Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
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Peerage of Great Britain
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. It was created in 1789 for George Edgcumbe, 3rd Baron Edgcumbe
George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC was a British peer, naval officer and politician....
. The Edgcumbe family descends from Sir Piers Edgcumbe of Cotehele
Cotehele
Cotehele, , is a mediaeval/Tudor house located in the parish of Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK. In Cornish the placename is Koesheyl . Probably originating circa 1300, the main phases of building appear to have been by Sir Richard Edgcumbe from 1485–89 and his son, Sir Piers Edgcumbe, from...
in Cornwall, who acquired the Mount Edgcumbe estate near Plymouth
Plymouth
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through marriage in the early 16th century. His descendant Richard Edgcumbe
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, PC was an English politician.He was the son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe and Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich...
was a prominent politician and served as Paymaster-General of Ireland and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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. In 1742 he was created Baron Edgcumbe, of Mount Edgcumbe in the County of Devon, in the Peerage of Great Britain
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. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented Plympton Erle
Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)
Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295-1640:-1640-1832:...
, Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
and Penrhyn in the House of Commons
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and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baron. He was an Admiral of the Blue and also held political office as Treasurer of the Household
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and as Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners. In 1781 he was created Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort and in 1789 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. Both titles are in the Peerage of Great Britain.
He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament
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for Lostwithiel and Fowey
Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)
Fowey was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1571 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall. On his death the titles passed to his second but eldest surviving son, the third Earl. He also represented Lostwithiel and Fowey in the House of Commons
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. His son, the fourth Earl, was a Conservative
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politician and served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and as Lord Steward of the Household. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fifth Earl. He held the honorary post of Deputy Lord Warden of the Stannaries
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
The Lord Warden of the Stannaries used to exercise judicial and military functions in Cornwall, United Kingdom, and is still the official who, upon the commission of the monarch or Duke of Cornwall for the time being, has the function of calling a Stannary Parliament of tinners...
from 1913 to 1944. On his death the line of the third Earl failed. The late Earl was succeeded by his second cousin, the sixth Earl. He was the grandson of the Hon. George Edgcumbe, youngest son of the second Earl. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the seventh Earl. He was the grandson of Edward Mortimer Edgcumbe, second son of the Hon. George Edgcumbe, youngest son of the second Earl. the titles are held by his nephew, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 1982. He is the eldest son of George Aubrey Valletort Edgcumbe, brother of the seventh Earl.
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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to the earldom uses the courtesy title of Viscount Valletort.
The ancestral seat of the Edgcumbe family is Mount Edgcumbe House
Mount Edgcumbe House
Mount Edgcumbe House is a stately home in south-east Cornwall. It is a Grade II listed building and the gardens are listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England....
near Plymouth. The present family seat is Empacombe House, also near Plymouth.
Barons Edgcumbe (1742)
- Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, PC was an English politician.He was the son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe and Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich...
(1680–1758) - Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe PC was a British nobleman and politician.The eldest surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda Furnese, he was educated at Eton from 1725 to 1732...
(1716–1761) - George Edgcumbe, 3rd Baron EdgcumbeGeorge Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount EdgcumbeAdmiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC was a British peer, naval officer and politician....
(1720–1795) (created Viscount of Mount Edgcumbe in 1781, then Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in 1789)
Earls of Mount Edgcumbe (1789)
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- George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount EdgcumbeGeorge Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount EdgcumbeAdmiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC was a British peer, naval officer and politician....
(1720–1795) - Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe PC , styled Viscount Valletort between 1789 and 1795, was a British politician and writer on music.-Background:...
(1764–1839)- William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount ValletortWilliam Edgcumbe, Viscount ValletortWilliam Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort , was a British politician.-Background:Valletort was the eldest son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire.-Political career:Valletort was elected Member of Parliament for...
(1794-1818)
- William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
- Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeErnest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeErnest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , styled Viscount Valletort between 1818 and 1837, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1797–1861) - William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount EdgcumbeWilliam Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount EdgcumbeWilliam Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe GCVO, PC , styled Viscount Valletort between 1839 and 1861, was a British courtier and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1832–1917) - Piers Alexander Hamilton Edgcumbe, 5th Earl of Mount EdgcumbePiers Alexander Hamilton Edgcumbe, 5th Earl of Mount EdgcumbePiers Alexander Hamilton Edgcumbe, 5th Earl Mount Edgcumbe , was a soldier who served in the South African War with distinction.-External links:**...
(1865–1944) - Kenelm William Edward Edgcumbe, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1873–1965)
- Edward Piers Edgcumbe, 7th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1903–1982)
- Robert Charles Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRobert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRobert Charles Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is the eighth Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in south-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. He is the son of George Aubrey Valletort Edgcumbe and Meta Lhoyer. Robert Charles Edgcumbe married Joan Ivy Wall, daughter of Ernest Wall, in 1960, but they divorced in...
(b. 1939)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
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is the present holder's half-brother Piers Valletort Edgcumbe (b. 1946).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive is his brother Christopher George Mortimer Edgcumbe (b. 1950).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Douglas George Valletort Edgcumbe (b. 1985).