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Earl Ellesmere is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
June 1846. Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere created.
18th February 1857. Son George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere succeeded.
19th September 1862. Son Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere succeeded.
13th July 1914. Son John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere succeeded.
24th August 1944. Son John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland succeeded.
21st September 2000. First Cousin Once Removed Francis Egerton 7th Duke Sutherland succeeded.
In June 1846 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 46) was created 1st Earl Ellesmere. Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 43) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
On 18th February 1857 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 57) died. His son George (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Ellesmere. Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere (age 32) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
On 19th September 1862 George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere (age 39) died. His son Francis (age 15) succeeded 3rd Earl Ellesmere.
On 9th December 1868 Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere (age 21) and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Ellesmere. She the daughter of George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby (age 49) and Laura Russell Marchioness Normanby (age 52). He the son of George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere and Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere (age 43).
On 13th July 1914 Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere (age 67) died. His son John (age 41) succeeded 4th Earl Ellesmere. Violet Lambton Countess Ellesmere (age 34) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
On 24th August 1944 John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere (age 71) died. His son John (age 29) succeeded 5th Earl Ellesmere. Diana Evelyn Percy (age 26) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
On 21st September 2000 John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland (age 85) died. His first cousin once removed Francis (age 60) succeeded 7th Duke Sutherland, 7th Marquess Stafford, 6th Earl Ellesmere, 9th Earl Gower, 10th Baron Gower, 14th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.