Earl of Pomfret
| Earldom of Pomfret | |
|---|---|
heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Leominster |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 8 June 1867 |
| Seat(s) | Easton Neston |
| Motto | Hora e Sempre (Latin for 'Now and Always')[1] |
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Earl of Pomfret (alias Pontefract)[n 1] was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1721 for Thomas Fermor, 2nd Baron Leominster. The title became extinct upon the death of the fifth earl in 1867.
Ancestral titles and achievements
The Fermor family descended from
Edward VI.[2]
In 1603, his grandson Sir
James I and Anne of Denmark at Easton Neston. In 1615, he was confirmed by the Crown following his marriage as lord of the manor of Westoning, Bedfordshire.[3]
Sir George's grandson William Fermor was created a Baronet, of Easton Neston in the County of Northampton, in the
George III and sold the manor of Westoning in 1767 to John Everitt.[3] Two sons, the third and fourth Earls, succeeded.[1] The titles became extinct upon the death of the fourth Earl's son in 1867.[4]
The seat of the Fermor family was
3rd Baron Hesketh in 2005 to Leon Max
.
Fermor Baronets, of Easton Neston (1641)
- Sir William Fermor, 1st Baronet (1619–1661)
- Sir William Fermor, 2nd Baronet (1648–1711) (created Baron Leominster in 1692)
Barons Leominster (1692)
- William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster (1648–1711)
- Thomas Fermor, 2nd Baron Leominster (1698–1753) (created Earl of Pomfret in 1721)
Earls of Pomfret (1721)
- Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret (1698–1753)
- George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret (1722–1785)
- George Fermor, 3rd Earl of Pomfret (1768–1830)
- Thomas William Fermor, 4th Earl of Pomfret (1770–1833)
- George Fermor, 5th Earl of Pomfret(1824–1867)
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ^ See Pontefract, with the territorial designation, in the County of York.
- ^ Also in official documents recorded as Baron Lempster.
- References
- ^ a b c Debrett, John (1840). Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. revised, corrected and continued by G.W. Collen. p. 578. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Brydges, Egerton (1812). Collin's Peerage of England. pp. 197–208. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b William Page, ed. (1912). "Parishes: Westoning". A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography. 1887. p. 370. Retrieved 20 December 2016.