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Earl of Egmont is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland. It was created in
1733 for
John Perceval, 1st Viscount Perceval. This Perceval descends from John Perceval, who on
9 September 1661 was created a
Baronet, of Kanturk in the County of Cork, in the
Baronetage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He also died at an early age and was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baronet. He died at the age of only nine when the titles were inherited by his younger brother, the fifth Baronet. He represented
Cork in the
Irish House of Commons and
Harwich in the
British House of Commons and also served as the first President of
Georgia. Perceval was created
Baron Perceval, of Burton in the County of Cork, in 1715, with remainder to the heirs male of his father, and
Viscount Perceval, of Kanturk in the County of Cork, in 1722, and
Earl of Egmont in 1733, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. All three titles were in the
Peerage of Ireland. Perceval claimed descent from the
Egmonts of Holland but the title of the earldom was taken from a place in
County Cork where the family owned an estate. His son, the second Earl, was a prominent politician and notably served as
First Lord of the Admiralty. In 1762 he was created
Baron Lovel and Holland, of Enmore in the County of Somerset, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the
British House of Lords. His seventh son (second from his second marriage) was Prime Minister the Hon.
Spencer Perceval.
Lord Egmont was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl, who sat as a
Member of Parliament for
Bridgwater. His grandson, the fifth Earl, briefly represented
East Looe in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his cousin, the sixth Earl, who had already succeeded his father as third Baron Arden (see below). He was Member of Parliament for
West Surrey. On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the seventh Earl. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Charles George Perceval, fourth son of the second Baron Arden. He represented
Midhurst in Parliament as a
Conservative. He was succeeded by his second cousin once removed, the eighth Earl. He was the grandson of Reverend the Hon. Arthur Philip Perceval, sixth son of the second Baron Arden. On the death in 1929 of his younger brother, the ninth Earl, this line of the family also failed and the titles became dormant. They were claimed by the late Earl's third cousin Frederick Joseph Trevelyan Perceval, who lived in
Canada. He was the grandson of Frederick James Perceval, second son of Spencer Perceval, seventh son of the second Earl. He died in 1932 before he'd established his claim. However, in 1939 the House of Lords allowed the claim of his son Frederick George Moore Perceval, who became the eleventh Earl (his father having posthumously been deemed the tenth Earl). As of 2007 the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the twelfth Earl, who succeeded in 2001.
The title of
Baroness Arden, of Lohort Castle in the County of Cork, was created in the
Peerage of Ireland in 1770 for Catherine Perceval, Countess of Egmont, second wife of the second Earl of Egmont. She was the daughter of the Hon. Charles Compton, younger son of
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton. Lady Arden was succeeded by her eldest son, the second Baron. He represented
Launceston,
Warwick and
Totnes in Parliament and served as
Master of the Mint from
1801 to
1802. The latter year he was created
Baron Arden, of Arden in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baron, who in 1841 succeeded his cousin as sixth Earl of Egmont. For later history of the titles, see above.
Mount Egmont in
New Zealand was named after the second Earl of Egmont by
James Cook.
As of 13 June 2007, the present holder of the earldom hasn't successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this
link
).
Perceval Baronets, of Kanturk (1661)
Earls of Egmont (1733)
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont (1683-1748)
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont (1711-1770)
John James Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont (1738-1822)
John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont (1767-1835)
Henry Frederick Joseph James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont (1796-1841)
George James Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont (1794-1874)
Charles George Perceval, 7th Earl of Egmont (1845-1897)
Augustus Arthur Perceval, 8th Earl of Egmont (1856-1910)
Charles John Perceval, 9th Earl of Egmont (1858-1929) (dormant)
Frederick Joseph Trevelyan Perceval, de jure 10th Earl of Egmont (1873-1932)
Frederick George Moore Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont (1914-2001) (claim admitted 1939)
Thomas Frederick Gerald Perceval, 12th Earl of Egmont (b. 1934)
There is no heir to the titles.
Barons Arden (1770)
Catherine Perceval, Countess of Egmont, 1st Baroness Arden (d. 1784)
Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden (1756-1840) (created Baron Arden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1802)
George James Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont, 3rd Baron Arden (1794-1874) (succeeded as Earl of Egmont in 1841)
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