Earl of Dudley

Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford, is a British hereditary title of nobility, which was created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In both cases, the award was presented to a member of the Ward family.

Ceremonies

The title was the first time in 1827 to John William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward awarded. This was a British foreign minister at the time. He died in 1833, without a descendant to leave, so the title became extinct.

The second award was presented in 1860 to the son of a distant cousin of the first Earl, William Ward, 11th Baron Ward. This had made ​​a name for himself as a patron and in particular supports the restoration of the Cathedral of Worcester with large donations.

Subordinate title

The first ancestor of the Earls in 1644 Sir Humble Ward, the son of the court goldsmith and jeweler - by King Charles I. Baron Ward, of Birmingham was in the County of Warwick, charged. This title belongs to the Peerage of England. Ward was married to Frances Dudley, 6th Baroness Dudley. This title will now run as the subordinate title of the earldom.

Simultaneously with the two Earls Would the title of Viscount Ednam, of Ednam were each awarded in the County of Roxburgh, who belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The respective heir leads this dignity as a courtesy title.

Another title

The sixth Baron Ward was in 1763 in the County of Worcester, elevated to Viscount Dudley and Ward, of Dudley. This title, which belonged to the Peerage of Great Britain, became extinct in 1833 with the death of the first Earl.

List of barons Ward, Viscount Dudley and Ward, and Earl of Dudley

Barone Ward ( 1644)

  • Humble Ward, 1st Baron Ward ( 1614-1670 )
  • Edward Ward, 7th Baron Dudley, 2nd Baron Ward ( 1631-1701 )
  • Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley, 3rd Baron Ward ( 1683-1704 )
  • Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley, 4th Baron Ward ( 1704-1731 )
  • William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley, 5th Baron Ward ( 1680-1740 )
  • John Ward, 6th Baron Ward ( 1700-1774 ) (1763 Viscount Dudley and Ward applicable)

Viscount Dudley and Ward ( 1763)

  • John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward ( 1700-1774 )
  • John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward ( 1725-1788 )
  • William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward ( 1750-1823 )
  • John William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward ( 1781-1833 ) (1827 elevated to the Earl of Dudley )

Earl of Dudley, First Creation (1827 )

  • John William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley ( 1781-1833 )

Barone Ward (1644; continued)

  • William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward ( 1781-1835 )
  • William Ward, 11th Baron Ward ( 1817-1885 ) (1860 elevated to the Earl of Dudley )

Earl of Dudley, Second Creation (1860 )

  • William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley ( 1817-1885 )
  • William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley ( 1867-1932 )
  • William Humble Eric Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley ( 1894-1969 )
  • William Humble Ward Davis, 4th Earl of Dudley (* 1920)

The heir apparent is the eldest son of the present Earl, William Humble David Jeremy Ward, Viscount Ednam (* 1947).

John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley Worcester Cathedral Roxburghshire
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