Earl of Wilton
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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...
. It was created in 1801 for Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton
Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton
Thomas Grey Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton , known as Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, 7th Baronet from 1756 to 1784, was a British peer....
, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Grey de Wilton, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Both titles were created with remainder to the second and all younger sons successively of his daughter Lady Eleanor, wife of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, KG was the son of the 1st Earl Grosvenor, whom he succeeded in 1802 as 2nd Earl Grosvenor. He was created Marquess of Westminster in 1831. He was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster...
. Egerton had already succeeded as seventh Baronet of Egerton and Oulton in 1756 and been created Baron Grey de Wilton
Baron Grey de Wilton
Baron Grey de Wilton was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 23 June 1295 when Reginald de Grey was summoned to the Model Parliament as Lord Grey de Wilton. This branch of the Grey family of aristocrats was based at the Wilton Castle on the Welsh border in Herefordshire...
, of Wilton Castle in the County Hereford, in the Peerage of 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...
, in 1784, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Lord Wilton, who had earlier resided at Heaton Hall
Heaton Park
Heaton Park, covering an area variously reported as , 247 hectares, , over and is the biggest park in Greater Manchester, England and one of the biggest municipal parks in Europe. The park comprises the grounds of a Grade I listed, neoclassical 18th century country house, Heaton Hall...
near Manchester
Manchester
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and represented Lancashire
Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)
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in Parliament, was a descendant of Sir Roland Egerton, 1st Baronet, who married Bridget, sister and co-heir of Thomas Grey, 15th Baron Grey de Wilton
Thomas Grey, 15th Baron Grey de Wilton
Thomas Grey, 15th and last Baron Grey of Wilton was an English aristocrat, soldier and conspirator. He was convicted of involvement in the Bye Plot against James I of England.-Early life:...
, who was attainted
Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime . It entails losing not only one's property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one's heirs...
in 1603 and forfeited his title. On the Earl's death in 1814 the barony of Grey de Wilton became extinct as he had no male heirs, while the baronetcy was passed on to his kinsman, the eighth Baronet (see Grey Egerton Baronets
Grey Egerton Baronets
The Egerton, later Grey Egerton Baronetcy, of Egerton and Oulton in the County of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 April 1617 for Roland Egerton. He later represented Wootton Bassett in Parliament...
for additional information on this title).
He was succeeded in the viscountcy and earldom according to the special remainder by his grandson, the second Earl. He was the second son of Lady Eleanor and the first Marquess of Westminster, the younger brother of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster KG, PC , styled Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Belgrave from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor....
and the elder brother of Lord Robert Grosvenor
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC , styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treasurer of the Household between 1846 and 1847...
, who was created Baron Ebury
Baron Ebury
Baron Ebury, of Ebury Manor in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since 1999 it is a subsidiary title of the earldom of Wilton. The peerage was created in 1857 for the Whig politician Lord Robert Grosvenor. He was the third son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st...
in 1857. The second Earl notably served as Lord Steward of the Household in 1835 in the Tory administration
Conservative Government 1834-1835
Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary...
of Sir Robert Peel. His eldest son, the third Earl, represented Weymouth
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
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and Bath
Bath (UK Parliament constituency)
Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously of the House of Commons of England. It is an ancient constituency which has been constantly represented in Parliament since boroughs were first summoned to send members in the 13th century...
in Parliament as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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. In 1875, seven years before he succeeded his father, he was himself raised to the peerage Baron Grey de Radcliffe, in the County Palatine of Lancaster. However, Lord Wilton was childless and on his death in 1885 the Barony became extinct. He was succeeded in the other titles by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. On the death in 1999 of his great-grandson, the seventh Earl, the line of the second Earl failed. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his kinsman the sixth Baron Ebury
Baron Ebury
Baron Ebury, of Ebury Manor in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since 1999 it is a subsidiary title of the earldom of Wilton. The peerage was created in 1857 for the Whig politician Lord Robert Grosvenor. He was the third son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st...
, a great-great-grandson of the aforementioned Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC , styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treasurer of the Household between 1846 and 1847...
, who became the eighth Earl of Wilton.
Earls of Wilton (1801)
- Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of WiltonThomas Egerton, 1st Earl of WiltonThomas Grey Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton , known as Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, 7th Baronet from 1756 to 1784, was a British peer....
(1749–1814) - Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of WiltonThomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of WiltonThomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton GCH, PC , known as Thomas Grosvenor until 1814, was a British nobleman and Tory politician...
(1799–1882) - Arthur Edward Holland Grey Egerton, 3rd Earl of WiltonArthur Egerton, 3rd Earl of WiltonArthur Edward Holland Grey Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton , known as Viscount Grey de Wilton from 1833 to 1882, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament....
(1833–1885) - Seymour John Grey Egerton, 4th Earl of Wilton (1839–1898)
- Arthur George Egerton, 5th Earl of Wilton (1863–1915)
- Seymour Edward Frederick Egerton, 6th Earl of Wilton (1896–1927)
- Seymour William Arthur John Egerton, 7th Earl of Wilton (1921–1999)
- Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton (b. 1934)
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 only son Julian Francis Martin Grosvenor, Viscount Grey de Wilton (b. 1959)
See also
- Baron Grey de WiltonBaron Grey de WiltonBaron Grey de Wilton was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 23 June 1295 when Reginald de Grey was summoned to the Model Parliament as Lord Grey de Wilton. This branch of the Grey family of aristocrats was based at the Wilton Castle on the Welsh border in Herefordshire...
- Baron EburyBaron EburyBaron Ebury, of Ebury Manor in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since 1999 it is a subsidiary title of the earldom of Wilton. The peerage was created in 1857 for the Whig politician Lord Robert Grosvenor. He was the third son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st...
- Duke of WestminsterDuke of WestminsterThe title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The current holder of the title is Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster....
- Baron StalbridgeBaron StalbridgeBaron Stalbridge, of Stalbridge in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 March 1886 for the politician and businessman Lord Richard Grosvenor. He was the third son of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster...
- Grey Egerton Baronets, of Egerton and OultonGrey Egerton BaronetsThe Egerton, later Grey Egerton Baronetcy, of Egerton and Oulton in the County of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 April 1617 for Roland Egerton. He later represented Wootton Bassett in Parliament...