Earl of Bath
| Earldom of Bath | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Henry VII (first creation) |
| Peerage | Peerage of England Peerage of Great Britain Peerage of the United Kingdom |
Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now extinct.
Earls of Bath; First creation (1486)
- Philibert de Chandée, 1st Earl of Bath (d. aft. 1486)
Earls of Bath; Second creation (1536)
- John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath (1470–1539)
- John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath (1499–1561) (commissioner at the trial of Lady Jane Grey)
- John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarine (1529–1556)
- William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (bef. 1557–1623)
- John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarine (1585–1587)
- Robert Bourchier, Lord FitzWarine (1587–1588)
- Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath (1590–1636)
- John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarine (1630–1631)
- Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath (1593–1654)
Earls of Bath; Third creation (1661)
- John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (1628–1701)
- Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath (1661–1701)
- William Henry Granville, 3rd Earl of Bath (30 January 1692 – 17 May 1711). Granville was the only son of Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath, by his second wife Isabella, sister of Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham. He was styled Viscount Lansdown from August to September 1701, when he succeeded in the earldom after his father committed suicide, allegedly because of the debts he had inherited. Lord Bath died of smallpox in May 1711, aged 19, when the earldom became extinct.[1]
Jacobite creations
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne had been created a baron by Queen Anne on 1 January 1712. On 6 October 1721 the Jacobite Old Pretender "James III", who refused to recognise his peerage "Baron Lansdown" bestowed by Queen Anne,[2] created him "Lord of Lansdown"," Viscount [ ]" and "Earl of Bath" in the Jacobite Peerage of England, with remainder to his heirs male. On 3 November 1721 James created him "Duke of Albemarle", "Marquis Monck and Fitzhemmon", "Earl of Bath", "Viscount Bevil", and "Baron Lansdown of Bideford" in the Jacobite Peerage of England, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, whom failing to his brother, Bernard Granville, and the heirs male of his body.
Earls of Bath; Fourth creation (1742)
- William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (1684–1764)
- William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney (1731–1763)
Earls of Bath; Fifth creation (1803)
- (Henrietta) Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath (1766–1808)
See also
References
- ^ Abel Boyer. The history of the reign of Queen Anne. Vol. 10. p. 378.
- ^ The new patent referred to him as "George Granvill, commonly called Lord Lansdown..." (Round, p.141)