Earl of Sussex
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Earl of Sussex is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage
s of England
, Great Britain
, and the United Kingdom
. The early Earls of Arundel
(up to 1243) were often also called Earls of Sussex.
The fifth creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1717 in favour of Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville
. The Yelverton family descended from Sir Christopher Yelverton
, Speaker of the House of Commons
from 1597 to 1598. Sir Christopher's grandson and namesake, Christopher Yelverton
, was created a Baronet, of Easton Mauduit in the County of Northampton, in the Baronetage of England in 1641. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Henry, the second Baronet. He married Susan Longueville, suo jure
13th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn
. Their eldest son, Charles, succeeded in both the baronetcy and barony. However, he died young and was succeeded by his younger brother, Henry, the fifteenth Baron. In 1690 he was created Viscount Longueville in the Peerage of England. His son, Henry, the aforementioned second Viscount, was created Earl of Sussex in 1727. Henry's two sons, George and Henry, both succeeded in the earldom. The baronetcy, viscountcy and earldom became extinct on Henry's death in 1799. He was succeeded in the barony of Grey de Ruthyn by his grandson, Henry
, the nineteenth Baron, the son of his daughter Lady Barbara Yelverton by Colonel Edward Thoroton Gould. See Baron Grey de Ruthyn
for further history of this title.
Subsidiary titles: Viscount FitzWalter (1525), Baron FitzWalter
(1295) (1st–5th Earls)
Subsidiary titles: Viscount Savile (1628), Baron Castlebar (1628)
Subsidiary title: Baron Dacre
(1321)
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
s of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
, Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
, and the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. The early Earls of Arundel
Earl of Arundel
The title Earl of Arundel is the oldest extant Earldom and perhaps the oldest extant title in the Peerage of England. It is currently held by the Duke of Norfolk, and is used by his heir apparent as a courtesy title. It was created in 1138 for the Norman baron Sir William d'Aubigny...
(up to 1243) were often also called Earls of Sussex.
The fifth creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1717 in favour of Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville
Talbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex
Talbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex PC KB FRS was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Talbot Yelverton until 1704, and known as Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville from 1704 to 1717, when he was created Earl of Sussex.Sussex was one of the founder Knights...
. The Yelverton family descended from Sir Christopher Yelverton
Christopher Yelverton
Sir Christopher Yelverton was an English judge and speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:He was the third son of William Yelverton of Rougham, Norfolk...
, Speaker of the House of Commons
Speaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
from 1597 to 1598. Sir Christopher's grandson and namesake, Christopher Yelverton
Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet
Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Yelverton was the son of Henry Yelverton, a lawyer, and his wife Margaret Beale, daughter of Robert Beale...
, was created a Baronet, of Easton Mauduit in the County of Northampton, in the Baronetage of England in 1641. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Henry, the second Baronet. He married Susan Longueville, suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
13th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn
Baron Grey de Ruthyn
The title of Baron Grey de Ruthyn was created in the Peerage of England by writ of summons in 1324 for Roger Grey, a son of John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton. It has been abeyant since 1963...
. Their eldest son, Charles, succeeded in both the baronetcy and barony. However, he died young and was succeeded by his younger brother, Henry, the fifteenth Baron. In 1690 he was created Viscount Longueville in the Peerage of England. His son, Henry, the aforementioned second Viscount, was created Earl of Sussex in 1727. Henry's two sons, George and Henry, both succeeded in the earldom. The baronetcy, viscountcy and earldom became extinct on Henry's death in 1799. He was succeeded in the barony of Grey de Ruthyn by his grandson, Henry
Henry Yelverton, 19th Baron Grey de Ruthyn
Henry Edward Yelverton, 19th Baron Grey de Ruthyn was a British peer. He was a tenant and sometime friend of Lord Byron.-Life:...
, the nineteenth Baron, the son of his daughter Lady Barbara Yelverton by Colonel Edward Thoroton Gould. See Baron Grey de Ruthyn
Baron Grey de Ruthyn
The title of Baron Grey de Ruthyn was created in the Peerage of England by writ of summons in 1324 for Roger Grey, a son of John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton. It has been abeyant since 1963...
for further history of this title.
Earls of Sussex; First creation (1282)
- John de Warenne, 1st Earl of Sussex (1231–1305)
- John de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1286–1347)
Earls of Sussex; Second creation (1529)
- Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex (1483–1542)
- Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex was a son of Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex and his wife Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex....
(1507–1557) - Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of SussexThomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of SussexThomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland during the Tudor period of English history, and a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I.- Family:...
(1525–1583) - Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex, KG was an English peer.-Life:He was born in England to Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex and Elizabeth Howard...
(1532–1593) - Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of SussexRobert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of SussexRobert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, KG was an English peer.-Life:He was the only son of Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex and his wife Honora Pounde, and was known as Viscount Fitzwalter from 1583 until he succeeded his father as Earl on 4 December 1593...
(1573–1629) - Edward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of SussexEdward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of SussexEdward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of Sussex was a British peer and Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1588-1589, Petersfield and Portsmouth....
(1559–1643)- Henry Radcliffe, Viscount FitzWalter (c. 1598–1621)
Subsidiary titles: Viscount FitzWalter (1525), Baron FitzWalter
Baron FitzWalter
Baron FitzWalter is an ancient title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1295 for Robert FitzWalter. The title was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. His great-grandson, the fourth Baron, was an Admiral of the Fleet. His grandson, the...
(1295) (1st–5th Earls)
Baron Savile of Pontefract (1628)
- John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of PontefractJohn Savile, 1st Baron Savile of PontefractJohn Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract was an English politician; M.P. for Lincoln, 1586: sheriff of Lincolnshire, 1590; knight of the shire for Yorkshire, 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626; custos rotulorum of West Riding of Yorkshire; ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626...
(1556–1630) (Alternative spelling Baron Savile of Pomfret) - Thomas Savile, 2nd Baron Savile of PontefractThomas Savile, 1st Earl of SussexThomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex Thomas Savile was born on 14 September 1590, the son of John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pomfret and Elizabeth Cary. He was baptised at Doddington-Pigot in the English county of Cheshire....
(1590 – c. 1659) (created Earl of Sussex in 1644)
Earls of Sussex, Third creation (1644)
- Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of SussexThomas Savile, 1st Earl of SussexThomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex Thomas Savile was born on 14 September 1590, the son of John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pomfret and Elizabeth Cary. He was baptised at Doddington-Pigot in the English county of Cheshire....
(1590–1659) - James Savile, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1647–1671)
Subsidiary titles: Viscount Savile (1628), Baron Castlebar (1628)
Earls of Sussex; Fourth creation (1674)
- Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of SussexThomas Lennard, 1st Earl of SussexThomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex was a British peer. He became Earl of Sussex in 1674 when he married Lady Anne Palmer. The Baron Dacre title became abeyant in 1715 following his death .-Cricket:...
(1654 – 1715)
Subsidiary title: Baron Dacre
Baron Dacre
Baron Dacre is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England, every time by writ. The first creation came in 1321 when Ralph Dacre was summoned to Parliament as Lord Dacre. He married Margaret, 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland, heiress of a large estate in Cumbria centred on...
(1321)
Yelverton Baronets, of Easton Mauduit (1641)
- Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st BaronetSir Christopher Yelverton, 1st BaronetSir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Yelverton was the son of Henry Yelverton, a lawyer, and his wife Margaret Beale, daughter of Robert Beale...
(d. 1654) - Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Yelverton, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1664 to 1670....
(1633-1670) - Sir Charles Yelverton, 3rd Baronet (1657-1679) (succeeded as 14th Baron Grey de Ruthyn in 1676)
Barons Grey de Ruthyn (1324)
- Charles Yelverton, 14th Baron Grey de Ruthyn (1657-1679)
- Henry Yelverton, 15th Baron Grey de Ruthyn (d. 1704) (created Viscount Longueville in 1690)
Viscounts Longueville (1690)
- Henry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Longueville (d. 1704)
- Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount LonguevilleTalbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of SussexTalbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex PC KB FRS was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Talbot Yelverton until 1704, and known as Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville from 1704 to 1717, when he was created Earl of Sussex.Sussex was one of the founder Knights...
(1690–1731) (created Earl of Sussex in 1717)
Earls of Sussex; Fifth creation (1717)
- Talbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of SussexTalbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of SussexTalbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex PC KB FRS was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Talbot Yelverton until 1704, and known as Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville from 1704 to 1717, when he was created Earl of Sussex.Sussex was one of the founder Knights...
(1690–1731) - George Augustus Yelverton, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1727–1758)
- Henry Yelverton, 3rd Earl of Sussex (1728–1799)
- Talbot Yelverton
Earls of Sussex; Sixth creation (1874)
- HRH The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Earl of SussexPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and StrathearnPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the 10th since Canadian Confederation.Born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and...
(1850–1942)- Prince Arthur of ConnaughtPrince Arthur of ConnaughtPrince Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria. Prince Arthur held the title of a British prince with the style His Royal Highness...
(1883–1938)
- Prince Arthur of Connaught
- Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1914–1943)
See also
- Duke of SussexDuke of SussexDuke of Sussex was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was conferred on 27 November 1801 upon The Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of George III, who was created Duke of Sussex, Earl of Inverness, and Baron Arklow, all in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
- Earl of ArundelEarl of ArundelThe title Earl of Arundel is the oldest extant Earldom and perhaps the oldest extant title in the Peerage of England. It is currently held by the Duke of Norfolk, and is used by his heir apparent as a courtesy title. It was created in 1138 for the Norman baron Sir William d'Aubigny...
- Yelverton BaronetsYelverton BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Yelverton, both in the Baronetage of England.The Yelverton Baronetcy, of Rougham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 May 1630 for William Yelverton...
- Baron Grey de RuthynBaron Grey de RuthynThe title of Baron Grey de Ruthyn was created in the Peerage of England by writ of summons in 1324 for Roger Grey, a son of John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton. It has been abeyant since 1963...