Earl of Tankerville
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Earl of Tankerville is a title drawn from Tancarville
in Normandy
which has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England
and once (in 1714) in the Peerage of Great Britain
for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston. His father John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston
, was the older brother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
.
The Earl of Tankerville holds the subsidiary title of Baron Ossulston, of Ossulston in the County of Middlesex (1682), in the Peerage of England
. The present Earl lives in California
.
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's cousin Adrian George Bennet (b. 1958)
Tancarville
Tancarville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Upper Normandy region of northern France.-Geography:Tancarville is a farming village surrounded by woodland, by the banks of the river Seine in the Pays de Caux, some east of Le Havre and near the junction of the D39, D982 and D910...
in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
which has been created three times, twice 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....
and once (in 1714) 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...
for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston. His father John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston
John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston
-Life:His father was also Sir John Bennet and his mother was Dorothy Crofts. His younger brother was Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. He sat as MP for Wallingford, Oxfordshire. He was made a knight at the coronation of Charles II. He was created Lord Ossulston, Baron Ossulston in 1682 to...
, was the older brother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington KG, PC was an English statesman.- Background and early life :He was the son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Middlesex, and of Dorothy Crofts. He was the younger brother of John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston; his sister was Elizabeth Bennet who married Robert Kerr,...
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The Earl of Tankerville holds the subsidiary title of Baron Ossulston, of Ossulston in the County of Middlesex (1682), 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....
. The present Earl lives in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Earls of Tankerville, First Creation (1418)
- John Grey, 1st Earl of TankervilleJohn Grey, 1st Earl of TankervilleJohn Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville, 6th Lord of Powys jure uxoris, KG was an English peer and eminent soldier in the Hundred Years' War between England and France under Henry V of England.-Family:...
(1384–1421) - Henry Grey, 2nd Earl of TankervilleHenry Grey, 2nd Earl of TankervilleHenry Grey, 2nd Earl of Tankerville, 7th Lord of Powys was an English peer. He was the son of John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville and his wife Joan Charleton, co-heiress and 6th Lady of Powys.-Life:...
(1419–1450) - Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of TankervilleRichard Grey, 3rd Earl of TankervilleRichard Grey, 3rd Earl of Tankerville, 8th Lord of Powys fought on the side of the House of York in the War of the Roses.-Family:...
(1436–1466) (lands lost 1453, forfeit 1459)
Barons Ossulston (1682)
- John Bennet, 1st Baron OssulstonJohn Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston-Life:His father was also Sir John Bennet and his mother was Dorothy Crofts. His younger brother was Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. He sat as MP for Wallingford, Oxfordshire. He was made a knight at the coronation of Charles II. He was created Lord Ossulston, Baron Ossulston in 1682 to...
(1618–1695) - Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron OssulstonCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville KT PC , known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.-Political career:...
(1674–1722) (created Earl of Tankerville in 1714)
Earls of Tankerville, Third Creation (1714)
- Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville KT PC , known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.-Political career:...
(1674–1722) - Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 2nd Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville KT , styled Lord Ossulston between 1714 and 1722, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1697-1753) - Charles Bennet, 3rd Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 3rd Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 3rd Earl of Tankerville , styled Lord Ossulston between 1722 and 1753, was a British peer and politician.-Political career:...
(1716–1767) - Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 4th Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville , styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule. His wife, Emma, was...
(1743–1822) - Charles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 5th Earl of TankervilleCharles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville PC, DL , styled Lord Ossulston until 1822, was a British politician...
(1776–1859) - Charles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 6th Earl of TankervilleCharles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville PC , styled Lord Ossulston between 1822 and 1859, was a British peer and Conservative politician...
(1810–1899)- Charles Bennet, Lord Ossulston (1850–1879)
- George Montagu Bennet, 7th Earl of Tankerville (1852–1931)
- Charles Augustus Ker Bennet, 8th Earl of Tankerville (1897–1971)
- Charles Augustus Grey Bennet, 9th Earl of Tankerville (1921–1980)
- Peter Grey Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville (b. 1956)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's cousin Adrian George Bennet (b. 1958)
See also
- Earl of Arlington
- Tancarville castle
- House of HarcourtHouse of HarcourtThe House of Harcourt is a Norman family, descended from the Viking Bernard the Dane and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" , "Gesta verbis praevenient" , and "Le bon temps viendra .....