Earl of Wharncliffe
Earl of Wharncliffe , in the West Riding of the County of York , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and subordinate titles
On January 15, 1876, the title was created for the industrialist and politician Edward Montagu-Granville-Stuart-Wortley, 3rd Baron Wharncliffe , along with the subordinate title Viscount Carlton , of Carlton in the West Riding of the County of York. Both titles were awarded with the special addition that in the absence of male descendants they could also be inherited by his younger brother Francis and his descendants. As early as 1855 he had inherited the title Baron Wharncliffe , of Wortley in the County of York , from his father, which had been bestowed on his grandfather James Stuart-Wortley on July 12, 1826 . In 1880 he changed his last name to Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie. At his death in 1899 the title fell to his nephew as 2nd Earl according to the special addition.
The historic family seat of the Barons and Earls was Wortley Hall near Barnsley in South Yorkshire until around 1940 .
List of the Barons and Earls of Wharncliffe
Barons Wharncliffe (1826)
- James Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (1776–1845)
- John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe (1801–1855)
- Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 3rd Baron Wharncliffe (1827–1899) (promoted to Earl of Wharncliffe in 1876 )
Earls of Wharncliffe (1876)
- Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe (1827–1899)
- Francis Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Wharncliffe (1856-1926)
- Archibald Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Wharncliffe (1892–1953)
- Alan Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Wharncliffe (1935–1987)
- Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe (* 1953)
Heir apparent is the son of the current owner of the title, Reed Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Viscount Carlton (* 1980).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Wharncliffe, Earl of (UK, 1876) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page