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Earl of Bedford

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{{Short description|Title in the Peerage of England}}
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[[Image:Blason Enguerrand VII, Seigneur de Coucy.svg|thumb|200px|Arms of Enguerrand de Coucy, 1st Earl of Bedford: ''Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Barry of six vair and gules'' (Coucy); ''2nd & 3rd: Gules a fess argent'' (Austria)]]
'''Earl of Bedford''' is a title that has been created three times in the [[Peerage of England]] and is currently a subsidiary title of the [[Dukes of Bedford]]. The first creation came in 1138 in favour of [[Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford|Hugh de Beaumont]]. He appears to have been degraded from the title three or four years after its creation. The existence of his title altogether has been doubted. It is discussed by [[R. H. C. Davis]] on the basis of the chronicle evidence.<ref>''King Stephen'' (1967), p. 135.</ref> However, it now appears to be accepted by historians that Hugh did receive the earldom of Bedford in 1138.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Crouch|first1=David|title=The Beaumont Twins: The Roots and Branches of Power in the Twelfth Century|url=https://archive.org/details/beaumonttwinsroo0000crou|url-access=registration|date=1986|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=9780521090131|page=[https://archive.org/details/beaumonttwinsroo0000crou/page/41 41]}}</ref>

The second creation came in 1366 in favour of the French nobleman [[Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy]]. After [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] came to the throne in 1377, Bedford resigned the title to the Crown. The third creation came in 1550 in favour of [[John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford|John Russell, 1st Baron Russell]]. For more information on this creation, see [[Duke of Bedford]] (1694 creation).

==Earls of Bedford, first creation (1138)==
*[[Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford]] (born 1106)

==Earls of Bedford, second creation (1366)==
*[[Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy|Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, 1st Earl of Bedford]] (1340–1397) (resigned in 1377)

==Earls of Bedford, third creation (1551)==
*see [[Duke of Bedford]] (1694 creation)
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==References==
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*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}

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Viscount Sackville

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{{short description|Viscountcy in the Peerage of Great Britain}}

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[[Image:Lord george germaine.jpg|thumb|200px|George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville.]]
'''Viscount Sackville''', of Drayton in the County of Northampton, was a title in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. It was created in 1782 for the soldier and politician [[George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville|Lord George Germain]]. He was made '''Baron Bolebrooke''', in the County of Sussex, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. Born Lord George Sackville, he was the third son of [[Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset]] (see [[Duke of Dorset]] for earlier history of the family). He was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. In 1815 he succeeded his cousin as fifth Duke of Dorset. All his titles became extinct on his death in 1843.

==Viscounts Sackville (1782)==
*[[George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville]] (1716–1785)
*[[Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset|Charles Sackville-Germain, 2nd Viscount Sackville, 5th Duke of Dorset]] (1767–1843)

== Family tree ==
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==References==
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
*{{London Gazette |issue=12268 |date=5 February 1782 |page=1 }}

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Viscount Somerset

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'''Viscount Somerset''', of Cashell in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. It was created in 1626 for Sir Thomas Somerset, the second son of [[Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester]], and the brother of [[Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester]]. The title became extinct on his death in 1649.

== Viscounts Somerset (1626) ==
* [[Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset]] (1579–1649)

== Family tree ==
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==See also==
*[[Duke of Beaufort]]

==References==
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}

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Earl of Ruglen

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'''Earl of Ruglen''' was a title in the [[Peerage of Scotland]]. Along with the subsidiary titles '''Viscount of Riccartoun''' and '''Lord Hillhouse''', it was created on 14 April 1697, for [[Lord John Douglas-Hamilton]], fourth (third surviving) son of [[William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton]], 1st [[Earl of Selkirk]], and his wife [[Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton]]. The 1st Earl of Ruglen succeeded as 3rd [[Earl of Selkirk]] on the death of his [[Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk|elder brother]] in 1739. The Earl's only son William, Lord Daer, died in 1742, so on the death of the Earl of Selkirk and Ruglen in 1744, the Earldom of Selkirk passed to his [[Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk|great-nephew]], while the Earldom of Ruglen passed to his daughter, Anne, who had married [[William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March|William Douglas]], 2nd [[Earl of March]]. On her death in 1748, the Earldom of Ruglen passed to her only child [[William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry|William, 3rd Earl of March]]. He succeeded his [[first cousin once removed]] [[Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry|Charles Douglas]] as 5th [[Marquess of Queensberry|Marquess]] and 4th [[Duke of Queensberry]] in 1778.<ref name="Scots">{{cite book |last1=Balfour Paul |first1=James |author1-link=James Balfour Paul |title=The Scots Peerage |date=1904 |publisher=D. Douglas |location=Edinburgh |pages=361-362 |url=https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun07paul/page/360/mode/2up |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>

The 3rd Earl died in 1810, and the Earldom of Ruglen became extinct, while other titles passed to the late Earl's relatives. His second cousin twice removed ([[Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss]]) succeeded to the Earldom of March, his fourth (and also third) cousin once removed ([[Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry|Sir Charles Douglas, 5th Bt]]) succeeded to the Marquessate of Queensberry, and his second cousin once removed ([[Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch]]) succeeded to the Dukedom of Queensberry.

==Earls of Ruglen (1697) ==

*[[John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen, 3rd Earl of Selkirk]] (1664–1744)
*[[Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen]] (1698–1748)
*[[William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry|William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March, 3rd Earl of Ruglen, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, 4th Duke of Queensberry]] (1725–1810)

== Family tree ==
{{Hamilton family tree}}

==References==
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