Earl Mulgrave

Earl Mulgrave is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Earl Mulgrave:

1st. 1626. Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave. Extinct. 30th October 1735.

2nd. 1812. Henry Phipps 1st Earl Mulgrave. Extant.

Earl Mulgrave 1st Creation 1626

Summary

1626. Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 60] created.

October 1646. Grandson Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave [aged 34] succeeded.

24th August 1658. Son John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 10] succeeded.

24th February 1721. Son Edmund Sheffield 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 5] succeeded.

30th October 1735. Edmund Sheffield 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby extinct.

In 1626 Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 60] was created 1st Earl Mulgrave. Mariana Irwin Countess Mulgrave by marriage Countess Mulgrave.

In October 1646 Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 80] died. His grandson Edmund [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Mulgrave, 4th Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.

Before 7th April 1648 Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave [aged 36] and Elizabeth Cranfield Countess Mulgrave [aged 40] were married. She by marriage Countess Mulgrave. She the daughter of Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex and Elizabeth Sheppard.

On 24th August 1658 Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave [aged 46] died. His son John [aged 10] succeeded 3rd Earl Mulgrave, 5th Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.

On 18th March 1686 John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 37] and Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway were married at the chapel of Littlecote House. She by marriage Countess Mulgrave. He the son of Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave and Elizabeth Cranfield Countess Mulgrave [aged 78].

On 24th February 1721 John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 72] died. His son Edmund [aged 5] succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, 4th Earl Mulgrave, 6th Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.

Earl Mulgrave 2nd Creation 1812

Summary

1812. Henry Phipps 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 56] created.

7th April 1831. Son Constantine Phipps 1st Marquess Normanby [aged 33] succeeded.

28th July 1863. Son George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby [aged 44] succeeded.

3rd April 1890. Son Constantine Phipps 3rd Marquess Normanby [aged 43] succeeded.

25th August 1932. Son Oswald Phipps 4th Marquess Normanby [aged 20] succeeded.

30th January 1994. Son Constantine Phipps 5th Marquess of Normanby [aged 39] succeeded.

In 1812 Henry Phipps 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 56] was created 1st Earl Mulgrave, 1st Viscount Normanby. Martha Sophia Thomson Maling Countess Mulgrave by marriage Countess Mulgrave.

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On 7th April 1831 Henry Phipps 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 76] died. His son Constantine [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Earl Mulgrave, 2nd Viscount Normanby, 4th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 2nd Baron Mulgrave. Maria Liddell Marchioness Normanby [aged 32] by marriage Countess Mulgrave.

On 28th July 1863 Constantine Phipps 1st Marquess Normanby [aged 66] died. His son George [aged 44] succeeded 2nd Marquess Normanby, 3rd Earl Mulgrave, 3rd Viscount Normanby, 5th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 3rd Baron Mulgrave. Laura Russell Marchioness Normanby [aged 47] by marriage Marchioness Normanby.

On 3rd April 1890 George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby [aged 70] died at Brighton. His son Constantine [aged 43] succeeded 3rd Marquess Normanby, 4th Earl Mulgrave, 4th Viscount Normanby, 6th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 4th Baron Mulgrave.

On 25th August 1932 Constantine Phipps 3rd Marquess Normanby [aged 85] died. His son Oswald [aged 20] succeeded 4th Marquess Normanby, 5th Earl Mulgrave, 5th Viscount Normanby, 7th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 5th Baron Mulgrave.

On 30th January 1994 Oswald Phipps 4th Marquess Normanby [aged 81] died. His son Constantine [aged 39] succeeded 5th Marquess Normanby, 6th Earl Mulgrave, 6th Viscount Normanby, 8th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 6th Baron Mulgrave.