Earl of Ilchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1756 for Stephen Fox, 1st Baron Ilchester, who had previously represented Shaftesbury in Parliament. He had already been created Baron Ilchester, of Ilchester in the County of Somerset in 1741, and Baron Ilchester and Stavordale, of Redlynch, in the County of Somerset, in 1747. These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain. All three peerages were created with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his younger brother Henry Fox, who was himself created Baron Holland in 1763. The brothers were the only sons from the second marriage of the politician Sir Stephen Fox.
Earldom of Ilchester
Arms of Fox-Strangways: Quarterly of four: 1st & 4th: Sable, two lions passant paly of six argent and gules (Strangways); 2nd & 3rd: Ermine, on a chevron azure three fox's heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur-de-lys of the third (Fox).[1]
In 1758 the first Earl assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Strangways, which was the maiden name of his wife's maternal grandmother. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Midhurst in Parliament. His eldest son, the third Earl, served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1835 to 1841 in the Whigadministration of Lord Melbourne and was also Lord Lieutenant of Somerset from 1837 to 1839. Lord Ilchester survived both his sons and was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Earl. He was Ambassador to the German Confederation from 1840 to 1849. His nephew, the fifth Earl, was Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1873 to 1874 in the Liberalgovernment of William Ewart Gladstone and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset from 1885 to 1905. On the death in 1964 of his grandson, the seventh Earl, the line of the eldest son of the first Earl failed. The seventh Earl was succeeded by his fourth cousin, the eighth Earl. As of 2014[update] the titles are held by his grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded his uncle in 2006.
Raymond Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester b. 1921
Paul Andre Fox-Strangways b. 1950 Heir presumptive to the Earldom of Ilchester
Present peeredit
Robin Maurice Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester (born 2 September 1942) is the son of Raymond George Fox-Strangways, younger son of the 8th Earl, and his wife Margaret Vera Force. He was educated at Loughborough College and had a career with Lloyds Bank. In 2003 he was living at Frankton, Warwickshire. On 2 July 2006 he succeeded to the peerages.[4]
On 19 July 1969, he married Margaret Elizabeth Miles, daughter of Geoffrey Miles, and they had two children:[4]
Simon James Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale (1972–2018)
Lady Charlotte Helen Fox-Strangways (born 1974), who had a career in nursing and married Stephen Hobin[4]
The heir presumptive (and last in line to the earldom) is the present peer's younger brother Paul Andre Fox-Strangways (born 1950), a university lecturer.[4]
Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 498.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
Montague-Smith, Patrick Wykeham (1968). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames. p. 607.
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed], [page needed]
Fox-Strangways, Earls of Ilchester, archive (ref:D/FSI), estate and family papers, 965-1900s, held at the Dorset History Centre
April 09, 2024
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Earl of Ilchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain It was created in 1756 for Stephen Fox 1st Baron Ilchester who had previously represented Shaftesbury in Parliament He had already been created Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in the County of Somerset in 1741 and Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in the County of Somerset in 1747 These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain All three peerages were created with remainder failing heirs male of his own to his younger brother Henry Fox who was himself created Baron Holland in 1763 The brothers were the only sons from the second marriage of the politician Sir Stephen Fox Earldom of IlchesterArms of Fox Strangways Quarterly of four 1st amp 4th Sable two lions passant paly of six argent and gules Strangways 2nd amp 3rd Ermine on a chevron azure three fox s heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur de lys of the third Fox 1 Creation date1756Created byGeorge IIPeeragePeerage of Great BritainFirst holderStephen Fox Strangways 1st Earl of IlchesterPresent holderRobin Maurice Fox Strangways 10th Earl of IlchesterHeir presumptivePaul Andre Fox StrangewaysSubsidiary titlesBaron IlchesterBaron Ilchester and StavordaleFormer seat s Melbury House Holland HouseIn 1758 the first Earl assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Strangways which was the maiden name of his wife s maternal grandmother He was succeeded by his eldest son the second Earl He represented Midhurst in Parliament His eldest son the third Earl served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1835 to 1841 in the Whig administration of Lord Melbourne and was also Lord Lieutenant of Somerset from 1837 to 1839 Lord Ilchester survived both his sons and was succeeded by his half brother the fourth Earl He was Ambassador to the German Confederation from 1840 to 1849 His nephew the fifth Earl was Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms from 1873 to 1874 in the Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset from 1885 to 1905 On the death in 1964 of his grandson the seventh Earl the line of the eldest son of the first Earl failed The seventh Earl was succeeded by his fourth cousin the eighth Earl As of 2014 update the titles are held by his grandson the tenth Earl who succeeded his uncle in 2006 The family seat was Melbury House near Evershot Dorset The family through Ilchester Estates owns and manages large portions of land in the county of Dorset and the Holland House estate west of Holland Park in Kensington London 2 The family inherited much land in the 17th century from the Wadham family of Merryfield Ilton in Somerset and of Edge Branscombe in Devon and in 1874 from their distant cousins the Fox family of Holland House Kensington Contents 1 Earls of Ilchester 1756 2 Family tree 3 Present peer 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Work citedEarls of Ilchester 1756 editStephen Fox Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester 1704 1776 Henry Thomas Fox Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester 1747 1802 Henry Stephen Fox Strangways 3rd Earl of Ilchester 1787 1858 William Thomas Horner Fox Strangways 4th Earl of Ilchester 1795 1865 Henry Edward Fox Strangways 5th Earl of Ilchester 1847 1905 Giles Stephen Holland Fox Strangways 6th Earl of Ilchester 1874 1959 Edward Henry Charles James Fox Strangways 7th Earl of Ilchester 1905 1964 Walter Angelo Fox Strangways 8th Earl of Ilchester 1887 1970 citation needed Maurice Vivian de Touffreville Fox Strangways 9th Earl of Ilchester 1920 2006 Robin Maurice Fox Strangways 10th Earl of Ilchester b 1942 Family tree editvteFamily tree of the Fox family 3 Elizabeth Whittled 1696Stephen Fox1627 1716Christiana HopeCharles Cornwallis1655 16983rd Baron CornwallisElizabeth Foxc 1655 1681Jane Foxd 1721George Compton1664 17274th Earl of NorthamptonSusannah StrangwaysThomas Strangways Horner ne Horner Baron Holland of Holland in the County of Lincoln 1762Baron Holland of Foxley in the County of Wiltshire 1763Baron Ilchester 1741Baron Ilchester and Stavordale 1747Earl of Ilchester 1756Caroline Lennox Fox1723 17741st Baroness Holland of HollandHenry Fox1705 17741st Baron Holland of FoxleyStephen Fox Strangways ne Fox1704 17761st Earl of IlchesterElizabeth Fox Strangways nee Horner Mary FitzPatrickd 1778Stephen Fox1747 17742nd Baron Holland of Holland 2nd Baron Holland of FoxleyCharles James Fox1749 1806Elizabeth Fox nee Armistead 1750 1842Mary Fox Strangways nee O Grady d 1790Henry Fox Strangways1747 18022nd Earl of IlchesterMaria Fox Strangways nee Digby d 1842Harriet Acland nee Fox Strangways 1749 50 1815John Dyke Acland1746 1778Rev Hon Charles Fox Strangways1761 1836Jane Hainesd 1830Elizabeth Fox nee Vassall 1771 1845Henry Richard Vassall Fox ne Fox 1773 18403rd Baron Holland of Holland 3rd Baron Holland of FoxleyHenry Fox Strangways1787 18583rd Earl of IlchesterCharles Richard Fox1796 1873Lady Mary Fox nee FitzClarence 1798 1864Henry Fox1802 18594th Baron Holland of Holland 3rd Baron Holland of FoxleyLady Mary Coventry1812 1889Mary Elizabeth Fox1806 1891Thomas Powys1801 18613rd Baron LilfordWilliam Fox Strangways1795 18654th Earl of IlchesterJohn Fox Strangways1803 1859Amelia Fox Strangways nee Marjoribanks d 1886Rev Henry Fox Strangways1793 1860Hester Eleanora Bullerd 1865Barony Holland of Holland and Barony Holland of Foxley extinct 1859Henry Fox Strangways1847 19055th Earl of IlchesterMary Fox Strangways nee Dawson 1852 1935Col Walter Fox Strangways1832 1885Harriet Fox Strangways nee Buller d 1903Giles Fox Strangways1874 19596th Earl of IlchesterLady Helen Fox Strangways nee Vane Tempest Stewart 1876 1956Maurice Fox Strangways1862 1938Louisa Fox Strangways nee Phillips d 1940Henry Fox Strangways 7th Earl of Ilchester1905 1964Helen Fox Strangways nee Ward 1907 1970Walter Fox Strangways1887 19708th Earl of IlchesterLaure Fox Strangways nee Mazaraki d 1970Maurice Fox Strangways1920 20069th Earl of IlchesterRaymond Fox Strangways 10th Earl of Ilchesterb 1921Paul Andre Fox Strangwaysb 1950 Heir presumptive to the Earldom of IlchesterPresent peer editRobin Maurice Fox Strangways 10th Earl of Ilchester born 2 September 1942 is the son of Raymond George Fox Strangways younger son of the 8th Earl and his wife Margaret Vera Force He was educated at Loughborough College and had a career with Lloyds Bank In 2003 he was living at Frankton Warwickshire On 2 July 2006 he succeeded to the peerages 4 On 19 July 1969 he married Margaret Elizabeth Miles daughter of Geoffrey Miles and they had two children 4 Simon James Fox Strangways Lord Stavordale 1972 2018 Lady Charlotte Helen Fox Strangways born 1974 who had a career in nursing and married Stephen Hobin 4 The heir presumptive and last in line to the earldom is the present peer s younger brother Paul Andre Fox Strangways born 1950 a university lecturer 4 See also editBaron Holland Charles James FoxReferences edit Montague Smith 1968 p 607 Ilchester Estates Archived from the original on 25 December 2015 Retrieved 7 May 2015 Lundy Darryl 25 August 2013 Walter Angelo Fox Strangways 8th Earl of Ilchester The Peerage p 6026 60251 Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage Vol 2 107 ed Wilmington Delaware Genealogical Books p 2027 a b c d Burkes Peerage vol 2 2003 page 2027 Work cited edit Hesilrige Arthur G M 1921 Debrett s Peerage and Titles of courtesy 160A Fleet street London UK Dean amp Son p 498 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link Montague Smith Patrick Wykeham 1968 Debrett s Peerage Baronetage Knightage and Companionage Kelly s Directories Ltd Kingston upon Thames p 607 Kidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition New York St Martin s Press 1990 page needed page needed Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Fox Strangways Earls of Ilchester archive ref D FSI estate and family papers 965 1900s held at the Dorset History Centre Retrieved from https 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