Viscount Dursley is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically, Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Viscountcies of England.
Summary
11th September 1679. George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 51] created.
10th October 1698. Son Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 49] succeeded.
24th September 1710. Son James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 31] succeeded.
17th August 1736. Son Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 21] succeeded.
9th January 1755. Son Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 10] succeeded.
1810. Son Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 13] de jure.
27th August 1881. First Cousin Once Removed George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley [aged 54] de jure.
27th August 1888. Son Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley [aged 23] de jure.
15th January 1942. Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley extinct.
On 11th September 1679 George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 51] was created 1st Earl Berkeley, 1st Viscount Dursley. Elizabeth Massingberd Countess Berkeley by marriage Countess Berkeley.
On 10th October 1698 George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 70] died. He was buried at St Dunstan Church, Cranford. His son Charles [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Earl Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Dursley, 10th Baron Berkeley. Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley [aged 44] by marriage Countess Berkeley.
On 24th September 1710 Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 61] died. His son James [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Earl Berkeley, 3rd Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley.
On 17th August 1736 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 57] died. His son Augustus [aged 21] succeeded 4th Earl Berkeley, 4th Viscount Dursley, 12th Baron Berkeley.
On 9th January 1755 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 39] died. His son Frederick [aged 10] succeeded 5th Earl Berkeley, 5th Viscount Dursley, 13th Baron Berkeley.
In 1810 Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 65] died. His eldest son Colonel William Berkeley 1st Earl Fitzhardinge [aged 23] claimed the Earl Berkeley unsuccessfully.
Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 13] de jure 6th Earl Berkeley, 6th Viscount Dursley, 14th Baron Berkeley. He never claimed or established his right to either title.
On 27th August 1881 Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 84] died. His first cousin once removed George [aged 54] de jure 7th Earl Berkeley, 7th Viscount Dursley. He never claimed or established his right to either title. His niece Louisa [aged 41] succeeded 15th Baroness Berkeley.
On 27th August 1888 George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley [aged 61] died. His son Randal [aged 23] de jure 8th Earl Berkeley, 8th Viscount Dursley.
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On 15th January 1942 Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley [aged 76] died without issue. Earl Berkeley and Viscount Dursley extinct. Berkeley Castle [Map] was inherited by his 13th cousin Robert George Wilmot Berkeley [aged 43].