Earl of Anglesey was a title 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 ...

during the 17th and 18th centuries.

History

The first creation came in 1623 when

Christopher Villiers Christopher Francis Villiers (born 7 September 1960) is a British actor, screenwriter and producer. Biography Villiers was born in London, the son of Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Wing commander David Hugh Villiers (1921–1962) and his se ...

was created Earl of Anglesey, in Wales, as well as Baron Villiers. He was the elder brother of

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham ( ; 20 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. Buckingham remained at the heigh ...

and the younger brother of

John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck John Villiers (c. 1591 – 18 February 1658) was an English courtier from the Villiers family. The eldest son of Sir George Villiers and Mary Beaumont, later Countess of Buckingham, he was the brother of King James I's favourite, George Vi ...

. However, the Earldom and Barony became extinct on the death of his son, the second Earl, in 1661, who in 1644 had married Mary Bayning, the young widow of his cousin

William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison (1614 – 23 September 1643) was an Irish peer and Royalist soldier who was fatally wounded during the First English Civil War in 1643. Personal details William Villiers was born in 1614, eldest son ...

, becoming the step-father of her only child,

Barbara Villiers Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine ( ; – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she ...

. The second creation came in 1661 when Arthur Annesley, 2nd Viscount Valentia, was created Earl of Anglesey, in Wales, and Baron Annesley, of Newport Pagnel in the County of Buckinghamshire. The titles were deemed extinct in 1761. The wife of the Earl was normally given the title of Countess.

Earls of Anglesey

First creation (1623)

Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey ( – 3 April 1630), known at court as Kit Villiers, was an English courtier, Gentleman of the Bedchamber and later Master of the Robes to King James I. In 1623 he was ennobled as Earl of Anglesey and ...

(d. 1630) *Charles Villiers, 2nd Earl of Anglesey (d. 1661)

Second creation (1661)

Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, PC, (10 July 16146 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1673 and 1682 ...

(1614–1686) *

James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey FRS (c. 1645 – 1 April 1690), styled Lord Annesley from 1661 to 1686, was a British peer. He was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey and Elizabeth Altham. He matriculated at Christ Churc ...

(1645–1690) *

James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey (3 Jul 1674–21 January 1702), succeeded to his Earldom on the death of his father, James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey in 1690, the same year in which he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford. His mother was ...

(1670–1702) *

John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey (18 January 1676 – 18 September 1710), was an Kingdom of England, English peerage of England, peer and landowner. A younger son of James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey (1645–1690), by his marriage to Lady ...

(died 1710) * Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey (1678–1737) *

Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey ( – 14 February 1761), known as The Lord Altham between 1727 and 1737, was an Irish peer and governor of Wexford. He is known for the doubts surrounding his claim to the barony of Altham, for the question ...

(1690–1761) All but the last of these, and various other family members, are believed to be buried in the crypt of St Peter's Old Parish Church,

Farnborough, Hampshire Farnborough is a town located in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England. It has a population of around 57,486 as of the 2011 census and is an important centre of aviation, engineering and technology. The town is probably best known for it ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anglesey Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England *

Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the Peerages in the United Kingdom, peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of ''earl'' never developed; instead, ...

* 1623 establishments in England 1661 disestablishments in England 1661 establishments in England 1761 disestablishments in England Noble titles created in 1623 Noble titles created in 1661

History

Earls of Anglesey

First creation (1623)

Second creation (1661)

See also

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