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{{short description|Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}
{{short description|Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}

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{{Infobox nobility title
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| name = Earldom of Woolton
| image = [[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|90px|center]] [[File:Earl of Woolton COA.svg|100px|Arms of the Earl of Woolton]]
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| creation_date = 9 January 1956
| creation_date = 9 January 1956
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| monarch = [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
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| peerage = [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]
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'''Earl of Woolton''' is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created on 9 January 1956 for the [[businessman]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[politician]] [[Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton|Frederick Marquis, 1st Viscount Woolton]], {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=90%|CH}}.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=40682 |date=10 January 1956 |page=219 }}</ref> He had already been created '''Baron Woolton''', of [[Liverpool]] in the [[County Palatine of Lancaster]] on 7 July 1939,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34645 |date=14 July 1939 |page=4833}}</ref> advanced as '''Viscount Woolton''', of Liverpool in the County Palatine of Lancaster on 2 July 1953,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=39904 |date=3 July 1953 |page=3677 |nolink=yes }}</ref> and received an additional viscountcy as '''Viscount Walberton''', of [[Walberton]] in the [[County of Sussex]], as a subsidiary title to the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As of 2024 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded his father in 1969.
'''Earl of Woolton''' is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created on 9 January 1956 for the [[businessman]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[politician]] [[Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton|Frederick Marquis, 1st Viscount Woolton]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=40682 |date=10 January 1956 |page=219 }}</ref> He had already been created '''Baron Woolton''', of [[Liverpool]] in the [[County Palatine of Lancaster]] on 7 July 1939,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34645 |date=14 July 1939 |page=4833}}</ref> advanced as '''Viscount Woolton''', of Liverpool in the County Palatine of Lancaster on 2 July 1953,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=39904 |date=3 July 1953 |page=3677 |nolink=yes }}</ref> and received an additional viscountcy as '''Viscount Walberton''', of [[Walberton]] in the [[County of Sussex]], as a subsidiary title to the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As of 2024 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded his father in 1969.


The 1st Earl of Woolton lived at Walberton House, in [[Arundel]], Sussex. The family seat is [[Auchnacree|Auchnacree House]], near [[Forfar]], [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]].<ref>[https://www.burkespeerage.com/ www.burkespeerage.com]</ref>
The 1st Earl of Woolton lived at Walberton House, in [[Arundel]], Sussex. The family seat is [[Auchnacree|Auchnacree House]], near [[Forfar]], [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]].<ref>[https://www.burkespeerage.com/ www.burkespeerage.com]</ref>
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==Arms==
==Arms==
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|creation date= 9 January 1956
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|crest = Suspended from and between the Antlers of a stag a Stirrup and Leather Proper
|crest = Suspended from and between the Antlers of a stag a Stirrup and Leather Proper

Revision as of 19:36, 20 November 2024

Earldom of Woolton
Arms of the Earl of Woolton
Creation date9 January 1956
Created byQueen Elizabeth II
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderFrederick Marquis
Present holderSimon Marquis, 3rd Earl
Heir apparentNone
Remainder tothe 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Woolton
Viscount Walberton
Baron Woolton
StatusExtant

Earl of Woolton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 January 1956 for the businessman and Conservative politician Frederick Marquis, 1st Viscount Woolton.[1] He had already been created Baron Woolton, of Liverpool in the County Palatine of Lancaster on 7 July 1939,[2] advanced as Viscount Woolton, of Liverpool in the County Palatine of Lancaster on 2 July 1953,[3] and received an additional viscountcy as Viscount Walberton, of Walberton in the County of Sussex, as a subsidiary title to the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As of 2024 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded his father in 1969.

The 1st Earl of Woolton lived at Walberton House, in Arundel, Sussex. The family seat is Auchnacree House, near Forfar, Angus.[4]

Baron Woolton (1939)

Viscount Woolton (1953)

Earl of Woolton (1956)

There is no heir to the earldom.

Arms

Coat of arms of Earl of Woolton
Arms of the Earl of Woolton
Arms of the Earl of Woolton
Coronet
That of an Earl
Crest
Suspended from and between the Antlers of a stag a Stirrup and Leather Proper
Escutcheon
Sable on a Bend engrailed between two Garbs Or a Rose Gules barbed and seeded Proper between two Lions rampant of the Field
Supporters
On either side a Lion rampant Or gorged with a Riband Azure pendent therefrom by a Chain also Or an Escutcheon Azure charged with a Liver Bird Argent
Motto
Fortitudine Virtute Dabitur ("By fortitude and courage it shall be given")

References

  1. ^ "No. 40682". The London Gazette. 10 January 1956. p. 219.
  2. ^ "No. 34645". The London Gazette. 14 July 1939. p. 4833.
  3. ^ "No. 39904". The London Gazette. 3 July 1953. p. 3677.
  4. ^ www.burkespeerage.com
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