Earl of Verulam
Earl of Verulam is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom named after Verulam near St. Albans in Hertfordshire .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on November 24, 1815 for James Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston . Along with the Earldom, he was given the subordinate title Viscount Grimston , both in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
As early as 1808 he inherited the following titles from his father, which have since been listed as subordinate titles to Earl: 2nd Baron Verulam , of Gorhambury in the County of Hertford , created on July 8, 1790 in the Peerage of Great Britain; 4th Viscount Grimston and 4th Baron Dunboyne , both created November 29, 1719 in the Peerage of Ireland; 8. Luckyn Baronet , of Little Waltham in the County of Essex , created March 2, 1629 in the Baronet of England. Also in 1808 he had inherited the title 10th Lord Forrester from his niece of the second degree , which had been created on July 23, 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Earls' family seat is Gorhambury House in St. Michael near St. Albans in Hertfordshire.
List of title owners
Viscounts Grimston (1719)
- William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston (around 1683–1756)
- James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston (1711–1773)
- James Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston (1747-1808)
- James Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston (1775–1845) (made Earl of Verulam in 1815 )
Earls of Verulam (1815)
- James Grimston, 1st Earl Verulam (1775–1845)
- James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam (1809–1895)
- James Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam (1852-1924)
- James Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam (1880-1949)
- James Grimston, 5th Earl of Verulam (1910-1960)
- John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam (1912–1973)
- John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (born 1955)
Heir Apparent is the son of the current owner, James Grimston, Viscount Grimston (* 1978). His title heir is his son John Grimston (* 2010).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Verulam, Earl of (UK, 1815) at Cracroft's Peerage