Earl Grey
Earl Grey | |
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heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Howick Baron Grey of Howick |
Status | Extant |
Former seat(s) | Howick Hall Fallodon Hall |
Motto | De bon vouloir servir le roy ("To serve the King with good will") |
Earl Grey is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created in 1806 for General Charles Grey, 1st Baron Grey. In 1801, he was given the title Baron Grey of Howick in the County of Northumberland,[3] and in 1806 he was created Viscount Howick in the County of Northumberland, at the same time as he was given the earldom. A member of the prominent Grey family of Northumberland, Earl Grey was the third son of Sir Henry Grey, 1st Baronet of Howick[4] (see below).
History
The first Earl Grey was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. The second Earl was a prominent Whig politician and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834, which tenure saw the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832 and the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833. In 1808, he also succeeded his uncle as third Baronet, of Howick.
The second Earl was succeeded by his second (but eldest surviving) son,
The Grey baronetcy, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, was created in the
Several other members of this branch of the Grey family have gained distinction. The Hon. George Grey (1767–1828), second son of the first Earl Grey, was created a baronet, of Fallodon in the County of Northumberland, in 1814 (see
The family seats were Howick Hall and Fallodon Hall in Northumberland. The traditional burial place of the Earls Grey is St Michael and All Angels Church, Howick.
Legacy
Earl Grey tea is named after the second Earl Grey.[5]
Grey College, Durham is named after the second Earl Grey, commemorating his support for the Durham University Act 1832 that established the university during his term as prime minister.[6]
The Grey Cup, the championship trophy for the Canadian Football League, is named after the 4th Earl, in 1909; at the time, Lord Grey was serving as Governor General of Canada.[7]
A column topped with a statue of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (referred to locally as Grey's Monument), has a prominent location in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Grey County in Ontario, Canada is named after the 2nd Earl Grey.
The Gateshead fiddler James Hill (b. 1811 d. 1856) composed the tune "Earl Gray" in the Scottish Strathspey style, possibly to commemorate the opening of Grey's Monument in 1838. It still remains part of the traditional music repertoire of Scotland and Northumberland.[8]
Earl Grey Street in Edinburgh was named after the 2nd Earl after his visit to the city in 1834.[9]
Titleholders
Grey baronets, of Howick (1746)
Created by George II of Great Britain | |||||
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# | Name | Period | Spouse | Notes | Other titles |
1 | Sir Henry Grey, 1st Baronet (1691–1749) |
1746–1749 | |||
2 | Sir Henry Grey, 2nd Baronet (1722–1808) |
1749–1808 | |||
3 | Sir Charles Grey, 3rd Baronet (1764–1845) |
1808–1845 | Mary Grey, Lady Grey | as 2nd Earl Grey, succeeded his uncle as 3rd Baronet. |
Earls Grey (1806)
Created by George III of the United Kingdom
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# | Name | Period | Spouse | Notes | Other titles |
1 | PC (1729–1807) |
1806–1807 | Elizabeth Grey, Countess Grey | Baron Grey (1801) Viscount Howick (1806) | |
2 | PC (1764–1845) |
1807–1845 | Mary Grey, Countess Grey | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834 | Viscount Howick Baron Grey Baronet |
3 | PC (1802–1894) |
1845–1894 | Maria Copley, Countess Grey | ||
4 | PC (1851–1917) |
1894–1917 | Alice Holford, Countess Grey | Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911; the Grey cup is named after him | |
5 | DL (1879–1963) |
1917–1963 | Mabel Palmer, Countess Grey, CBE |
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6 | Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey (1939–2013) |
1963–2013 | Margaret Ann Bradford, Countess Grey (1966–1974) Stephanie Caroline, Countess Grey (1974–2013) |
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7 | Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey (born 1940) |
2013–present | Ann Catherine Applegate, Countess Grey | [10] |
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Alexander Edward Grey, Viscount Howick (born 1968).
Line of succession
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See also
- Other Grey titles
- Grey Baronets
- Earl of Tankerville
- Baron Grey of Warke
- Earl De Grey (a slightly newer unrelated title for a different family)
References
- ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "No. 15905". The London Gazette. 29 March 1806. p. 407.
- ^ "No. 15374". The London Gazette. 9 June 1801. p. 646.
- ^ "No. 8500". The London Gazette. 7 January 1745. p. 1.
- ISBN 0-8351-2194-1.
- ^ "Report by the Warden for the year 1957-58". The Durham Colleges in the University of Durham. p. 3.
- ISBN 0-921835-53-1.
- ISBN 0-9511572-05
- ^ By the Three Great Roads, Aberdeen University Press
- Hampstead & Highgate Express. Archived from the originalon 26 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ Pine, L. G., ed. (1956). "Grey of Falloden". Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (101st ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Limited. p. 972.
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Sources
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, )