Earl of Leicester
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The title Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century in the Peerage 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....
(now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, created in 1837.
Early creations
The title was first created for Robert de BeaumontRobert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
, but he nearly always used his French title of Count of Meulan. Three generations of his descendants, all also named Robert, called themselves Earls of Leicester. The Beaumont male line ended with the death of the Fourth Earl
Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester was an English nobleman, the last of the Beaumont earls of Leicester. He is sometimes known as Robert FitzPernel....
. His property was split between his two sisters, with Simon IV de Montfort
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
Simon IV de Montfort, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, 5th Earl of Leicester , also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was a French nobleman who took part in the Fourth Crusade and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade...
, the son of the eldest sister, acquiring Leicester and the rights to the earldom. (The husband of the younger daughter, Saer de Quincy
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester was one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against King John of England, and a major figure in both Scotland and England in the decades around the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.Saer de Quincy's immediate background was in the Scottish...
, was created Earl of Winchester.) De Montfort however was never formally recognized as earl, due to the antipathy between France and England at that time. His second son, Simon V de Montfort
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester , sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from other Simon de Montforts, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He led the barons' rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263-4, and...
, did succeed in taking possession of the earldom and its associated properties. He is the Simon de Montfort who became so prominent during the reign of Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
, and was killed at the Battle of Evesham
Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham was one of the two main battles of 13th century England's Second Barons' War. It marked the defeat of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the rebellious barons by Prince Edward – later King Edward I – who led the forces of his father, King Henry III...
in 1265. His lands and titles were forfeited, and were soon re-granted to the king's youngest son Edmund Crouchback.
Crouchback's son Thomas lost the earldom when he was executed for treason in 1322, but a few years later it was restored to his younger brother Henry. Henry's son Henry of Grosmont left only two daughters, and his estate was divided between them, the eldest daughter Matilda receiving the earldom, which was held by her husband William V of Holland
William I, Duke of Bavaria
William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing , was the second son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and Hainaut...
. (The two passages of the earldom via females illustrate the medieval practice by which such inheritance was allowed in the absence of male heirs.)
Matilda, however, soon died, and the title passed to John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
, husband of her younger sister, Blanche, who was later created Duke of Lancaster. Both the dukedom and the earldom were inherited by John of Gaunt's son, Henry Bolingbroke
Henry IV of England
Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
, and both titles ceased to exist when Henry usurped the throne, as the titles "merged into the crown". (The peers are vassal
Vassal
A vassal or feudatory is a person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain privileges, usually including the grant of land held...
s to the Sovereign, and no one can be a vassal to himself.) The properties associated with the earldom became part of what was later called the Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
. Thereafter, the earldom was again created for Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
's favourite, Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...
. Since Dudley died without heirs, the title became extinct at his death. The title was again created for Robert Sidney
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester , second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. He was also a patron of the arts and an interesting poet...
, his nephew. Along with the earldom Robert Sidney was granted the subsidiary title of Viscount Lisle
Viscount Lisle
The title of Viscount Lisle has been created six times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, on 30 October 1451, was for John Talbot, 1st Baron Lisle. Upon the death of his son Thomas at the Battle of Nibley Green in 1470, the viscountcy became extinct and the barony abeyant.In 1475, the...
on 4 May 1605. The Sidneys retained the titles until the death of the seventh Earl in 1743, when the titles again became extinct. The title of earl was then recreated for Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation)
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, KB was a wealthy English land-owner and patron of the arts. He is particularly noted for commissioning the design and construction of Holkham Hall in north Norfolk. Between 1722 and 1728, he was Member of Parliament for Norfolk.He was the son of Edward Coke ...
, but it became extinct when he, too, died without heirs.
1784 creation
The title was again bestowed upon George TownshendGeorge Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend
George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, PC, FRS , known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1770 to 1784 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1784 to 1807, was a British peer and politician....
, 16th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
Baron Ferrers of Chartley
The title Baron Ferrers of Chartley was created on February 6, 1299 for John de Ferrers, son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby. The daughter of the 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Anne, married Walter Devereux who was summoned to parliament as Lord Ferrers in her right. Their descendants...
and 8th Baron Compton
Baron Compton
The title Baron Compton was created in the Peerage of England for the Tudor politician, Sir Henry Compton. In 1618, his son was created Earl of Northampton. The titles remained united until the fifth earl died without any male heirs in 1754 and the title passed to his only daughter, Charlotte, who...
, eldest son and heir apparent of George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend, later the first Marquess Townshend
Marquess Townshend
Marquess Townshend is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk. This family descends from Roger Townshend, who in 1617 was created a Baronet, of Raynham in the County of Norfolk, in the Baronetage of England. He later represented Orford and...
. Townshend was a female-line great-great-great-grandson of Lady Lucy Sydney, daughter of the second Earl of the 1618 creation. The earldom became extinct yet again upon the death of his son
George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend
George Ferrars Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend , known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1782 to 1807 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1807 to 1811, was a British peer....
, the third Marquess and second Earl, in 1855 (the marquessate was passed on to a cousin and is still extant).
1744 and 1837 creations
Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the...
, Lord Chief Justice from 1613 to 1616. His great-great-great-grandson Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation)
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, KB was a wealthy English land-owner and patron of the arts. He is particularly noted for commissioning the design and construction of Holkham Hall in north Norfolk. Between 1722 and 1728, he was Member of Parliament for Norfolk.He was the son of Edward Coke ...
was a landowner, politician and patron of arts. In 1728 he was raised to 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...
as Baron Lovel, of Minster Lovel in the County of Oxford, and in 1744 he was created Viscount Coke, of Holkham in the County of Norfolk, and Earl of Leicester, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Leicester began the construction of Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall is an eighteenth-century country house located adjacent to the village of Holkham, on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk...
in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. He married Margaret Tufton, 19th Baroness de Clifford (1700-1775) (see the Baron de Clifford
Baron de Clifford
Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford. The title was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. The de Clifford family settled in England after the Norman conquest and were a notable family in...
for earlier history of this title). Their only child Edward Coke, Viscount Coke
Edward Coke, Viscount Coke
Edward Coke, Viscount Coke , styled The Hon. Edward Coke from 1728 to 1744, was a British Member of Parliament....
, predeceased both his parents, without issue. Consequently, Lord Leicester's titles became extinct on his death in 1759 while the barony of de Clifford fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
on Lady de Clifford's death in 1775.
The Coke estates were passed on to the late Earl's nephew Wenman Coke. Born Wenman Roberts, he was the son of Philip Roberts and Anne, sister of Lord Leicester, and assumed the surname of Coke in lieu of Roberts. His son Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (seventh creation)
Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester , known as Coke of Norfolk, was a British politician and agricultural reformer. Born to Wenman Coke, Member of Parliament for Derby and his wife Elizabeth, Coke was educated at several schools, including Eton College, before undertaking a Grand Tour of...
was a politician and noted agriculturalist. Known as "Coke of Norfolk", he 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 many years but is best remembered for his interest in agricultural improvements and is seen as one of the instigators of the British Agricultural Revolution
British Agricultural Revolution
British Agricultural Revolution describes a period of development in Britain between the 17th century and the end of the 19th century, which saw an epoch-making increase in agricultural productivity and net output. This in turn supported unprecedented population growth, freeing up a significant...
. In 1837 the titles held by his great-uncle were revived when was raised to the Peerage of 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...
as Viscount Coke and Earl of Leicester, of Holkham in the County of Norfolk. This was despite the fact that the 1784 creation of the earldom held by the Townshend family was then still extant (hence the territorial designation
Territorial designation
A territorial designation follows modern peerage titles, linking them to a specific place or places. It is also an integral part of all baronetcies...
"of Holkham"). Lord Leicester was succeeded by his eldest son from his second marriage, the second Earl. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk for sixty years and was made a Knight of the Garter
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
in 1873.
On his death in 1909 the titles passed to his eldest son, the third Earl. He was a Colonel in the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
and also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Earl. He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk. When he died the titles passed to his son, the fifth Earl. He was an Extra Equerry
Equerry
An equerry , and related to the French word "écuyer" ) is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a Sovereign, a member of a Royal Family, or a national...
to both George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
and Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his first cousin, the sixth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Arthur George Coke, second son of the third Earl. the titles are held by his son, the seventh Earl, who succeeded in 1994.
The family seat is Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall is an eighteenth-century country house located adjacent to the village of Holkham, on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk...
, near Wells-next-the-Sea
Wells-next-the-Sea
Wells-next-the-Sea, known locally simply as Wells, is a town, civil parish and seaport situated on the North Norfolk coast in England.The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,451 in 1,205 households...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
.
Earls of Leicester, First Creation (1107)
- Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
(d. 1118) - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester was Justiciar of England 1155–1168.The surname "de Beaumont" is given him by genealogists. The only known contemporary surname applied to him is "Robert son of Count Robert"...
(1104–1168) - Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester was an English nobleman, one of the principal followers of Henry the Young King in the Revolt of 1173–1174 against his father Henry II...
(d. 1190) - Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester was an English nobleman, the last of the Beaumont earls of Leicester. He is sometimes known as Robert FitzPernel....
(d. 1204) - Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterSimon IV de Montfort, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, 5th Earl of Leicester , also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was a French nobleman who took part in the Fourth Crusade and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade...
(c. 1170–1218, confirmed 1207) - Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester , sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from other Simon de Montforts, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He led the barons' rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263-4, and...
(1208–1265, forfeit 1265)
Earls of Leicester, Second Creation (1265)
- Edmund, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (1245–1296)
- Thomas, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (c. 1280–1322, forfeit 1322)
- Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester (c 1281–1345) (also Earl of Lancaster, restored 1327)
- Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (d. 1361)
- John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (1340–1399)
- Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of LeicesterHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
(1367–1413, became King in 1399)
Earls of Leicester, Third Creation (1564)
- Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...
(1532–1588)- Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh (1581–1584)
Earls of Leicester, Fourth Creation (1618)
- Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Sidney, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester , second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. He was also a patron of the arts and an interesting poet...
(d. 1626)- Hon. Sir William Sydney (1590–1612)
- Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of LeicesterRobert Sidney, 2nd Earl of LeicesterRobert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester was an English aristocrat and diplomat.-Life:He was the son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his first wife, Barbara Gamage...
(1595–1677) - Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of LeicesterPhilip Sidney, 3rd Earl of LeicesterPhilip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659 and inherited the peerage of Earl of Leicester in 1677. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War...
(1619–1698) - Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of LeicesterRobert Sidney, 4th Earl of LeicesterRobert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester was the son of Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester and the former Lady Catherine Cecil.As a child, Robert Sidney and his sister Dorothy had their portrait painted by Sir Peter Lely....
(1649–1702) - Philip Sidney, 5th Earl of LeicesterPhilip Sidney, 5th Earl of LeicesterPhilip Sidney, 5th Earl of Leicester was a British peer and Member of Parliament for Kent, styled Viscount Lisle from 1698 to 1702.He inherited the earldom from Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester and was succeeded by...
(1676–1705) - John Sidney, 6th Earl of LeicesterJohn Sidney, 6th Earl of LeicesterJohn Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, PC was a Privy Councillor during the Georgian era.He was born and died at his family home of Penshurst Place in Kent and is buried at Penshurst. He was one of the five sons of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester...
(1680–1737) - Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of LeicesterJocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of LeicesterJocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester was a British peer, known as Hon. Jocelyn Sidney until 1737.He was the son of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lady Catherine Cecil. In 1734, he was appointed Chief Porter of the Tower of London by his older brother John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester,...
(1682–1743)
Earls of Leicester, Fifth Creation (1744)
- Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of LeicesterThomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation)Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, KB was a wealthy English land-owner and patron of the arts. He is particularly noted for commissioning the design and construction of Holkham Hall in north Norfolk. Between 1722 and 1728, he was Member of Parliament for Norfolk.He was the son of Edward Coke ...
(1697–1759)- Edward Coke, Viscount CokeEdward Coke, Viscount CokeEdward Coke, Viscount Coke , styled The Hon. Edward Coke from 1728 to 1744, was a British Member of Parliament....
(d. 1753)
- Edward Coke, Viscount Coke
Earls of Leicester, Sixth Creation (1784)
- George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, 1st Earl of LeicesterGeorge Townshend, 2nd Marquess TownshendGeorge Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, PC, FRS , known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1770 to 1784 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1784 to 1807, was a British peer and politician....
(1755–1811) - George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of LeicesterGeorge Townshend, 3rd Marquess TownshendGeorge Ferrars Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend , known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1782 to 1807 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1807 to 1811, was a British peer....
(1778–1855)
Earls of Leicester, Seventh Creation (1837)
- Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of LeicesterThomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (seventh creation)Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester , known as Coke of Norfolk, was a British politician and agricultural reformer. Born to Wenman Coke, Member of Parliament for Derby and his wife Elizabeth, Coke was educated at several schools, including Eton College, before undertaking a Grand Tour of...
(1754–1842) - Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of LeicesterThomas Coke, 2nd Earl of LeicesterThomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester KG , known as Viscount Coke from 1837 to 1842, was a British peer....
(1822–1909) - Thomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of LeicesterThomas Coke, 3rd Earl of LeicesterThomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester GCVO, CMG, TD , known as Viscount Coke until 1909, was a British peer and soldier....
(1848–1941) - Thomas William Coke, 4th Earl of LeicesterThomas Coke, 4th Earl of LeicesterThomas William Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester was a British peer, styled Viscount Coke from 1909 to 1941....
(1880–1949) - Thomas William Edward Coke, 5th Earl of LeicesterThomas Coke, 5th Earl of LeicesterMajor Thomas William Edward Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester married Lady Elizabeth Mary Yorke on 1 October 1931. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Leicester on 21 August 1949....
(1908–1976) - Anthony Louis Lovel Coke, 6th Earl of LeicesterAnthony Coke, 6th Earl of LeicesterAnthony Louis Lovel Coke, 6th Earl of Leicester, of Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England was a British peer.-Background:...
(1909–1994) - Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of LeicesterEdward Coke, 7th Earl of LeicesterEdward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester CBE DL of Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England, is a British peer.He is the son of Anthony Louis Lovel Coke, 6th Earl of Leicester and Moyra Joan Crossley. He married, firstly, Valerie Potter, daughter of Leonard A. Potter, on 28 April 1962. He and Valerie...
(b. 1936)
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 son Thomas Edward Coke, Viscount Coke
Thomas Coke, Viscount Coke
Thomas Edward Coke, Viscount Coke is the son of Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester and Valeria Phyllis Potter and heir to the Earldom of Leicester. Since 1994 he is styled Viscount Coke.-Education and career:...
(b. 1965)
Lord Coke's heir apparent is his only son the Hon. Edward Horatio Coke (b. 2003)
See also
- MountsorrelMountsorrelMountsorrel is a village in Leicestershire on the River Soar, just south of Loughborough with a population in 2001 of 6,662 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, a village close to LeicesterLeicesterLeicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
and home to the Earl of Leicester in 1151. - Earl of RomneyEarl of RomneyEarl of Romney is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney. He had been made Baron Milton and Viscount Sidney at the same time in 1689. Sydney was the younger son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of...
- Marquess TownshendMarquess TownshendMarquess Townshend is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk. This family descends from Roger Townshend, who in 1617 was created a Baronet, of Raynham in the County of Norfolk, in the Baronetage of England. He later represented Orford and...
- Baron de CliffordBaron de CliffordBaron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford. The title was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. The de Clifford family settled in England after the Norman conquest and were a notable family in...
- Coke BaronetsCoke BaronetsThe Baronetcy of Coke of Longford, Derbyshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 December 1641 for Edward Coke.He was the grandson of Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice. His father Clement, youngest son of Sir Edward, acquired by marriage the Longford Hall estate in Derbyshire. Coke...
a junior branch of the Coke family