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Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich, 10. For a more complete historical listing, including extinct, dormant, abeyant, forfeit dukedoms in addition to these extant ones, see List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland. Abingdon, Earl of (E, 1682) - the earldom has been held by the Earls of Lindsey since 1938, when the 8th Earl of Abingdon inherited the more senior Earldom of Lindsey. Benjamin Moore, Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda, 63. Arthur Agar, Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton (Peerage of Ireland), 89. Oliver St John, Viscount Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney, 37. This page lists all earldoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton, 136. Also 11th Duke and Duchess of Lennox and 6th Duke and Duchess of Gordon. Buckingham Palace announced that the Earl of Wessex will be granted the dukedom of Edinburgh when the title reverts to The Crown (the title will only revert to The Crown on both the death of the current Duke of Edinburgh, and the succession of the Prince of Wales to the throne). He supports Her Majesty in her official duties - often alongside his wife The Countess of Wessex - as well as undertaking public engagements for a large number of his own charities. This is a list of the 29 present dukes in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1927 and after. How many dukes are in England? This number does not include the most famous earl - the Earl of Wessex,. At least three types of early earldoms can be distinguished - (1) earls palatine (e.g. The current earl marshal is Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, who inherited the position in June 2002. It entered the Brisith peerage system in 1440 during the Hundred Years' War when Henry VI, king of both England and France, bestowed the title on John Lord Beaumont in an effort to merge the two countries' ranks. She is the youngest of the three children of the Earl and Countess of St. Andrews. Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II's second son, was dubbed Duke of York when he married in 1986, for example. The Earl Marshal also remains to have charge over the College of Arms and no coat of arms may be granted without his warrant. There are currently 191 earls and four countesses in their own right. The term was brought to England in 1385 by King Richard II, who learned of its usage in other countries. Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard, 64. Deputy Earls Marshal have been named at various times, discharging the responsibilities of the office during the minority or infirmity of the Earl Marshal. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for centuries among the most powerful noble families in Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. It remains a matter of debate whether early Anglo-Norman counts/earls held their title by tenure (as barons did) or as a personal dignity conferred separately from the land grants. Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford, 96. When chivalry declined in importance, the constable's post declined and the Earl Marshal became the head of the College of Arms, the body concerned with all matters of genealogy and heraldry. There are 30 Dukes in the UK today. Frederick North, Lord North, eldest son of the Earl of Guilford, 48. Earl is the oldest title in the British peerage, dating back to the 11th century. The younger sons of an earl are The Honourable (Hon. Earl of Gloucester (1121) Alan of Penthivre. Dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, List of heirs of Dukes in the Peerages of the British Isles, Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Lennox, Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon, Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester, Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Gordon. This is an incomplete index of the current and historical principal family seats of English royal, titled and landed gentry families. The list of the 14 illegitimate children of King Charles II, per Wikipedia: By Lucy Walter (c. 1630 - 1658), a Welsh noblewoman: James Crofts, later Scott (1649-1685), created Duke of Monmouth (1663) in England and Duke of Buccleuch (1663) in Scotland. The Du en Windsor arrived with them. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, List of earls in the reign of Richard III of England, List of the titled nobility of England and Ireland 13001309, Complete Peerage, 1st edition, Vol VIII, P 171, Earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon, Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln, Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea, Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, Daniel Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Nottingham, William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey, Alistair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland, Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington, James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun, Alexander Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven, James Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Earl of Selkirk, Filippo Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh, Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, Alexander Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Melville, Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford, Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington, George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire, Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester, William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor, Alexander Murray, 8th and 9th Earl of Mansfield, Christopher Edgcumbe, 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Waterford, William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath, Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston, George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington, Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore, Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury, Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn, Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto, James Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook, Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Simon Bowes-Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Benedict Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis, Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Earl of Forfar, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_earldoms&oldid=1140854177, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2012, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 1st creation; recreated 1031, 1055, 1065, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 1st creation; recreated 1067, 1141, 1227, 1321, 1360, 1461, 1465, 1866, 2nd creation; recreated 1055, 1065, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 1st creation; recreated 1052, 1058, 1067, 1141, 1199, 2nd creation; forfeit 10511057; recreated 1051, 1067, 2nd creation; recreated 1058, 1067, 1141, 1199, 3rd creation; recreated 1065, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 4th creation; recreated 1067, 1067, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 2nd creation; recreated 1141, 1227, 1321, 1360, 1461, 1465, 1866, 5th creation; recreated 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 6th creation; recreated 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 7th creation; forfeit 10681070; recreated 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 1st creation; recreated 1140, 1141, 1180, 1189, 1217, 1225, 1307, 1330, 8th creation; recreated 1070, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 1st creation; recreated 1071, 1121, 1232, 1253, 1264, 1850, 2nd creation; recreated 1121, 1232, 1253, 1264, 1850, 9th creation; recreated 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189, 11th creation; recreated 1086, 1139, 1189, 3rd creation; recreated 1232, 1253, 1264, 1850, 2nd creation; recreated 1141, 1180, 1189, 1217, 1225, 1307, 1330, 3rd creation; recreated 1180, 1189, 1217, 1225, 1307, 1330, 3rd creation; recreated 1227, 1321, 1360, 1461, 1465, 1866, granted by Empress Matilda, unconfirmed by subsequent monarchs, never used by descendants, 4th creation; recreated 1189, 1217, 1225, 1307, 1330, 5th creation; recreated 1217, 1225, 1307, 1330, 4th creation; recreated 1321, 1360, 1461, 1465, 1866, de Clinton, Pelham-Clinton-Hope, Fiennes-Clinton, extinct 1661, on the death of the 2nd earl, this title was possibly never actually created, but has been claimed as a subsidiary title by the, extinct 1942, on the death of the 8th earl, de Moravia/Sutherland, Gordon, Sutherland, Leveson-Gower, Sutherland (Janson), peerage earldom dormant, territorial earldom extant, peerage for life only; 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formerly British Consul-General in Egypt and Commander-in-Chief, India, Conservative Party politician; former Chancellor of the Exchequer (from 1895 to 1902); elevated to an earldom following his work on government finances during the First World War, cousin and brother-in-law of George V; ennobled after relinquishing his German titles, Liberal Party politician; Lord Chief Justice of England (from 1913 to 1921) and former Attorney General (from 1910 to 1913); created, Royal Navy officer; Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet (from 1916 to 1919), British Army officer; Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (from 1915 to 1919), Conservative Party and Irish Unionist Alliance politician; former leader of the latter (from 1910 to 1919) and a former cabinet minister, Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator; Governor-General of South Africa (from 1914 to 1920), Conservative Party politician; Foreign Secretary (from 1919 to 1924); former Viceroy of India (from 1899 to 1905); 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Frederick Alexander, Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon, 81. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Information om The Life of the Most Illustrious Prince John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich. Coronet of the dukes of Sussex and of York. The leader of the House of Lords was Viscount Cranborne, heir to the 6th Marquess of Salisbury, and among the ministers were seven earls, four viscounts and five hereditary barons. The general order of precedence among dukes is: Whilst the general order of precedence is set according to the age of the peerage, the sovereign's Grace may accord any peer higher precedence than his date of creation would warrant. Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield, 103. Archibald Cochrane, Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald, 35. The royal dukes are Dukes of the United Kingdom, but rank higher in the order of precedence than the age of their titles warrants, due to their close relationship to the monarch. Arundel, Earl of (E, c.1139) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Norfolk since 1660, when the 23rd Earl of Arundel was restored as 5th Duke of . The titles of Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester have both become extinct more than once and been re-created as titles within the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The dukedoms held by the members of the British Royal Family, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, List of peerages created for British princes, "Order of Precedence in England and Wales", Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle: Announcement of Titles, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_dukedoms_in_the_United_Kingdom&oldid=1142855392, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Today there are 115 viscounts. Jamie St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn, 82. Originally an earl administered a province or a "shire" for the king. Frederick Lambton, Viscount Lambton, eldest son of the Earl of Durham, 104. James Harris, Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury, 59. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. During more recent times, with the number of eligible peers (mostly life peers created by whichever government is in power) ranging from 650 to more than 800, there have been multiple movements to limit the size of this chamber, without much success. Initially, a baron's successors weren't necessarily afforded the same honors and privileges, but eventually the rank and all its privileges passed on. 04 Mar 2023 20:18:00 The highest-ranking royal dukedoms are Lancaster, which is held by the Sovereign, and Cornwall, which is awarded to the Sovereign's eldest son (Prince Charles is also known as the Duke of Cornwall.). Barons, viscounts, earls, marquesses and most dukes might have some hereditary connection with the current royal family in that almost everyone in the UK seems to have some relationship to on or more of the early Edwards, but only royal dukes are royalty; the rest are members of the nobility. How many earls currently exist? The general order of precedence among earls is: Note: The precedence of the older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority. Here are the basics about the five peerage ranks, in order of rank. Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan, eldest son of the Earl Cowley, 113. Being the end of January, it is now getting light when we set off for Tesco, the neon lights of the retail park at Whitfield as daylight grows stronger. Those receiving a life peerage, which can't be inherited, also received the title of baron or baroness. Current royal dukedoms. William Shirley, Viscount Tamworth, eldest son of the Earl Ferrers, 42. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. As a symbol of his office, he carries a baton of gold with black finish at either end. Photo: 11th Duke of Devonshire by Allan Warren, own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dukes are the highest-ranking tier of the British aristocracy - a select elite within an elite, ranking above Marquesses, Earls, Barons and Viscounts, whose lands and titles derive from centuries of Royal patronage. Before the 1917 changes, his style had been His Highness Prince Alastair of Connaught. Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden, eldest son of the Earl of Iveagh, 126. This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 10:26. The Act provides that a successor of a person thus deprived of a peerage can petition the Crown for revival of the title. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" earldoms as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of earldoms. Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne, eldest son of the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 133. Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster - better known as 'Hughie' - continues to dominate The Sunday Times Rich List, published 17 May. Lady Amelia Windsor is 20 years old and said to be the most beautiful member of the British royal family. Heir Apparent: Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara. Henry Bertie, Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon, 8. While in the Channel Islands, the monarch is The Duke of Normandy. Pool/Max Mumby/Getty Images Much of the world is fascinated by the British royals, with all of their titles. The Duke of Norfolk is considered the premier duke of England. One of the duchies that was merged into the Crown, Lancaster, still provides income to the sovereign. The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. 1. The last weekend of the month, and the first after pay day, which means I could order some socks. Adam Knox, Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly (Peerage of Ireland), 102. The first, Cornwall, is a title that automatically goes to the heir apparent (if and only if he is also the eldest living son of the Sovereign). In the Peerage of England, the title of Duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations). Most of them also had large townhouses in London.The British Royal Family also reserve several for their own personal use such as the Duke of Cambridge.. The oldest six titles created between 1337 and 1386 were Duke of Cornwall (1337), Duke of Lancaster (1351), Duke of Clarence (1362), Duke of York (1385), Duke of Gloucester (1385), and Duke of Ireland (1386). What are the 8 dukedoms? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ceremonial, formal, or legal title: The Most High, Noble and Potent Prince His Grace [forename], Duke of _____. Women are not eligible to succeed to most hereditary peerages. But it placed junior "Dukes of the Blood Royal" above the most senior non-royal duke, junior "Earls of the Blood Royal" above the most senior non-royal earl (cf. While non-royal dukes are entitled to a coronet of eight strawberry leaves, to bear at a coronation and on his coat of arms, royal dukes are entitled to princely coronets (four cross pattes alternating with four strawberry leaves). Charles Greville, Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick, 47. Many royal fans are now asking whether Charles will officially change Harry . Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 10:26, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dukes_in_the_United_Kingdom&oldid=1140088323, Speak to as: Your Grace (formal and employees), Duke (social). On 29 September 1397, in an unprecedented move, six dukedoms were created on a single day. A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility (marquess, earl, viscount and baron or lord of parliament). As members of the Royal Family, these dukes rank higher in precedence than they would by virtue of the seniority of their dukedoms alone. Randal McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim, 72. Winston Churchill and the current Duke of Sutherland's ancestor (R) on the beach in 1927. This article serves as an introduction to the British peerage*, which has evolved over the centuries into the five ranks that exist today: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. The exception is the office of Lord Great Chamberlain, which is notionally higher than Earl Marshal and also hereditary. Product ID: 1039097 / SCAN-ARC-01039097. FOR SALE! Although the term "royal duke" therefore has no official meaning per se, the category "Duke of the Blood Royal" was acknowledged as a rank conferring special precedence at court in the unrevoked 20th clause of the Lord Chamberlain's order of 1520. ), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: Clan Chiefs, Scottish Feudal Barons (107th Edition, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, 2003) James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn, eldest son of the Earl of Wessex, Earl of Clancarty, Earl of Norbury, Earl Russell, Earl Haig, Earl Attlee, and Earl of Woolton, List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, Earls in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland, List of heirs of Earls in the Peerages of the British Isles, Peerage of the United Kingdom (also includes heirs apparent for Irish peerages created after 1800). - Vintage Photograph 1039097 - 12.79. As the current Lord Steward of the Household, The Earl of Dalhousie ranks higher in precedence than he would by virtue of the seniority of his Earldom alone. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage: with Her Majestys Royal Warrant Holders. Kingston upon Thames, Surrey: KellysDirectories Ltd. Burlington, Earl of (UK, 1831) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Devonshire since 1858, when the 2nd Earl of Burlington succeeded his cousin as 7th Duke of Devonshire Cairns, Earl (UK, 1878) Cathcart, Earl (UK, 1814) Cawdor, Earl (UK, 1827) Chichester, Earl of (UK, 1801) Clarence, Earl of (UK, 1881 - deprived 1919) - see Duke of Albany Answer (1 of 7): The first Earl I met was living in a Cambridge squat and his bed was a mattress on the floor. Even the. In conjunction with the Lord High Constable, he had held a court, known as the Court of Chivalry, for the administration of justice in accordance with the law of arms, which was concerned with many subjects relating to military matters, such as ransom, booty and soldiers' wages, and including the misuse of armorial bearings. The highly-anticipated Fairmont Windsor Park is a grand and indulgent English countryside hotel located on the edge of Windsor Great Park, surrounded by 40 acres of open gardens. Clarence has not been used since 1478, when George (the brother of Edward IV) was executed for treason. [/caption] IN ONE SENSE, it was all Edward the Confessor's fault. The Duke of Cornwall holds precedence above all dukes, royal and non-royal, and is the Duke of Rothesay, and of Cambridge. Hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom, Anne Mowbray Countess Marshal: Although Anne, Countess of Norfolk, Baroness Mowbray and Segrave is presumed to be the Countess Marshal, at the age of 7 on her marriage to the Duke of York, between 1476 and 1483 Sir Thomas Grey KT is said by Camden to have held the office of Earl Marshal. earl,, his".footman a baronet, hischaffcur it viscount, his housemaids dukos' daughters and so on. Sean Nugent, Lord Delvin, eldest son of the Earl of Westmeath, 61. The older your peerage, the more status within your rank. Even when the monarch is a Queen regnant, she does not use the title of Duchess. The Dukedom of Abercorn was created after the. Five of these are ceremonial To conclude: England's Marquesses own only a tenth as much land as the highest tier of aristocracy, the Dukes - though to be fair, much of the 1 million acres of land owned by the Dukes is to be found in Scotland as well as England. ); the earl's daughters are Ladies. Over the centuries, peerages were inherited, created or conferred by the British king or queen, originally to landowners who advised him or her, as a sort of Royal council. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Harvey EARL Duke (1893 - 1969) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. For non-royal dukes, the rank goes in order of creation, meaning that the oldest non-royal duke is the most senior. At the moment there are 191 earls, so you've got a chance of meeting one in the wild. The holders of the dukedoms are royal, not the titles themselves. List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, Dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, List of heirs of dukes in the peerages of the British Isles. Introduction of dukedoms into England Edward III of England created the first three dukedoms of England (Cornwall, Lancaster, and Clarence). John Savile, Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough, 68. [2][3][4] In a declaration made on 16 June 1673 by Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, the Lord Privy Seal, in reference to a dispute over the exercise of authority over the Officers of Arms the powers of the Earl Marshal were stated as being "to have power to order, judge, and determine all matters touching arms, ensigns of nobility, honour, and chivalry; to make laws, ordinances and statutes for the good government of the Officers of Arms; to nominate Officers to fill vacancies in the College of Arms; [and] to punish and correct Officers of Arms for misbehaviour in the execution of their places". Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee, 33. Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss and March, 28. Colin Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie, 114. At present there are 24 dukes (not including royal dukes). Although the 1520 order is theoretically still in effect, in fact the "Blood Royal" clause seems to have fallen into desuetude by 1917 when King George V limited the style of Royal Highness to children and male-line grandchildren of the sovereign. Chester, Pembroke, Durham) whose titles were connected to entire counties, with regal jurisdiction (jura regalia) and enjoying full privileges and fruits of royal seigniory, (2) earldoms created by the king and appointed to a county, but only enjoying right to a third of the profits of the pleas of the county court; (3) earldoms created by royal grants of large tracts of land to be held in feudal service (per servitum unius comitatus), erecting the tract to a county to support the earldom.

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