Earl_of_Tankerville

Earl of Tankerville

Earl of Tankerville

English and British title of nobility

Earl of Tankerville is a noble title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy. The title has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England, and once (in 1714) in the Peerage of Great Britain for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston.[3] His father, John Bennett, 1st Baron Ossulston, was the elder brother of Henry Bennett, 1st Earl of Arlington. The family seat was Chillingham Castle in Northumberland.

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Bookplate showing the arms of the Earls of Tankerville (third creation): Gules, a bezant between three demi lions rampant argent. Crest – A double scaling ladder or. Another crest – Out of a mural crown or, a lion's head gules on the neck a bezant. Supporters – Two lions argent ducally crowned or, each charged on the shoulder with a torteau. Motto – De bon vouloir servir le roy.[2]

The Earl of Tankerville holds the subsidiary title of Baron Ossulston, of Ossulston in the County of Middlesex (1682), in the Peerage of England.[3]

Arms of John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville

Earls of Tankerville, First Creation (1418)

Earls of Tankerville, Second Creation (1695)

Barons Ossulston (1682)

Earls of Tankerville, Third Creation (1714)

The present earl lives in West London. His cousin Adrian George Bennett (b. 1958) is heir presumptive.

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References

  1. [1]
    Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. London: Debrett's. 1876. p. 462. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  2. [2]
    Burke, Bernard (9 October 1884). "The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time". London: Harrison & Sons. p. 70. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  3. [3]
    "Tankerville, Earl of (GB, 1714)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. [4]
    Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Tankerville, Earl of". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3355–3357. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
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