Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (10 January 1809 - 19 January 1853), styled Lord Harley between 1828 and 1849, was a British peer and the last holder of the title of Earl of Oxford and Mortimer

Earl of Oxford

Earl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, held for several centuries by the de Vere family from 1141 until the death of the 20th earl in 1703. The Veres were also hereditary holders of the office of master or Lord Great Chamberlain from 1133 until the death of the 18th Earl in 1625...

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Harley was the second but eldest surviving son of Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer was an English nobleman.Harley was the son of John Harley...

, by Jane Elizabeth, daughter of Reverend James Scott. He became known by the courtesy title

Courtesy title

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 Lord Harley on the death of his elder brother in 1828. In 1849 he succeeded his father in the earldom.

Lord Oxford married Eliza Nugent, the illegitimate daughter of George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath

George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath

George Thomas John Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath , styled Lord Delvin between 1792 and 1814 and known as The Earl of Westmeath between 1814 and 1821, was an Irish peer.-Background:...

, on 17 February 1831. He died in January 1853, aged 44, when the title became extinct.