Earl of St Germans
Earldom of St Germans | |
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heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
Subsidiary titles | Baron Eliot |
Seat(s) | Port Eliot |
Motto | PRÆCEDENTIBUS INSTA (Press close upon those in the lead) |
Earl of St Germans, in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that is held by the Eliot family. The title takes its name from the village of St Germans, Cornwall, and the family seat is Port Eliot. The earldom has the subsidiary title of Baron Eliot.
History
Lord Eliot's first son died in infancy; his second son, Edward James Eliot, also predeceased him, and he was succeeded by his third son, John Eliot, 2nd Baron Eliot, who in 1815 was created Earl of St Germans with remainder to his younger brother William Eliot and the heirs male of his body.[2][3] The first earl had earlier represented St Germans and then Liskeard in Parliament.
William, the second Earl, was a diplomat and politician, having notably served as
Henry, the fifth Earl, was in the
As of 2016[update], the titles are held by the eleventh Earl, who succeeded his grandfather in 2016.
Barons Eliot (1784)
- Edward Craggs Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot (1727–1804)
- John Eliot, 2nd Baron Eliot and 1st Earl of St Germans (1761–1823)
Earls of Saint Germans (1815)
- John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans (1761–1823)
- William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans (1767–1845)
- Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798–1877)
- William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans (1829–1881)
- Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans (1835–1911)
- John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans (1890–1922)
- Granville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans (1867–1942)
- Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans (1870–1960)
- Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans (1914–1988)
- Peregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans (1941–2016)
- Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans (born 2004)
The heir presumptive is the present Earl's uncle, Louis Robert Eliot (b. 1968).
Line of succession
Family tree
Barons Eliot
Earls of Saint German
Notes
This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
- ^ "No. 12514". The London Gazette. 27 January 1784. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 17066". The London Gazette. 30 September 1815. p. 1997.
- ^ "No. 17068". The London Gazette. 7 October 1815. p. 2042.
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ On 28 Nov 1815, Created Earl of Saint Germans, with special remainder on default of male issue to his brother, William Eliot
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]