Fitzwilliam (Earldom)

A peerage of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Letters patent issued on Tue 6th Sep 1746

To William Fitzwilliam as Promotion.

Holders

Number Surname Forenames Held from Held to
1st Fitzwilliam William Tue 6th Sep 1746 Tue 10th Aug 1756
2nd Wentworth-Fitzwilliam William Tue 10th Aug 1756 Fri 8th Feb 1833
3rd Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Charles William Fri 8th Feb 1833 Sun 4th Oct 1857
4th Wentworth-Fitzwilliam William Thomas Spencer Sun 4th Oct 1857 Thu 20th Feb 1902
5th Wentworth-Fitzwilliam William Charles de Meuron Thu 20th Feb 1902 Mon 15th Feb 1943
6th Wentworth-Fitzwilliam William Henry Lawrence Peter Mon 15th Feb 1943 Thu 13th May 1948
7th Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Eric Spencer Thu 13th May 1948 Thu 3rd Apr 1952
8th Wentworth-Fitzwilliam William Thomas George Thu 3rd Apr 1952 Fri 21st Sep 1979

Peerage extinct on Fri 21st Sep 1979 with the 8th holder .

External identifiers

Wikidata: Q78014929