Earl of Stradbroke
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Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1821 for John Rous, 1st Baron Rous
John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke
John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke , known as Sir John Rous, Bt, from 1771 to 1796 and as The Lord Rous from 1796 to 1821, was a British nobleman, race horse owner and Member of Parliament....
, who had earlier represented Suffolk
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
in the House of Commons
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. He had already succeeded his father as sixth Baronet of Henham in 1771 and been created Baron Rous, of Dennington in the County of Suffolk, in the Peerage of Great Britain
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in 1796, and was made Viscount Dunwich, in the County of Suffolk, at the same time he was given the earldom. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. Since 1642, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk.-Lord Lieutenants of Suffolk:*Sir Anthony Wingfield 1551–1552 jointly with*? 1551–?...
. His son, the third Earl, was Governor of Victoria from 1920 to 1926 as well as Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Earl, who also served as Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk. the titles are held by the latter's nephew, the sixth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1983. Lord Stradbroke lives at Mount Fyans, Victoria
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, Australia
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The Baronetcy, of Henham in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1660 for John Rous
Sir John Rous, 1st Baronet
Sir John Rous, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670.Rous was the son of Sir John Rous of Henham Hall and his wife Elizabeth Yelverton, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton, Lord Chief Justice.In 1660, Rous was elected Member of Parliament for...
. He sat as Member of Parliament
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for Dunwich
Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunwich was a parliamentary borough in Suffolk, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1298 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
and Eye
Eye (UK Parliament constituency)
Eye was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...
. His son, the second Baronet, represented Dunwich and Suffolk in Parliament. On his death the title passed to his son, the third Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Dunwich. His nephew, the fifth Baronet, represented Suffolk in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned sixth Baronet, who was later elevated to the peerage.
Admiral the Hon. Henry John Rous
Henry John Rous
Admiral Henry John Rous was a Royal Navy officer and sportsman.-Career:Born the second son of John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke, Rous was educated at Westminster School, and entered the Royal Navy in 1808, serving as a midshipman in the Walcheren Campaign the following year...
, was the second son of the first Earl.
Lieutenant General the Hon Sir William Rous (British Army officer)
William Rous (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General The Honourable Sir William Edward Rous KCB OBE is a former Quartermaster-General to the Forces.-Military career:Born the son of the Earl of Stradbroke, Rous was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1959....
, was the second son of the 5th Earl.
The Rous family seat is Henham Park
Henham Park
Henham Park is an estate just north of the village of Blythburgh in Suffolk, England. It lies at the intersection of the A12 and A145 main roads. The current owner is Keith Rous, The Sixth Earl of Stradbroke, ‘The Aussie Earl’.-History:...
near Blythburgh
Blythburgh
Blythburgh is a small English village in an area known as the Sandlings, part of the Suffolk heritage coast. Located close to an area of flooded marshland and mud-flats, in 2007 its population was estimated to be 300. Blythburgh is best known for its church, Holy Trinity, internationally known as...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
and is home to the Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....
The title of the earldom, Stradbroke, is pronounced "Stradbrook".
Rous Baronets, of Henham (1660)
- Sir John Rous, 1st BaronetSir John Rous, 1st BaronetSir John Rous, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670.Rous was the son of Sir John Rous of Henham Hall and his wife Elizabeth Yelverton, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton, Lord Chief Justice.In 1660, Rous was elected Member of Parliament for...
(c. 1608–1670) - Sir John Rous, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656–1730)
- Sir John Rous, 3rd Baronet (c. 1776–1731)
- Sir Robert Rous, 4th Baronet (c. 1687–1735)
- Sir John Rous, 5th Baronet (c. 1727–1771)
- Sir John Rous, 6th BaronetJohn Rous, 1st Earl of StradbrokeJohn Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke , known as Sir John Rous, Bt, from 1771 to 1796 and as The Lord Rous from 1796 to 1821, was a British nobleman, race horse owner and Member of Parliament....
(1750–1827) (created Earl of Stradbroke in 1821)
Earls of Stradbroke (1821)
- John Rous, 1st Earl of StradbrokeJohn Rous, 1st Earl of StradbrokeJohn Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke , known as Sir John Rous, Bt, from 1771 to 1796 and as The Lord Rous from 1796 to 1821, was a British nobleman, race horse owner and Member of Parliament....
(1750–1827) - John Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of StradbrokeJohn Rous, 2nd Earl of StradbrokeJohn Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke was a British nobleman.He married Augusta Musgrave, by whom he had six children:* Lady Augusta Fanny Rous...
(1794–1886) - George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of StradbrokeGeorge Rous, 3rd Earl of StradbrokeGeorge Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke KCMG CB CVO CBE VD TD was a British noble and the 15th Governor of Victoria, Australia....
(1862–1947) - John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of StradbrokeJohn Rous, 4th Earl of StradbrokeJohn Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke , was a British nobleman, the son of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke. He was styled Viscount Dunwich from birth until acceding to the earldom in 1947....
(1903–1983) - William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of StradbrokeWilliam Rous, 5th Earl of StradbrokeKeith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke was a British nobleman, younger son of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke....
(1907–1983) - Robert Keith Rous, 6th Earl of StradbrokeRobert Rous, 6th Earl of StradbrokeRobert Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke , best known as Keith Rous, is a Mount Fyans, Victoria, Australia-based British nobleman....
(b. 1937)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's eldest son Robert Keith Rous, Viscount Dunwich (b. 1961)