Marquess of Abergavenny
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Marquess of Abergavenny , in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
that was created on 14 January 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes , in the County of Sussex
, for the 5th Earl of Abergavenny
, a member of the Nevill family
.
The 1st Marquess's ancestor, the de facto 17th (de jure 2nd) Baron Bergavenny
, was created Earl of Abergavenny, in the County of Monmouth, and Viscount Nevill, of Birling
in the County of Kent
, in the Peerage of Great Britain
on 17 May 1784. The Barony of Bergavenny was held by his successors, the Earls and Marquesses of Abergavenny, until 1938, when it passed into abeyance between the two daughters of the 3rd Marquess.
The 6th and present Marquess is Christopher George Charles Nevill (b. 23 April 1955), the son of the late Lord Rupert Charles Montecute Nevill and Lady Ann Camilla Evelyn Wallop. He succeeded to the title in 2000 on the death of his uncle the 5th Marquess
who had no surviving sons.
Eridge Castle is the seat of the Marquesses of Abergavenny. Eridge is 38 miles south of London.
There is no heir to the marquessate and the earldom of Lewes. The heir presumptive
to the earldom of Abergavenny and viscountcy of Nevill is David Michael Ralph Nevill (b. 1941). He is the great-grandson of the Hon. Ralph Pelham Nevill, second son of the fourth Earl.
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...
that was created on 14 January 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes , in the County of Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, for the 5th Earl of Abergavenny
William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny
William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny KG, MVO , styled Viscount Neville between 1845 and 1868 and known as The Earl of Abergavenny between 1868 and 1876, was a British peer....
, a member of the Nevill family
House of Neville
The House of Neville is a noble house of early medieval origin, which was a leading force in English politics in the later middle ages...
.
The 1st Marquess's ancestor, the de facto 17th (de jure 2nd) Baron Bergavenny
George Nevill, 1st Earl of Abergavenny
George Nevill, 1st Earl of Abergavenny was an English Peer.He was the oldest son of William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny and Katharine Tatton....
, was created Earl of Abergavenny, in the County of Monmouth, and Viscount Nevill, of Birling
Birling, Kent
Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England, about seven miles west of Maidstone. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 430....
in the County of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, 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...
on 17 May 1784. The Barony of Bergavenny was held by his successors, the Earls and Marquesses of Abergavenny, until 1938, when it passed into abeyance between the two daughters of the 3rd Marquess.
The 6th and present Marquess is Christopher George Charles Nevill (b. 23 April 1955), the son of the late Lord Rupert Charles Montecute Nevill and Lady Ann Camilla Evelyn Wallop. He succeeded to the title in 2000 on the death of his uncle the 5th Marquess
John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny
Lt.-Col. John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, KG, OBE was a British peer, the son of the 4th Marquess of Abergavenny.-Biography:Lord Abergavenny was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge....
who had no surviving sons.
Eridge Castle is the seat of the Marquesses of Abergavenny. Eridge is 38 miles south of London.
Coat of arms
The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the Marquesses of Abergavenny is: Gules a saltire argent charged with a rose of the field. This can be translated as: a white saltire with a red rose, all over a red background.Earls of Abergavenny (1784)
- George Nevill, 1st Earl of AbergavennyGeorge Nevill, 1st Earl of AbergavennyGeorge Nevill, 1st Earl of Abergavenny was an English Peer.He was the oldest son of William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny and Katharine Tatton....
(1727–1785) - Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of AbergavennyHenry Nevill, 2nd Earl of AbergavennyHenry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny KT MA was a British peer, styled Viscount Nevill from 1784 to 1785...
(1755–1843)- Henry George Nevill, Viscount Nevill (1785–1806)
- Ralph Nevill, Viscount Nevill (1786–1826)
- John Nevill, 3rd Earl of AbergavennyJohn Nevill, 3rd Earl of AbergavennyJohn Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny was an English peer. The eldest surviving son of Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, he succeeded to the earldom upon the death of his father....
(1789–1845) - William Nevill, 4th Earl of AbergavennyWilliam Nevill, 4th Earl of AbergavennyWilliam Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny was a British peer. The son of Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, he succeeded to the earldom upon the death of his brother, who had died without issue.The Hon...
(1792–1868) - William Nevill, 5th Earl of AbergavennyWilliam Nevill, 1st Marquess of AbergavennyWilliam Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny KG, MVO , styled Viscount Neville between 1845 and 1868 and known as The Earl of Abergavenny between 1868 and 1876, was a British peer....
(1826–1915) (created Marquess of Abergavenny in 1876)
Marquesses of Abergavenny (1876)
- William Nevill, 1st Marquess of AbergavennyWilliam Nevill, 1st Marquess of AbergavennyWilliam Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny KG, MVO , styled Viscount Neville between 1845 and 1868 and known as The Earl of Abergavenny between 1868 and 1876, was a British peer....
(1826–1915) - Reginald William Bransby Nevill, 2nd Marquess of AbergavennyReginald Nevill, 2nd Marquess of AbergavennyReginald William Bransby Nevill, 2nd Marquess of Abergavenny JP , styled Viscount Nevill between 1868 and 1876 and Earl of Lewes between 1876 and 1915, was a British peer....
(1853–1927) - Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of AbergavennyHenry Nevill, 3rd Marquess of AbergavennyLieutenant-Colonel Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny DL , styled Lord Henry Nevill between 1876 and 1927, was a British peer....
(1854–1938)- Gilbert Reginald Nevill (1879–1891)
- Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of AbergavennyGuy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of AbergavennyMajor Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, JP, DL was a British Peer, the son of Lord George Montacute Nevill....
(1883–1954) - John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of AbergavennyJohn Nevill, 5th Marquess of AbergavennyLt.-Col. John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, KG, OBE was a British peer, the son of the 4th Marquess of Abergavenny.-Biography:Lord Abergavenny was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge....
(1914–2000)- Henry John Montague Nevill, Earl of Lewes (1948-1965)
- Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny (b. 1955)
There is no heir to the marquessate and the earldom of Lewes. 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...
to the earldom of Abergavenny and viscountcy of Nevill is David Michael Ralph Nevill (b. 1941). He is the great-grandson of the Hon. Ralph Pelham Nevill, second son of the fourth Earl.