Earl of Cromer
| Earldom of Cromer | |
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  Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Azure, a Fess Or, in chief a Bear’s Head proper, muzzled and ringed Gold (Baring); 2nd & 3rd, Gules, a Cross-Pattée fitchée Or, between three fish haurient Argent, within an orle of eight Cross-Crosslets Or. Crest: A Mullet Erminois, between two wings Argent. Supporters: Dexter: a Bear proper, muzzled Gold, gorged with a Collar chequy Argent and Azure, Sinister: a Bear proper, muzzled Gold, gorged with a Collar gemel Azure, both and charged on the shoulder with an Escallop Or. | |
| Creation date | 8 August 1901 |
| Created by | heirs male of the body |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Cromer Viscount Errington Baron Cromer |
| Status | Extant |
| Motto | PROBITATE ET LABORE (By probity and industry) |
Earl of Cromer is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, held by members of the British branch of the Anglo-German Baring banking family.
It was created in 1901 for
The first Lord Cromer was the son of
Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, was the third son of the first Earl.
The family seat is Drayton Court, near Drayton, Somerset.[citation needed]
Baron Cromer (1892)
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Cromer (1841–1917) (created Viscount Cromer in 1899)
Viscount Cromer (1899)
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer (1841–1917) (created Earl of Cromer in 1901)
Earl of Cromer (1901)
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917)
- Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer (1877–1953)
- George Rowland Stanley Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer (1918–1991)
- Evelyn Rowland Esmond Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer (born 1946)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Alexander Rowland Harmsworth Baring, Viscount Errington (born 1994).
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See also
References
- ^ "No. 26298". The London Gazette. 17 June 1892. p. 3513.
- ^ "No. 27047". The London Gazette. 31 January 1899. p. 602.
- ^ "No. 27344". The London Gazette. 9 August 1901. p. 5257.
External links
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 256.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Evelyn Rowland Esmond Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
