Earl Ellesmere is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
27th June 1846. Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere [aged 46] created.
18th February 1857. Son George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere [aged 33] succeeded.
19th September 1862. Son Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere [aged 15] succeeded.
13th July 1914. Son John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere [aged 41] succeeded.
24th August 1944. Son John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland [aged 29] succeeded.
21st September 2000. Son Francis Egerton 7th Duke Sutherland [aged 60] succeeded.
The London Gazette 20618. Whitehall, June 27', 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Lord Francis Egerton [aged 46], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten,by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Brackley, of Brackley, in the county of Northampton, and Earl of Ellesmere, of Ellesmere, in the county of Salop. [Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere [aged 43] by marriage Countess Ellesmere.]
On 18th February 1857 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere [aged 57] died. His succeeded son George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Earl Ellesmere, 2nd Viscount Brackley. Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere [aged 32] by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
On 19th September 1862 George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere [aged 39] died. His succeeded son Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere [aged 15] succeeded 3rd Earl Ellesmere, 3rd Viscount Brackley.
On 9th December 1868 Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere [aged 21] and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere [aged 18] were married. Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere by marriage Countess Ellesmere. She the daughter of George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby [aged 49] and Laura Russell Marchioness Normanby [aged 52]. He the son of George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere and Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere [aged 43].
On 13th July 1914 Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere [aged 67] died. His succeeded son John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere [aged 41] succeeded 4th Earl Ellesmere, 4th Viscount Brackley. Violet Lambton Countess Ellesmere [aged 34] by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
On 24th August 1944 John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere [aged 71] died. His succeeded son John [aged 29] succeeded 5th Earl Ellesmere, 5th Viscount Brackley. Diana Evelyn Percy [aged 26] by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
On 21st September 2000 John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland [aged 85] died. His succeeded first cousin once removed Francis Egerton 7th Duke Sutherland [aged 60] succeeded 7th Duke Sutherland, 7th Marquess Stafford, 6th Earl Ellesmere, 9th Earl Gower, 6th Viscount Brackley, 10th Baron Gower, 14th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.