Earl of Halifax

Earl of Halifax is a British hereditary title of nobility, named after the city of Halifax, Yorkshire, which is now worn by the family of Wood. The title was previously awarded four times.

In addition, twice the title of Viscount Halifax, and one each the title of Baron Halifax and Marquess of Halifax was created.

Ceremonies

The title was the first time in the Peerage of England, granted to Sir George Savile, 4th Baronet in 1679. This was an important politician and later played an important role during the Glorious Revolution. The title became extinct in 1700 with the death of the son of George Savile, who had no male descendants.

The second ceremony took place in 1714 in the Peerage of Great Britain to Charles Montagu. He had, among other things, the negotiations between England and Scotland passed that led to the Act of Union 1707. The following year, Montagu died. The title became extinct because he had no male descendants.

A month later, the earldom was created again and George Montagu, the next of kin, a nephew of Charles Montagu awarded. His son, the second Earl, died in 1771 without a male descendant in turn, so that the title became extinct again.

In 1944, the title was finally awarded for the fourth time, this time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax. He had at that time already had a long political career in outstanding offices behind. So he had been Viceroy of India (1926-1931) and Foreign Minister ( 1938-1940 ).

Subordinate title

Before Wood was appointed Viceroy of India, the dignity of a Baron Irwin of Kirby gave the king to him in 1925, as usual in similar cases, Underdale in the County of York. This title is now out as a subordinate item.

On the death of his father in 1934, Wood had already the title of Viscount Halifax, of Monk Bretton in the West Riding of the County of York, and the dignity of a baronet, of Barnsley in the County of Yorkshire, inherited. The Viscountswürde was 1866 Charles Wood, the grandfather of the Earls, loaned, also an important politician of his time. Whose grandfather again, Francis Wood, 1784 was elevated to the baronet. Both titles are therefore associated with the earldom.

The heir takes the courtesy title of Baron Irwin.

More titles

The previous ceremonies were associated with other titles.

Such was the great-grandfather of George Savile, who had the same name, already in 1611 a baronet, of Thornhill, charged. The Earl himself had been in 1668 in the County of York, raised to Viscount Halifax and Baron Savile, of Eland. In 1682 he became Marquess of Halifax. All title to the baronetcy extinct with the death of the son of Savile in 1700, while the latter only 1784 went with the demise of the eighth baronet.

Charles Montagu had been raised already in 1700 as Baron Halifax, Halifax, of the County of York, in the peerage. This title was such united to a particular successor clause that the nephew George, who later became the first Earl of ceremony of 1715, could inherit the title, if his uncle should die without male descendants. This clause then led in 1715 to the fact that this title other than the earldom in 1714 and at the same time conferred the title of Viscount Sudbury at the death of Charles Montagu did not go out.

George Montagu, the nephew, was conferred with the 1715 earldom in turn also the title of Viscount Sudbury transferred. This went out as well as the ancestral barony also 1771st

List of barons and viscounts Halifax and Earls and Marquesses of Halifax

Viscount Halifax, First Creation (1668 )

  • George Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax ( 1633-1695 ), ( 1679 elevated to Earl of Halifax )

Earl of Halifax, First Creation ( 1679 )

  • George Savile, 1st Earl of Halifax ( 1633-1695 ), (1682 to the Marquess of Halifax applicable)

Marquesses of Halifax ( 1682)

Earl of Halifax, Second Creation (1714 )

  • Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax ( 1661-1715 )

Barone Halifax ( 1701)

  • Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, 1st Baron Halifax ( 1661-1715 )
  • George Montagu, 2nd Baron Halifax ( 1685-1739 ), (1715 to Earl of Halifax applicable)

Earl of Halifax, Third Creation ( 1715 )

  • George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax ( 1685-1739 )
  • George Montagu - Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ( 1716-1771 )

Viscount Halifax, Second Creation (1866 )

  • Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax ( 1800-1885 )
  • Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax ( 1839-1934 )
  • Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax ( 1881-1959 ), (1944 to Earl of Halifax applicable)

Earl of Halifax, Fourth Creation ( 1944)

  • Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax ( 1881-1959 )
  • Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax ( 1912-1980 )
  • Charles Edward Peter Neil Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax ( 1944)

The heir apparent is the son of the present Earl, James Charles Wood, Baron Irwin ( b. 1977 ). Its heir is (* 2010), his son, Hon Rex Patrick Wood.

Swell

  • Charles Kidd, David Williamson (ed.): Debrett 's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment 's Peerage Page
  • Www.thepeerage.com
  • Earldom
  • Earl of Halifax
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