Talk:Earl of Oxford

What does it mean "the title is dormant but not extinct"? And my recollection is that the objections to Asquith being made Earl of Oxford came from the Harleys, not the de Veres. Adam 09:30, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It has remainder to heirs male whatsoever, i.e. in default of male heirs of the 1st Earl, it goes to the male heirs of his father, and then to those of his father's father, etc., ad infinitum. As such, somewhere in the world there is a rightful Earl of Oxford of the 1142 creation, but we have absolutely no viable way of finding out who it is. As to the objections, I think you're right — my recollection is that the de Veres objected to Harley's creation, and the Harleys in turn objected to Asquith's creation. Proteus (Talk) 19:27, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It would follow from what you say about the original peerage, that if there were any extant de Veres, they would be able to claim the title, so it would seem there aren't any (except the character in To the Manor Born). Adam 00:22, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]