Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
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Earl Malmesbury is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
9th December 1800. James Harris 1st Earl Malmesbury [aged 54] created. See Act of Union Peerages.
21st November 1820. Son James Edward Harris 2nd Earl Malmesbury [aged 42] succeeded.
10th September 1841. Son James Harris 3rd Earl Malmesbury [aged 34] succeeded.
17th May 1889. Nephew Edward Harris 4th Earl Malmesbury [aged 47] succeeded.
19th May 1899. Son James Edward Harris 5th Earl Malmesbury [aged 26] succeeded.
12th June 1950. Son William James Harris 6th Earl Malmesbury [aged 42] succeeded.
11th November 2000. Son James Harris 7th Earl Malmesbury [aged 54] succeeded.
The London Gazette 15317. Whitehall, December 9, 1800.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Charles Sloane Lord Cadogan [aged 72], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Viscount Chelsea, in the County of Middlesex, and Earl Cadogan. [Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan [aged 42] by marriage Countess Cadogan.]
The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable James Lord Malmesbury [aged 54], Baron of Malmesbury, in the County of Wilts, Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Viscount Fitz-Harris, of Hurn Court, in the County of Southampton, and Earl of Malmesbury. [Harriet Maria Amyand Countess Malmesbury [aged 39] by marriage Countess Malmesbury.]
On 21st November 1820 James Harris 1st Earl Malmesbury [aged 74] died. His son James [aged 42] succeeded 2nd Earl Malmesbury, 2nd Viscount Fitz-Harris of Hurn Court in Hampshire, 2nd Baron Malmesbury.
On 13th May 1830 James Harris 3rd Earl Malmesbury [aged 23] and Corisande Emma Bennet Countess Malmesbury [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Malmesbury. She the daughter of Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville [aged 54] and Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville [aged 47]. He the son of James Edward Harris 2nd Earl Malmesbury [aged 51] and Harriet Susan Dashwood.
On 10th September 1841 James Edward Harris 2nd Earl Malmesbury [aged 63] died. His son James [aged 34] succeeded 3rd Earl Malmesbury, 3rd Viscount Fitz-Harris of Hurn Court in Hampshire, 3rd Baron Malmesbury.
On 17th May 1889 James Harris 3rd Earl Malmesbury [aged 82] died. His nephew Edward [aged 47] succeeded 4th Earl Malmesbury, 4th Viscount Fitz-Harris of Hurn Court in Hampshire, 4th Baron Malmesbury. Sylvia Georgina Stewart Countess of Malmesbury by marriage Countess Malmesbury.
On 19th May 1899 Edward Harris 4th Earl Malmesbury [aged 57] died. His son James [aged 26] succeeded 5th Earl Malmesbury, 5th Viscount Fitz-Harris of Hurn Court in Hampshire, 5th Baron Malmesbury.
On 27th April 1905 James Edward Harris 5th Earl Malmesbury [aged 32] and Dorothy Gough-Calthorpe Countess of Malmesbury [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Malmesbury. He the son of Edward Harris 4th Earl Malmesbury and Sylvia Georgina Stewart Countess of Malmesbury.
On 12th June 1950 James Edward Harris 5th Earl Malmesbury [aged 77] died. His son William [aged 42] succeeded 6th Earl Malmesbury, 6th Viscount Fitz-Harris of Hurn Court in Hampshire, 6th Baron Malmesbury. Diana Claudia Carleton Countess of Malmesbury [aged 37] by marriage Countess Malmesbury.
On 11th November 2000 William James Harris 6th Earl Malmesbury [aged 92] died. His son James [aged 54] succeeded 7th Earl Malmesbury, 7th Viscount Fitz-Harris of Hurn Court in Hampshire, 7th Baron Malmesbury.