Earl of Feversham is a title that has been created three times (the second time as Countess of Feversham), once in the

Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerag ...

, once in the

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and once in the

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. All three creations are now extinct. The first creation came in the

in 1676 when Sir George Sondes was made Viscount Sondes and Earl of Feversham. Sondes had already been created Baron Throwley in 1676. The second Earl had already been created Baron Duras in the

in 1673 by the time he succeeded to the earldom in 1677. However, all the titles became extinct on his death in 1709. The second creation came in the

in 1719, when Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Munster was made Countess of Feversham. She was created Baroness Glastonbury and Duchess of Kendal at the same time. The titles were for life only and became extinct on her death in 1743. The third creation came in the

in 1868 when William Ernest Duncombe, 3rd Baron Feversham, was made Viscount Helmsley, of Helmsley in the North Riding of the County of York, and Earl of Feversham, of Ryedale in the North Riding of the County of York. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Feversham.

Earls of Feversham, First Creation (1676)

* George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham (1600–1677) *

Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham Colonel Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham, KG (19 April 1709) was an English Army officer. Born in the Kingdom of France, he was marquis de Blanquefort and sixth son of Guy Aldonce, Marquis of Duras and Count of Rozan, from the noble Durf ...

(1641–1709)

Countesses of Feversham, Second Creation (1719)

* Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Munster and Kendal, Countess of Feversham (1667–1743)

Earls of Feversham, Third Creation (1868)

*see the Baron Feversham

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feversham, Earl Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Duncombe family Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain 1676 establishments in England Noble titles created in 1676 Noble titles created in 1719 Noble titles created in 1868 Peerages created for UK MPs

Earls of Feversham, First Creation (1676)

Countesses of Feversham, Second Creation (1719)

Earls of Feversham, Third Creation (1868)

See also

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