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Earl Fortescue is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1789. 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 Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Fortescue family descends from Sir Hugh Fortescue. In 1721 the ancient barony of Clinton was terminated in his favour, and he became the fourteenth Baron Clinton. Baron Clinton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1298 for John de Clinton. In 1746 he was created Baron Fortescue, of Castle Hill in the County of Devon, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his half-brother Matthew Fortescue, and Earl Clinton, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. Both titles were in the 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 Lord Clinton was childless and on his death the barony of Clinton fell into abeyance (see the Baron Clinton for later history of this title) while the earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony of Fortescue according to the special remainder by his half-brother, the second Baron. His son, the third Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Beaumaris and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Devon. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Beaumaris was a Parliamentary borough in Anglesey, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon. In 1789 he was created Viscount Ebrington, of Ebrington in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Fortescue, in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Fortescue married Hester, daughter of Prime Minister George Grenville. George Grenville (14 October 1712 &ndash 13 November 1770 was a British Whig statesman who served in government

He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl, who was a prominent Whig politician. The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to After representing several constituencies in the House of Commons he was in 1839 summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Fortescue. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the 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" A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration was a type of writ of summons to the House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and Heir apparent Lord Fortescue then served under Lord Melbourne as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from 1839 to 1841 and under Lord John Russell as Lord Steward of the Household from 1846 to 1850. William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS (15 March 1779 &ndash 24 November 1848 was a British Whig Statesman who The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Ard-Leifteanant na hÉireann ( Plural: Lords Lieutenant) also known as the Judiciar in the early Mediaeval period John Francis Stanley Russell 2nd Earl Russell known as Frank Russell, ( 12 August 1865 &ndash 3 March 1931) was the elder surviving The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, is an important official of the Royal Household. His son, the third Earl, was also a Whig politician and held minor office from 1846 to 1851 in the same government as his father. In 1859 he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Fortescue. His eldest son, the fourth Earl, sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Tavistock. 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 Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Tavistock was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Tavistock in Devon. He also held the honorary position of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon. On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the fifth Earl. He was a Conservative politician and served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords) in 1945 and from 1951 to 1958. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a UK government post usually held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his third and youngest brother, the sixth Earl. As of 2007 the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1993.

Several other members of the Fortescue family may also be mentioned. The Hon. George Matthew Fortescue, second son of the first Earl, was a Member of Parliament. The Hon. Sir Seymour John Fortescue (1856-1942), second son of the third Earl, was a Captain in the Royal Navy and also served as Serjeant at Arms in the House of Lords. For information specifically on the Royal Navy rank of captain see Captain (Royal Navy. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Hon. Arthur Grenville Fortescue (1858-1895), fourth son of the third Earl, was a Captain in the Army and the grandfather of Arthur Henry Grenville Fortescue, a Brigadier in the Army. This article refers to the military rank For the Doctor Who character known as the Brigadier see Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. The Hon. Sir John William Fortescue, fifth son of the third Earl, was a Major in the Army and writer on the British Army. The Hon Sir John William Fortescue (1859 &ndash 1938 was a British statesman and historian The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Hon. Charles Grenville Fortescue (1861-1951), sixth son of the third Earl, was a Brigadier-General in the Army. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.

The family seats are Ebrington Manor, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, and Castle Hill, Devon. Chipping Campden is a small Market town within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name

The House of Fortescue is said to date from the Battle of Hastings (1066), where Richard le Fort saved the life of William the Conqueror by the shelter of his shield, thereafter to be known as Fort-Escu ("strong shield"). The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages His descendants have taken for their motto, Forte scutum salus ducum - "A strong shield is the safety of leaders. "

Barons Fortescue (1746)

Earls Fortescue (1789)

The Heir Presumptive is the present holder's first cousin John Andrew Francis Fortescue (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January An heir presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne peerage or other hereditary honor but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir apparent 1955). Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) He is the son of the Hon. Martin Denzil Fortescue, second son of the sixth Earl.

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