Earl of Egmont
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Earl of Egmont is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1733 for John Perceval, 1st Viscount Perceval
. This Perceval descends from John Perceval, who on 9 September 1661 was created a Baronet, of Kanturk in the County of Cork, in the Baronetage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He also died at an early age and was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baronet. He died at the age of only nine when the titles were inherited by his younger brother, the fifth Baronet. He represented Cork
in the Irish House of Commons
and Harwich
in the British House of Commons
and also served as the first President of Georgia
. Perceval was created Baron Perceval, of Burton in the County of Cork, in 1715, with remainder to the heirs male of his father, and Viscount Perceval, of Kanturk in the County of Cork, in 1722, and Earl of Egmont in 1733, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. All three titles were in the Peerage of Ireland
. Perceval claimed descent from the Egmonts of Holland but the title of the earldom was taken from a place in County Cork
where the family owned an estate. His son, the second Earl, was a prominent politician and notably served as First Lord of the Admiralty. In 1762 he was created Baron Lovel and Holland, of Enmore in the County of Somerset, in the Peerage of Great Britain
, which gave him an automatic seat in the British House of Lords. His seventh son (second from his second marriage) was Prime Minister the Hon. Spencer Perceval
.
Lord Egmont was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl, who sat as a Member of Parliament
for Bridgwater
. His grandson, the fifth Earl, briefly represented East Looe
in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his cousin, the sixth Earl, who had already succeeded his father as third Baron Arden (see below). He was Member of Parliament for West Surrey
. On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the seventh Earl. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Charles George Perceval, fourth son of the second Baron Arden. He represented Midhurst
in Parliament as a Conservative
. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the eighth Earl. He was the grandson of Reverend the Hon. Arthur Philip Perceval
, sixth son of the second Baron Arden. On the death in 1929 of his younger brother, the ninth Earl, this line of the family also failed and the titles became dormant. They were claimed by the late Earl's third cousin Frederick Joseph Trevelyan Perceval, who lived in Canada
. He was the grandson of Frederick James Perceval, second son of Spencer Perceval, seventh son of the second Earl. He died in 1932 before he had established his claim. However, in 1939 the House of Lords allowed the claim of his son Frederick George Moore Perceval, who became the eleventh Earl (his father having posthumously been deemed the tenth Earl). the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the twelfth Earl, who succeeded in 2001.
The title of Baroness Arden, of Lohort Castle in the County of Cork, was created in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1770 for Catherine Perceval, Countess of Egmont, second wife of the second Earl of Egmont. She was the daughter of the Hon. Charles Compton, younger son of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton
. Lady Arden was succeeded by her eldest son, the second Baron. He represented Launceston
, Warwick
and Totnes
in Parliament and served as Master of the Mint
from 1801 to 1802. The latter year he was created Baron Arden, of Arden in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baron, who in 1841 succeeded his cousin as sixth Earl of Egmont. For later history of the titles, see above.
Mount Taranaki/Egmont in New Zealand
was named after the second Earl of Egmont by James Cook
.
As of 13 June 2007, the present holder of the earldom has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
There is no heir to the titles.
see above for further holders
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1733 for John Perceval, 1st Viscount Perceval
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont PC, FRS , known as Sir John Perceval, 5t, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician....
. This Perceval descends from John Perceval, who on 9 September 1661 was created a Baronet, of Kanturk in the County of Cork, in the Baronetage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He also died at an early age and was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baronet. He died at the age of only nine when the titles were inherited by his younger brother, the fifth Baronet. He represented Cork
Cork County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Cork County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was the borough in County Cork. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.-History:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
and Harwich
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
and also served as the first President of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Perceval was created Baron Perceval, of Burton in the County of Cork, in 1715, with remainder to the heirs male of his father, and Viscount Perceval, of Kanturk in the County of Cork, in 1722, and Earl of Egmont in 1733, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. All three titles were in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. Perceval claimed descent from the Egmonts of Holland but the title of the earldom was taken from a place in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
where the family owned an estate. His son, the second Earl, was a prominent politician and notably served as First Lord of the Admiralty. In 1762 he was created Baron Lovel and Holland, of Enmore in the County of Somerset, 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...
, which gave him an automatic seat in the British House of Lords. His seventh son (second from his second marriage) was Prime Minister the Hon. Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval, KC was a British statesman and First Lord of the Treasury, making him de facto Prime Minister. He is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated...
.
Lord Egmont was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl, who sat as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bridgwater
Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)
Bridgwater was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, until 2010 when it was replaced by the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency...
. His grandson, the fifth Earl, briefly represented East Looe
East Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
East Looe was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1571 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament ...
in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his cousin, the sixth Earl, who had already succeeded his father as third Baron Arden (see below). He was Member of Parliament for West Surrey
West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
West Surrey was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Surrey, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished...
. On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the seventh Earl. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Charles George Perceval, fourth son of the second Baron Arden. He represented Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
in Parliament as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the eighth Earl. He was the grandson of Reverend the Hon. Arthur Philip Perceval
Arthur Philip Perceval
Arthur Philip Perceval was an English High Church clergyman, royal chaplain and theological writer.-Life:Born on 22 November 1799, he was the fifth and youngest son of Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden, by his wife Margaret Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, bart. He...
, sixth son of the second Baron Arden. On the death in 1929 of his younger brother, the ninth Earl, this line of the family also failed and the titles became dormant. They were claimed by the late Earl's third cousin Frederick Joseph Trevelyan Perceval, who lived in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He was the grandson of Frederick James Perceval, second son of Spencer Perceval, seventh son of the second Earl. He died in 1932 before he had established his claim. However, in 1939 the House of Lords allowed the claim of his son Frederick George Moore Perceval, who became the eleventh Earl (his father having posthumously been deemed the tenth Earl). the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the twelfth Earl, who succeeded in 2001.
The title of Baroness Arden, of Lohort Castle in the County of Cork, was created in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
in 1770 for Catherine Perceval, Countess of Egmont, second wife of the second Earl of Egmont. She was the daughter of the Hon. Charles Compton, younger son of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC , styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer....
. Lady Arden was succeeded by her eldest son, the second Baron. He represented Launceston
Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918...
, Warwick
Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the...
and Totnes
Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
in Parliament and served as Master of the Mint
Master of the Mint
Master of the Mint was an important office in the governments of Scotland and England, and later Great Britain, between the 16th and 19th centuries. The Master was the highest officer in the Royal Mint. Until 1699, appointment was usually for life. Its holder occasionally sat in the cabinet...
from 1801 to 1802. The latter year he was created Baron Arden, of Arden in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baron, who in 1841 succeeded his cousin as sixth Earl of Egmont. For later history of the titles, see above.
Mount Taranaki/Egmont in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
was named after the second Earl of Egmont by James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
.
As of 13 June 2007, the present holder of the earldom has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
Perceval Baronets, of Kanturk (1661)
- Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet (1629–1665)
- Sir Philip Perceval, 2nd Baronet (1656–1680)
- Sir John Perceval, 3rd Baronet (1660–1686)
- Sir Edward Perceval, 4th Baronet (1682–1691)
- Sir John Perceval, 5th BaronetJohn Perceval, 1st Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont PC, FRS , known as Sir John Perceval, 5t, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician....
(1683–1748) (created Earl of Egmont in 1733)
Earls of Egmont (1733)
- John Perceval, 1st Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 1st Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont PC, FRS , known as Sir John Perceval, 5t, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician....
(1683–1748) - John Perceval, 2nd Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 2nd Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont PC, FRS was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist...
(1711–1770) - John James Perceval, 3rd Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 3rd Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont was a British politician.Perceval served as Member of Parliament for Bridgwater from 1762-1768. Perceval was initially declared re-elected in 1768, but on petition he was judged not to have been duly elected and his opponent, Anne Poulett, was seated in his place...
(1738–1822) - John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont (1767–1835)
- Henry Frederick Joseph James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont (1796–1841)
- George James Perceval, 6th Earl of EgmontGeorge Perceval, 6th Earl of EgmontAdmiral George James Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont , known as the Lord Arden between 1840 and 1841, was a British naval commander and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1794–1874) - Charles George Perceval, 7th Earl of Egmont (1845–1897)
- Augustus Arthur Perceval, 8th Earl of Egmont (1856–1910)
- Charles John Perceval, 9th Earl of Egmont (1858–1929) (dormant)
- Frederick Joseph Trevelyan Perceval, de jure 10th Earl of Egmont (1873–1932)
- Frederick George Moore Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont (1914–2001) (claim admitted 1939)
- Thomas Frederick Gerald Perceval, 12th Earl of Egmont (b. 1934)
There is no heir to the titles.
Barons Arden (1770)
- Catherine Perceval, Countess of Egmont, 1st Baroness Arden (d. 1784)
- Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron ArdenCharles Perceval, 2nd Baron ArdenCharles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden PC FRS was a British politician.-Background and education:Arden was born at Charlton, Kent, the son of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, by his second wife Catherine, 1st Baroness Arden, daughter of the Hon. Charles Compton. Prime Minister Spencer Perceval...
(1756–1840) (created Baron Arden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1802) - George James Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont, 3rd Baron ArdenGeorge Perceval, 6th Earl of EgmontAdmiral George James Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont , known as the Lord Arden between 1840 and 1841, was a British naval commander and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1794–1874) (succeeded as Earl of Egmont in 1841)
see above for further holders