Earl of Feversham
The
Earldom of Feversham has been created thrice, once in the
Peerage of England, once in the
Peerage of Great Britain and once in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the
Peerage of England in
1676 when
Sir George Sondes was made
Viscount Sondes and
Earl of Feversham. Sondes had already been created
Baron Throwley in
1676. The second Earl had already been created
Baron Duras in the
Peerage of England in
1673 by the time he succeeded to the Earldom in
1677. However, all the titles became extinct on his death in
1709.
The second creation came in the
Peerage of Great Britain in
1719, when
Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Munster was made
Countess of Feversham. She was created
Baroness Glastonbury and
Duchess of Kendal at the same time. The titles were for life only and became extinct on her death in
1743.
The third creation came in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom in
1868 when
William Ernest Duncombe, 3rd Baron Feversham was made
Viscount Helmsley, of Helmsley in the North Riding of the County of York, and
Earl of Feversham, of Ryedale in the North Riding of the County of York. The Viscountcy and Earldom became extinct on the death of his great-grandson, the third Earl, in
1963, while the Barony was passed on to a distant relative. For more information on these titles, see the
Baron Feversham.
*
George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham (
1600-
1677)
*
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham (
1641-
1709)
*
Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Munster and Kendal, Countess of Feversham (
1667-
1743)
*see the
Baron Feversham
