Earl Waldegrave

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Earldom of Waldegrave

Arms: Per pale argent and gules. Crest: Out of a Ducal Coronet Or, a Plume of five Ostrich Feathers, the first two Argent, the third per pale Argent and Gules, the last two Gules. Supporters: On either side a Talbot Sable, eared Or, gorged with a Mural Crown Argent.[1]
Creation date1729
Created byGeorge II
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
First holderJames Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Waldegrave
Present holderJames Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave
Heir apparentEdward Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton
Subsidiary titlesViscount Chewton
Baron Waldegrave of Chewton
Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle
Seat(s)Chewton House
Former seat(s)Hever Castle
MottoPASSES AVANT
(Push forward)
James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave

Earl Waldegrave is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1729 for James Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Waldegrave.

History

The

Baronetage of England
.

Maria Walpole, illegitimate daughter of Edward Walpole, son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Earl. He was a general in the Army and also held political office. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the fourth Earl. He fought in the American Revolutionary War and also represented Newcastle-under-Lyme in the House of Commons of Great Britain
.

His eldest son, the fifth Earl, died from drowning at the age of nine. The young Earl was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Earl. He was a soldier and commanded the 54th Regiment of Foot at the

Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1957 to 1962. Lord Waldegrave also held the honorary post of Lord Warden of the Stannaries from 1965 to 1976. As of 2010
the titles are held by his eldest son, the thirteenth Earl, who succeeded in 1995.

Three other members of the Waldegrave family have also gained distinction. William Waldegrave, second son of the third Earl, was a prominent naval commander and was created Baron Radstock in 1800 (see this title for further information on this branch of the family). Samuel Waldegrave, second son of the eighth Earl, was a clergyman and served as Bishop of Carlisle from 1860 to 1869. William Waldegrave, second son of the twelfth Earl, is a Conservative politician and was created a life peer as Baron Waldegrave of North Hill in 1999.

The family seat is

talbots, sable, eared or, gorged with a coronet argent. The crest is a set of five plumes.[2]

List of titleholders

Waldegrave baronets of Hever Castle (1643)

Barons Waldegrave (1686)

Earls Waldegrave (1729)

Arms of Waldegrave

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son Edward Robert Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton (born 1986)

Family tree

James Waldegrave,
1st Earl Waldegrave
1684–1741
James Waldegrave,
2nd Earl Waldegrave
1715–1763		John Waldegrave,
3rd Earl Waldegrave
1718–1784
Elizabeth Waldegrave,
Countess Waldegrave
1760–1816		George Waldegrave,
4th Earl Waldegrave
1751–1789
George Waldegrave,
5th Earl Waldegrave
1784–1794		John Waldegrave,
6th Earl Waldegrave
1785–1835		William Waldegrave,
8th Earl Waldegrave
1788–1859
George Waldegrave,
7th Earl Waldegrave
1816–1846		William Waldegrave,
Viscount Chewton
1816–1854
William Waldegrave,
9th Earl Waldegrave
1851–1930		Henry Waldegrave,
11th Earl Waldegrave
1854–1936
William Waldegrave,
10th Earl Waldegrave
1882–1933		Geoffrey Waldegrave,
12th Earl Waldegrave
1905–1995
James Waldegrave,
13th Earl Waldegrave
b. 1940

See also

References

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1876, p.480
  2. ^ Townend, Peter, ed. (1963). Burke's Peerage (103rd ed.). Burke's Peerage Limited. p. 2487.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [
    better source needed
    ]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_Waldegrave&oldid=1125059093"