Earl of Shaftesbury is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England , named after the town of Shaftesbury in Dorset .

The Earls family residence is St. Giles House (sometimes called Ashley House ) at Wimborne St. Giles in Dorset.

Award and subordinate titles

The title was bestowed on April 23, 1672 by King Charles II on the influential politician Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Baron Ashley . He was jointly responsible for the king's return from exile in 1660 and then held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer for more than ten years . Later he was among other things Lord Chancellor . Along with the earliest title, he was also awarded the title of Baron Cooper , of Paullet in the County of Somerset , in the Peerage of England . As early as April 20, 1661, he had been raised to Baron Ashley , of Wimborne St. Giles in the County of Dorset, in the Peerage of England . In addition, he had already in 1631 from his father the title of Baronet , of Rockbourne in the County of Southampton , which had been awarded to this on July 4, 1622 in the Baronage of England.

The title heir ( Heir apparent ) carries the courtesy title of Lord Ashley .

List of the Earls of Shaftesbury and Cooper Baronets

Cooper Baronets, of Rockbourne (1622)

Earls of Shaftesbury (1672)

Heir apparent is the only son of the current Earl, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley (* 2011).

Web links

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