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Earl of Warwick (pronounced "Worrick") is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerage
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
s of the British Isles
British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands....
.

medieval earldom created in 1088 was held to be inheritable through a female line of descent, and thus was held by members of several families. It was traditionally associated with possession of Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a cliff overlooking a bend in the River Avon, Warwickshire....
.

The first Earl of Warwick was Henry Beaumont
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick

Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick was a Norman nobleman. He is also known as Henry de Neubourg or Henry de Newburgh, from the castle of Newburg near Louviers, in Normandy where he was born....
, younger son of Roger
Roger de Beaumont

Roger de Beaumont-le-Roger was son of Humphrey de Vielles and his wife Albreda de la Haye Auberie. Roger de Beaumont, Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger and Pont-Audemer, Viscount of Hiesmes, was thus a second cousin once removed of William I of England....
, count of Meulan and brother to Robert, 1st earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age....
. Henry became constable
Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in Police. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions....
 of Warwick castle in 1068 and Earl in 1088 as reward for his support for the king during the Rebellion of 1088
Rebellion of 1088

The Rebellion of 1088 occurred after the death of William the Conqueror and concerned the division of lands in the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy between his two sons William Rufus and Robert Curthose....
.

The title passed through several generations of the Beamont family until Thomas
Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick

Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick , Earl of Warwick, Baron of Hocknorton and Hedenton, was the son of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick and Margaret D'Oili....
, the 6th earl, died in 1242 without a male heir.






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Earl of Warwick (pronounced "Worrick") is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerage
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
s of the British Isles
British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands....
.

1088 creation

The medieval earldom created in 1088 was held to be inheritable through a female line of descent, and thus was held by members of several families. It was traditionally associated with possession of Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a cliff overlooking a bend in the River Avon, Warwickshire....
.

The first Earl of Warwick was Henry Beaumont
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick

Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick was a Norman nobleman. He is also known as Henry de Neubourg or Henry de Newburgh, from the castle of Newburg near Louviers, in Normandy where he was born....
, younger son of Roger
Roger de Beaumont

Roger de Beaumont-le-Roger was son of Humphrey de Vielles and his wife Albreda de la Haye Auberie. Roger de Beaumont, Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger and Pont-Audemer, Viscount of Hiesmes, was thus a second cousin once removed of William I of England....
, count of Meulan and brother to Robert, 1st earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age....
. Henry became constable
Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in Police. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions....
 of Warwick castle in 1068 and Earl in 1088 as reward for his support for the king during the Rebellion of 1088
Rebellion of 1088

The Rebellion of 1088 occurred after the death of William the Conqueror and concerned the division of lands in the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy between his two sons William Rufus and Robert Curthose....
.

The title passed through several generations of the Beamont family until Thomas
Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick

Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick , Earl of Warwick, Baron of Hocknorton and Hedenton, was the son of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick and Margaret D'Oili....
, the 6th earl, died in 1242 without a male heir. The earldom then went to his sister Margaret and her husbands and on her death to her cousin William Maudit
William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick

William Maudit , 8th Earl of Warwick , was an English nobleman and participant in the Second Barons' War.He was the son of Alice de Beaumont and William de Maudit, and so was the grandson of Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick....
. When he died also without a male heir the title passed to his daughter Isabel and her husband William Beauchamp and thence her son William
William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick

William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick was an English nobleman and soldier, described as a ?vigorous and innovative military commander?. He was active in the field against the Welsh for many years, and at the end of his life campaigned against the Scots....
, who became 9th earl.

During this period the earldom and the Beauchamps were elevated to the highest levels until Henry
Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick

Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick was an English nobleman.He was the son of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Isabel le Despenser....
, the 14th earl was created Duke of Warwick with precedence over all except the Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Norfolk

The Duke of Norfolk is the Premier Duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the Premier Earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England....
. This precedence was disputed however and with Henry’s death in 1445, also without male heir, the dukedom was extinguished. The earldom went to his infant daughter, and on her death a few years later passed to Henry's sister Anne
Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick

Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick n?e de Beauchamp was the daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his second wife Isabel le Despenser....
 and her husband Richard Neville
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and 6th Earl of Salisbury , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an England nobleman, administrator, and military commander....
, who became 16th earl and was known to history as "Warwick the Kingmaker".

With Richard Neville’s death the title passed to Anne’s nephew Edward
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick and 7th Earl of Salisbury was the son of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and a potential claimant to the English throne during the reigns of both Richard III of England and his successor, Henry VII of England ....
, son of George, Duke of Clarence
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence was the third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England....
 and with his death in 1478 the title became extinct.

1547 creation

The title was next conferred upon the powerful statesman and soldier John Dudley, 1st Viscount Lisle
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland was a Tudor dynasty general, admiral and politician, who de facto ruled England in the latter half of Edward VI of England's reign....
. He had already been created Viscount Lisle in 1543 and was made Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England

The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707 in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Peerage of Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
 in 1547. In 1551 he was further honoured when he was created Duke of Northumberland
Duke of Northumberland

The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the peerage of Great Britain.In Latin, ealdormans of Northumbrians were called Dux when they were vassals of Anglo-Saxon kings of England ....
. On Dudley's execution for high treason in 1553 the viscountcy and dukedom was forfeit, but the earldom passed to his eldest son John, the second Earl. He died young and was succeeded by his younger brother Ambrose, the third Earl. He notably served as Master of the Horse
Master of the Horse

The Master of the Horse was a historical position of varying importance in several European nations....
, Master-General of the Ordnance
Master-General of the Ordnance

The Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior United Kingdom military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished. Usually held by a serving General , the Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for all British artillery, military engineers, fortifications, military supplies, transport, field hospitals and mu...
 and Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire

This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. Since 1728, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire....
. On his death in 1590 the earldom became extinct.

1618 creation

Robert Rich Earl of Warwick
The title was re-created when Robert Rich
Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick

Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich and Elizabeth Baldry....
, 3rd Baron Rich
Baron Rich

Baron Rich is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1547 and was absorbed into the Earldom of Warwick in 1618. It became extinct in 1759....
, was made Earl of Warwick in 1618. This was despite the fact that the Rich family were not in possession of Warwick Castle (this was in the hands of the Greville family; see the 1759 creation below). His second son the Hon. Henry Rich
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier....
 was created Baron Kensington in 1623 and Earl of Holland
Earl of Holland

Earl of Holland was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1624 for Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. He was the younger son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick....
 in 1624. Lord Warwick was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Maldon
Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)

Maldon will be a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....
 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex
Lord Lieutenant of Essex

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Since 1688, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Essex....
.

His eldest son, the third Earl, sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Essex
Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

Essex was a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1290 until 1832. It elected two MPs to the British House of Commons and was divided into two single member constituencies in the Reform Act 1832....
. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He represented Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption....
 and Essex in Parliament. On his death the line of the second Earl of Warwick failed and the titles were inherited by his first cousin Robert Rich, 2nd Earl Holland, who became the fifth Earl of Warwick as well. He was the son of the aforementioned Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, younger son of the first Earl of Warwick (see the Earl of Holland for earlier history of this branch of the family). This line of the family failed on the early death of his grandson, the seventh Earl, in 1721. The late Earl was succeeded by his second cousin Edward Rich, the eighth Earl. He was the grandson of the Hon. Cope Rich, younger son of the first Earl of Holland. On his death in 1759 all the titles became extinct.

Lady Mary Rich, daughter of the first Earl of Holland, married Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet
John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland , son of Sir John Campbell of Glen Orchy, and of the Lady Mary Graham, daughter of William Graham, 1st Earl of Airth, was a member of Scottish nobility during the Glorious Revolution and Jacobitism risings and also known as "Slippery John"....
, who was created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

The title Earl of Breadalbane, Scotland and Holland was created in the Peerage of Scotland for John Campbell of Glenorchy, sometime Earl of Caithness....
 in 1681. Also, Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of the fifth Earl of Warwick and second Earl of Holland, married Francis Edwardes
Francis Edwardes

Francis Edwardes , was a United Kingdom Member of Parliament.Edwardes was the member of a family that owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire....
. Their son William Edwardes
William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington

William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington , was a long-standing United Kingdom Member of Parliament.Kensington was the son of Francis Edwardes, Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest , and Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick and 2nd Earl Holland....
 succeeded to parts of the Rich estates and was created Baron Kensington
Baron Kensington

Baron Kensington is a title in the Peerages of Peerage of England, Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The title Baron Kensington was created in the Peerage of England in 1623 for Henry Rich, younger son of Robert Rich 1st Earl of Warwick....
 in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland

The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those Peerage created by Monarchy of Ireland in their capacity as Lordship of Ireland or King of Ireland....
 in 1776

1759 creation

The title was again re-created when Francis Greville, 8th Baron Brooke
Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick

Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick Order of the Thistle , known as Lord Brooke from 1727 to 1746 and Earl Brooke from 1746 to 1759, was a British nobleman....
 was made Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain. In 1746 he had been created Earl Brooke, of Warwick Castle, in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain

The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800....
. The earldom of Warwick created in 1618 for a member of the Rich family became extinct in September 1759, and in November of the same year Lord Brooke was created Earl of Warwick, re-uniting the earldom and Warwick Castle for the first time in over a century. In 1767 the Earl petitioned the House of Lords
House of Lords

The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". The Parliament comprises the British monarchy, the British House of Commons , and the Lords....
 for permission to use just the more prestigious title and style of "Earl of Warwick" only, with the precedence of 1746. Such permission was never granted but the Earls nevertheless ceased to use the Brooke earldom in style, and have always been known (except in the House of Lords) simply as The Earl of Warwick.

The Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Warwick in Parliament and served as a Lord of Trade and as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. His eldest son from his second marriage, the third Earl, sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Warwick and held minor office in the second administration
Conservative Government 1841-1846

Sir Robert Peel's second government came to power in 1841 after the Conservative Party victory in the United Kingdom general election, 1841 caused the Whig Government 1835-1841 of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne to resign....
 of Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was the Conservative Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846....
. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He represented Warwickshire South in the House of Commons. His eldest son, the fifth Earl, was Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
 Member of Parliament for Somerset East
East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)

East Somerset was the name of a United Kingdom constituencies in Somerset, represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1832 and 1918....
 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex
Lord Lieutenant of Essex

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Since 1688, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Essex....
. As of 2007 the titles are held the latter's great-great-grandson, the eighth earl, who succeeded his father in 1996.

Another member of the Greville family was the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as the Liberal Democrats....
 politician Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville. He was a descendant of the fifth Baron Brooke.

List of titleholders


Earls of Warwick, First Creation (1088)

  • Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick
    Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick

    Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick was a Norman nobleman. He is also known as Henry de Neubourg or Henry de Newburgh, from the castle of Newburg near Louviers, in Normandy where he was born....
     (c. 1048-1119)
  • Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick
    Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick

    Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick , was the elder son of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick and Marguerite, daughter of Geoffrey II of Perche and Beatrix of Montdidier....
     (c. 1102-1153), son of Henry
  • William de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Warwick (before 1140 – 1184), son of Roger
  • Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick
    Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick

    Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick was the younger son of Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Gundred de Warrenne, daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth de Vermandois....
     (1153–1204), son of Roger
  • Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick
    Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick

    Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick , Earl of Warwick, Baron of Hocknorton and Hedenton, was the son of Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick and Margaret, daughter of Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford and Maud of Essex....
     (c. 1195-1229), son of Waleran
  • Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick
    Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick

    Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick , Earl of Warwick, Baron of Hocknorton and Hedenton, was the son of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick and Margaret D'Oili....
     (1208-1242), son of Henry
  • Margaret de Beaumont, 7th Countess of Warwick
    Margaret de Newburg, Countess of Warwick

    Margaret de Newburg, 7th Countess of Warwick , was the daughter of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick and Margaret D'Oili. She was sister and heiress of Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick....
     (d. 1253), daughter of Henry (5th)
    • John Marshal, jure uxoris, 7th Earl of Warwick (d. 1242)
    • John du Plessis, jure uxoris 7th Earl of Warwick (d. 1263)
  • William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick
    William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick

    William Maudit , 8th Earl of Warwick , was an English nobleman and participant in the Second Barons' War.He was the son of Alice de Beaumont and William de Maudit, and so was the grandson of Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick....
     (c. 1220-1268), grandson of Waleran
  • William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
    William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick

    William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick was an English nobleman and soldier, described as a ?vigorous and innovative military commander?. He was active in the field against the Welsh for many years, and at the end of his life campaigned against the Scots....
     (c. 1240-1298), great-grandson of Waleran
  • Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick
    Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick

    Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick was an English magnate, and one of the principal opponents of King Edward II of England and his favourite Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall....
     (d. 1315), son of William (9th)
  • Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
    Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick

    Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick Knights of the Garter was an England Nobilityman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War....
     (d. 1369), son of Guy
  • Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick
    Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick

    Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick was an England medieval nobleman, and one of the primary opponents of Richard II of England....
     (c. 1339-1401), son of Thomas (11th)
  • Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
    Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

    Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick was an England medieval nobleman and military commander....
     (1382-1439), son of Thomas (12th)
  • Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick
    Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick

    Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick was an English nobleman.He was the son of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Isabel le Despenser....
     (1425-1446), son of Richard
  • Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick
    Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick

    Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick was born in Cardiff, the only child of Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick and Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick....
     (1443-1449), daughter of Henry
  • Anne de Beauchamp
    Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick

    Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick n?e de Beauchamp was the daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his second wife Isabel le Despenser....
     (1426-1492), daughter of Richard
    • Richard Neville, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick
      Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick

      Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and 6th Earl of Salisbury , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an England nobleman, administrator, and military commander....
       (1428-1471) ("Warwick the Kingmaker")
  • Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
    Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

    Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick and 7th Earl of Salisbury was the son of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and a potential claimant to the English throne during the reigns of both Richard III of England and his successor, Henry VII of England ....
     (1475-1499), grandson of Richard (16th)


Earls of Warwick, Second Creation (1547)

  • John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1st Earl of Warwick
    John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland

    John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland was a Tudor dynasty general, admiral and politician, who de facto ruled England in the latter half of Edward VI of England's reign....
     (1501-1553)
  • John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick
    John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick

    John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick was the heir of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland.John was married to Anne Seymour, daughter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, in a great ceremony attended by the future King Edward VI of England, and on the following day Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, his brother , who was about 17 on t...
     (d. 1554)
  • Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
    Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick

    Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick , was the son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and a brother of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester....
     (c. 1529-1589)


Earls of Warwick, Third Creation (1618)

  • Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick
    Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick

    Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich and Elizabeth Baldry....
     (d. 1619)
  • Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
    Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

    Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick , was an England colonial administrator, admiral, and puritan.Rich was the eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and succeeded to his father's title in 1619....
     (1587-1658)
  • Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick
    Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick

    Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick , was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Frances Hatton.He married firstly to Anne Cheeke, daughter of Sir Thomas Cheeke and Essex Rich....
     (1611-1659)
  • Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick (1619-1673)
  • Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland (1620-1675)
  • Edward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl of Holland (1673-1701)
  • Edward Henry Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland (1697-1721)
  • Edward Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick, 5th Earl of Holland (1695-1759)


Earls of Warwick, Fourth Creation (1759); also Earls Brooke (1746)

  • Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, 1st Earl Brooke
    Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick

    Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick Order of the Thistle , known as Lord Brooke from 1727 to 1746 and Earl Brooke from 1746 to 1759, was a British nobleman....
     (1719-1773)
  • George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl Brooke
    George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick

    George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Fellow of the Royal Society, Society of Antiquaries of London , styled Lord Greville until 1773, was a British nobleman and politician....
     (1746-1816)
  • Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl Brooke
    Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick

    Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl Brooke Order of the Thistle , styled Lord Brooke from 1786 to 1816, was a United Kingdom British Tory Party politician....
     (1779-1853)
  • George Guy Greville, 4th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl Brooke
    George Greville, 4th Earl of Warwick

    George Guy Greville, 4th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl Brooke , styled Lord Brooke from 1818 to 1853, was an English British Tory Party politician....
     (1818-1893)
  • Francis Richard Charles Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick, 5th Earl Brooke
    Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick

    Francis Richard Charles Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick , styled Lord Brooke until 1893, was a British Conservative Party politician.Warwick was the son of George Greville, 4th Earl of Warwick, and his wife Lady Anne, daughter of Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, and was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford....
     (1853-1924)
  • Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl Brooke (1882-1928)
  • Charles Guy Fulke Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick, 7th Earl Brooke
    Charles Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick

    Charles Guy Fulke Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick, 7th Earl Brooke was born on March 4, 1911 and died on January 20, 1984.On January 31, 1928, he succeeded to the title of 7th Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle [Great Britain, 1746]; and he also succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Warwick [Great Britain, 1759]....
     (1911-1984)
  • David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick, 8th Earl Brooke (1934-1996)
  • Guy David Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick, 9th Earl Brooke
    Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick

    Guy David Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick and 9th Earl Brooke was born on 30 June 1957. He is the son of David Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick and Sarah Anne Beatty....
     (b. 1957)


The Heir Apparent
Heir apparent

An heir apparent is an heir who cannot be displaced from inheriting; the term is used in contrast to heir presumptive, the term for a conditional heir who is currently in line to inherit but could be displaced at any time in the future....
 is the present holder's son Charles Fulke Chester Greville, Lord Brooke (b. 1982)

See also

  • Duke of Northumberland (1551 creation)
    Duke of Northumberland

    The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the peerage of Great Britain.In Latin, ealdormans of Northumbrians were called Dux when they were vassals of Anglo-Saxon kings of England ....
  • Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
    Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick

    Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Greville, Countess of Warwick was a society beauty, and mistress to Edward VII of the United Kingdom....
  • Baron Willoughby de Broke
    Baron Willoughby de Broke

    The title Baron Willoughby de Broke is a Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1491 for Sir Robert Willoughby, de jure Baron Latimer....
  • Baron Greville
    Baron Greville

    Baron Greville, of Clonyn in the County of Westmeath, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 December 1869 for the Liberal Party politician Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville, Member of Parliament for Longford from 1852 to 1869....
  • Earl of Holland
    Earl of Holland

    Earl of Holland was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1624 for Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. He was the younger son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick....
  • Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
    Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

    The title Earl of Breadalbane, Scotland and Holland was created in the Peerage of Scotland for John Campbell of Glenorchy, sometime Earl of Caithness....
  • Baron Kensington
    Baron Kensington

    Baron Kensington is a title in the Peerages of Peerage of England, Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The title Baron Kensington was created in the Peerage of England in 1623 for Henry Rich, younger son of Robert Rich 1st Earl of Warwick....