Earl of Berkshire

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Earldom of Berkshire
held with
Baron Howard of Charlton
Extinction date29 January 1622 (first creation)
Seat(s)Charlton Park
MottoNOUS MAINTIENDRONS
(We will maintain)[1]

Earl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the

House of Commons. He also died without male issue and was succeeded by his great-nephew, the fourth Earl. He was the grandson of the Hon. William Howard, fourth son of the first Earl. In 1745 he succeeded his third cousin as eleventh Earl of Suffolk. For further history of the titles, see the Earl of Suffolk
.

Earls of Berkshire, First Creation (1621)

Earls of Berkshire, Second Creation (1626)

Coat of arms of the 2nd to 4th Earls of Berkshire, before succeeding as Earl of Suffolk

see Earl of Suffolk for further succession


Notes

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1840, p.706

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]