Earl of Worcester
Earl of Worcester is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England , named after the city of Worcester in England, which is now worn by the respective Duke of Beaufort as a subordinate title.
Awards
The title was created a total of five times. For the first time, this happened in 1138 in favor of Waleran de Beaumont , Earl of Meulan , son of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Meulan and 1st Earl of Leicester , and twin brother of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester , who but the county in the disputes could not hold at the time of King Stephen .
A second bestowal did not take place until more than 200 years later in 1397 to Thomas Percy , although the title was revoked again six years later. He had taken part in the rebellion of his nephew Sir Henry Percy against King Henry IV .
The next bestowal followed in 1420, this time to Richard Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Bergavenny , who died two years later without a male heir.
The title was created on July 16, 1449 for John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tiptoft for the fourth time. He held many high government offices, in particular that of Lord High Treasurer and Lord High Constable . He had already inherited the title of Baron Tiptoft in 1443 from his father John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft (1400-1443) , which had been given to this on January 7, 1426 by Writ of Summons . He was executed for high treason in 1470 and his titles were revoked, but these were restored in 1471 for his only son Edward Tiptoft as 2nd Earl. The titles finally expired with the childless death of this 2nd Earl in 1485.
The fifth award is the one that still exists today. It took place in 1514 to Charles Somerset , a son of Henry Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset . As Lord Chamberlain of the Household, Beaufort was a close confidante of King Henry VIII.
In 1642 the fifth Earl of Worcester, who had given King Charles I massive financial support, was appointed Marquess of Worcester . 1682 followed the elevation of the third Marquess of Worcester to Duke of Beaufort . Since then, the titles of Marquess of Worcester and Earl of Worcester have been listed as subordinate titles to the respective Duke of Beaufort. The title Marquess of Worcester has since been worn as a courtesy title of the Duke's eldest son and heir ( Heir Apparent ).
List of the Earls and Marquesses of Worcester
Earls of Worcester, first bestowal (1138)
- Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester (1104–1166)
Earls of Worcester, second bestowal (1375)
- Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester (1343-1403)
Earls of Worcester, third bestowal (1420)
- Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester (around 1397-1422)
Earls of Worcester, fourth bestowal (1449)
- John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (around 1427-1470) (title forfeited 1470)
- Edward Tiptoft, 2nd Earl of Worcester (around 1469–1485) (title restored 1471)
Earls of Worcester, fifth bestowal (1514)
- Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester (around 1450–1526)
- Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (around 1495–1548)
- William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester (before 1526–1589)
- Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester (1553-1628)
- Henry Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester (1577–1646) (made Marquess of Worcester in 1642 )
Marquesses of Worcester (1642)
- Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester (1577–1646)
- Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester (1601–1667)
- Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort , 3rd Marquess of Worcester (1629-1700)
- Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort , 4th Marquess of Worcester (1629-1700)
- Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort , 5th Marquess of Worcester (1684–1714)
- Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort , 6th Marquess of Worcester (1707–1745)
- Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort , 7th Marquess of Worcester (1709–1756)
- Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort , 8th Marquess of Worcester (1744-1803)
- Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort , 9th Marquess of Worcester (1766–1835)
- Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort , 10th Marquess of Worcester (1792-1853)
- Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort , 11th Marquess of Worcester (1824–1899)
- Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort , 12th Marquess of Worcester (1847-1924)
- Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort , 13th Marquess of Worcester (1900–1984)
- David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort , 14th Marquess of Worcester (1928-2017)
- Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort , 15th Marquess of Worcester (born 1952)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder, Robert Somerset, Marquess of Worcester (* 1989).