Earl of Sussex

Arms of Lennard: Or, on a fess gules three fleurs-de-lys of the field^[1]

Arms of Radcliffe: Argent, a bend engrailed sable

Earl of Sussex is a title that has been created several times in the Peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The early Earls of Arundel (up to 1243) were often also called Earls of Sussex.

The fifth creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1717 in favour of Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville. The Yelverton family descended from Christopher Yelverton, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1597 to 1598. Christopher's grandson and namesake, Christopher Yelverton, was created a baronet, of Easton Mauduit in the County of Northampton, in the Baronetage of England in 1641. He was succeeded by his son, Henry, the second Baronet. He married Susan Longueville, suo jure 13th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn. Their eldest son, Charles, succeeded in both the baronetcy and barony. However, he died young and was succeeded by his younger brother, Henry, the fifteenth Baron. In 1690 he was created Viscount Longueville in the Peerage of England. Henry's son, Talbot, the aforementioned second Viscount, was created Earl of Sussex in 1717. Henry's two sons, George and Henry, both succeeded in the earldom. The baronetcy, viscountcy and earldom became extinct on Henry's death in 1799. He was succeeded in the barony of Grey de Ruthyn by his grandson, Henry, the nineteenth Baron, the son of his daughter Lady Barbara Yelverton by Colonel Edward Thoroton Gould. See Baron Grey de Ruthyn for further history of this title.

Earls of Sussex; First creation (1282)

• John de Warenne, 1st Earl of Sussex (1231–1304)
• John de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1286–1347)

Earls of Sussex; Second creation (1529)

• Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex (1483–1542)
• Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1507–1557)
• Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (1525–1583)
• Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex (1532–1593)
• Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex (1573–1629)
• Edward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of Sussex (1559–1643)

Subsidiary titles: Viscount FitzWalter (1525), Baron FitzWalter (1295) (1st–5th Earls)

v t e Baron FitzWalter, Viscount FitzWalter, Earl FitzWalter, Viscount Harwich and Earl of Sussex (2nd creation)

Baron FitzWalter, 1295 Robert FitzWalter (1247–1326) 1st Baron FitzWalter 1295–1326 Robert FitzWalter (before 1300–1328) 2nd Baron FitzWalter John FitzWalter (before 1315–1361) 3rd Baron FitzWalter Walter FitzWalter (1345–1386) 4th Baron FitzWalter Walter FitzWalter (1368–1406) 5th Baron FitzWalter Humphrey FitzWalter (1398–1415) 6th Baron FitzWalter Walter FitzWalter (1400–1431) 7th Baron FitzWalter Elizabeth FitzWalter (1430–1485) 8th Baroness FitzWalter John Radcliffe (d. 28 March 1461) John Radcliffe (1451–1496) 9th Baron FitzWalter Viscount FitzWalter, 1525 Earl of Sussex (2nd creation), 1529 Robert Radcliffe (1483–1542) 1st Earl of Sussex and Viscount FitzWalter, 10th Baron FitzWalter 1525–1542 Henry Radcliffe (1507–1557) 2nd Earl of Sussex and Viscount FitzWalter, 11th Baron FitzWalter 1542–1557 Humphrey Radcliffe (d. 1566) Thomas Radcliffe (c. 1525–1583) 3rd Earl of Sussex and Viscount FitzWalter, 12th Baron FitzWalter 1557–1583 Henry Radcliffe (c. 1530–1593) 4th Earl of Sussex and Viscount FitzWalter, 13th Baron FitzWalter 1583–1593 Frances Radcliffe (d. 1602) Thomas Mildmay (d. 1608) Edward Radcliffe (1559–1643) 6th Earl of Sussex and Viscount FitzWalter 1629–1643 Earldom of Sussex and Viscountcy of FitzWalter extinct, 1643 Robert Radcliffe (1573–1629) 5th Earl of Sussex and Viscount FitzWalter, 14th Baron FitzWalter 1593–1629 Henry Mildmay (c. 1585–1654) de jure 15th Baron FitzWalter Barony of FitzWalter dormant, 1629 Robert Mildmay (d. 1646) Henry Mildmay (d. 1662) de jure 16th Baron FitzWalter Benjamin Mildmay (c. 1646–1679) 17th Baron FitzWalter de jure 1662–1667, confirmed 1667–1679 Mary Mildmay (1637–1715) Henry Mildmay (d. 13 December 1692) Earl FitzWalter and Viscount Harwich, 1730 Bridges Baronets of Goodnestone, County Kent, 1718 Charles Mildmay (1670–d. 1727/1728) 18th Baron FitzWalter Benjamin Mildmay (1672–1756) 1st Earl FitzWalter and Viscount Harwich, 19th Baron FitzWalter 1730–1756 Frederica Schomberg (1687–1751) formerly Countess of Holderness Frances Mildmay (1666–1705) Christopher Fowler Brook Bridges (1679–1728) 1st Baronet 1718–1728 Earldom of FitzWalter, Viscountcy of Harwich extinct and FitzWalter Barony (1295 creation) extinct, 1756 Edmund Fowler (c. 1701–1751) Brook Bridges (1709–1733) 2nd Baronet 1728–1733 Fanny Fowler (1746–1825) Brook William Bridges (1733–1791) 3rd Baronet Brook William Bridges (1767–1829) 4th Baronet Reverend Brook Henry (1769–1855) Reverend Brook Edward Bridges Baron FitzWalter of Woodham Walter, County Kent, 1868 Brook William Bridges (1801–1875) 5th Baronet, 1st Baron FitzWalter 1868–1875 Brook George Bridges (1802–1890) 6th Baronet 1875–1890 Eleanor Bridges (1805–1892) Reverend Henry Western Plumptre (d. 1863) Thomas Pym Bridges (1805–1895) 7th Baronet 1890–1895 George Talbot Bridges (1818–1899) 8th Baronet 1895–1899 FitzWalter Barony of Woodham Walter, County Kent extinct, 1875 Bridges Baronetcy extinct, 1899 Major John Bridges Plumptre (1832–1888) Elizabeth Wright (1835–1909) Baron FitzWalter (1295 creation) abeyance terminated, 1924 Henry FitzWalter Plumptre (1860–1932) 20th Baron FitzWalter 1924–1932 George Beresford Plumptre (1869–1934) Baron FitzWalter (1295 creation) abeyant, 1932 Baron FitzWalter (1295 creation) abeyance terminated, 1953 FitzWalter Brook Plumptre (1914–2004) 21st Baron FitzWalter 1953–2004 Julian Brook Plumptre (b. 1952) 22nd Baron FitzWalter 2004–present Edward Brook Plumptre (b. 1989)

Baron Savile of Pontefract (1628)

• John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract (1556–1630) (Alternative spelling Baron Savile of Pomfret)
• Thomas Savile, 2nd Baron Savile of Pontefract (1590 – c. 1659) (created Earl of Sussex in 1644)

Earls of Sussex, Third creation (1644)

• Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex (1590–1659)
• James Savile, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1647–1671)

Subsidiary titles: Viscount Savile (1628), Baron Castlebar (1628)

Earls of Sussex; Fourth creation (1674)

• Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex (1654 – 1715)

Subsidiary title: Baron Dacre (1321)

Yelverton baronets, of Easton Mauduit (1641)

• Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet (died 1654)
• Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet (1633–1670)
• Charles Yelverton, 3rd Baronet (1657–1679) (succeeded as Baron Grey de Ruthyn in 1676)

Barons Grey de Ruthyn (1324)

• Charles Yelverton, 14th Baron Grey de Ruthyn (1657–1679)
• Henry Yelverton, 15th Baron Grey de Ruthyn (died 1704) (created Viscount Longueville in 1690)

Viscounts Longueville; First creation (1690)

• Henry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Longueville (died 1704)
• Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville (1690–1731) (created Earl of Sussex in 1717)

Earls of Sussex; Fifth creation (1717)

• Talbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex (1690–1731)
• George Augustus Yelverton, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1727–1758)
• Henry Yelverton, 3rd Earl of Sussex (1728–1799)
  • Talbot Yelverton

Earls of Sussex; Sixth creation (1874)

• Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1st Earl of Sussex (1850–1942)^[2]
  • Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883–1938)
• Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1914–1943)

See also

• Duke of Sussex
• Earl of Arundel
• Yelverton baronets
• Baron Grey de Ruthyn

References

External links

• Earl of Sussex^[usurped]
• Sussex, Earl of (E, 1644 - 1671)
• Sussex, Earl of (E, 1674 - 1715)
• Sussex, Earl of (GB, 1717 - 1799)