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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 peerages of the British Isles.

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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, and when the 11th Earl entailed the castle to his heirs male, he probably intended to entail the earldom as well. Warwick Castle (, like warren) is a medieval Shell keep Castle in Warwick, the County town of Warwickshire, It was held by several Earls, until Edward Plantagenet, the seventeenth Earl, whose title was attainted due to his treason in 1499. Edward Plantagenet 17th Earl of Warwick and 7th Earl of Salisbury ( 25 February 1475 &ndash 28 November 1499) was the son of George Duke

1547 creation

The title was next conferred upon the powerful statesman and soldier John Dudley, 1st Viscount Lisle. Lord John Dudley (1501 &ndash 22 August, 1553) was a Tudor general admiral and politician who de facto ruled England in the latter half of King He had already been created Viscount Lisle in 1543 and was made Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of England in 1547. The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In 1551 he was further honoured when he was created Duke of Northumberland. The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. 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-General of the Ordnance and Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases is a historical position of varying importance in several European nations The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO was an important British military position before 1855, when its duties were largely abolished This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. On his death in 1590 the earldom became extinct.

1618 creation

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Robert Rich,
2nd Earl of Warwick

The Rich family descended from Richard Rich, a wealthy mercer who served as Sheriff of the City of London in 1441. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically His great-grandson and namesake Sir Richard Rich was a prominent lawyer and politician. Richard Rich 1st Baron Rich (1496/7 - June 12, 1567) was Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI of England. He served as Solicitor General and Speaker of the House of Commons. Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney In 1547 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Rich, of Leez, and was then Lord Chancellor of England from 1547 to 1551. The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was the first husband of Catherine Knyvet and supported the Reformation. Catherine Knyvet (1564 - 1633? was born in Charlton, Wiltshire. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time His son Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, was created Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of England in 1618. Robert Rich 1st Earl of Warwick (December 1559 &ndash 24 March 1618) was the son of Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich and Elizabeth Baldry 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 was created Baron Kensington in 1623 and Earl of Holland in 1624. Henry Rich 1st Earl of Holland (baptized August 19, 1590 &ndash March 9, 1649) was the son of Robert Rich 1st Earl of Warwick and Earl of Holland was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1624 for Henry Rich 1st Baron Kensington. Lord Warwick was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Maldon in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Maldon will be a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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 This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex.

His eldest son, the third Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Essex. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Essex was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1290 until 1832 He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He represented Sandwich and Essex in Parliament. Sandwich was a Parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons from 1366 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, who was created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland in 1681. John Campbell 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1636&ndash 19 March 1717) son of Sir John Campbell of Glen Orchy, and of the Lady Mary Graham daughter The title Earl of Breadalbane and Holland was created in the Peerage of Scotland for John Campbell of Glenorchy sometime Earl of Caithness Also, Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of the fifth Earl of Warwick and second Earl of Holland, married Francis Edwardes. Francis Edwardes (died 15 December 1725 was a British Member of Parliament. Their son William Edwardes succeeded to parts of the Rich estates and was created Baron Kensington in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776. William Edwardes 1st Baron Kensington (c 1711 - 13 December 1801) was a long-standing British Member of Parliament. Baron Kensington is a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland.

1759 creation

Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle

The Greville family descends from Sir Fulke Greville (d. Warwick Castle (, like warren) is a medieval Shell keep Castle in Warwick, the County town of Warwickshire, 1569), who married Elizabeth Willoughby, 3rd Baroness Willoughby de Broke. Their son Fulke Greville succeeded as fourth Baron. His son and namesake, Fulke Greville, the fifth Baron, was a favourite courtier of Queen Elizabeth and served under her and King James I as Treasurer of the Navy and as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Fulke Greville 1st Baron Brooke de jure 13th Baron Latimer and' 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke' ( 3 October 1554 &ndash A courtier is a person who attends the court of a Monarch or other powerful person. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James The Treasurer of the Navy was an office in the British government between the mid-16th and early 19th century The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial He was also a poet and dramatist. Greville obtained from James I a grant of Warwick Castle. In 1621 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Brooke, of Beauchamps Court in the County of Warwick, with remainder to his second cousin once removed and adopted son, Robert Greville. The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke (1608&ndash 2 March 1643) English Civil War Roundhead General Lord Brooke never married and on his death in 1628 the barony of Willoughby de Broke was passed on to his sister Margaret (see the Baron Willoughby de Broke for further history of this title). The title Baron Willoughby de Broke is a barony by writ in the Peerage of England.

He was succeeded in the barony of Brooke according to the special remainder by the aforementioned Robert Greville, the second Baron. He was the grandson of Robert Greville, younger son of Sir Fulke Greville (d. 1569) and Elizabeth, 3rd Baroness Willoughby de Broke. He was a prominent Parliamentarian commander in the Civil War. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. Lord Brooke was killed during the siege of Lichfield Cathedral in 1643. Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. His younger son, the fourth Baron, was one of the six commissioners deputed to invite the return of Charles II in 1660 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for Staffordshire. He outlived all of his six sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baron. He represented Warwick in the House of Commons. Warwick was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Warwick within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. 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

His grandson and successor, the sixth Baron, died from fever at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Baron. His third but eldest surviving son, the eighth Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. In 1746 he was created Earl Brooke, of Warwick Castle, 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 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 in the Peerage of Great Britain. The earldom of Warwick and Warwick Castle were now united under one holder for the first time in centuries. In 1767 the Earl petitioned the House of Lords for permission to use just the more prestigious title and style of "Earl of Warwick" only, with the precedence of 1746. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" 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 for Warwick and held minor office in the second administration of Sir Robert Peel. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 &ndash 2 July 1850 was the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 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. South Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Warwickshire in England. His eldest son, the fifth Earl, was Conservative Member of Parliament for Somerset East and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. East Somerset was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant 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 politician Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville. 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 Colonel Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent 1st Baron Greville (17 February 1821 – 25 January 1883 was an Irish politician born Fulke Southwell Greville. He was a descendant of the fifth Baron Brooke.

Earls of Warwick, First Creation (1088)

Coat of arms of the 11th Earl
Coat of arms of the 11th Earl
Coat of arms of "Warwick the Kingmaker"
Coat of arms of "Warwick the Kingmaker"

Earls of Warwick, Second Creation (1547)

Barons Rich (1537)

Earls of Warwick, Third Creation (1618)

Barons Brooke (1621)

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

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Charles Fulke Chester Greville, Lord Brooke (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) An heir apparent is an Heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation cannot be displaced from inheriting the term is used in contrast to Heir presumptive 1982)

The Beauchamp name lives on with the family seat in Lancaster. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Annie Beauchamp while attending Glasgow University met the Duke of South Belfast- Arlington Beach. It is unsure, if an heir is produced, what title it will have. Annie, with her pert behind, is a pin up and Beach is notoriously protective vowing to "chop off the balls of anyone who comes near her- that means you Universe. "

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