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{{short description|Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain}}
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{{Infobox nobility title
| name              = Earldom of Hardwicke
| image             = [[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|160px|center]] [[File:Arms of Yorke.svg|Yorke arms|200px|centre]] 
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| caption           = ''Argent on a saltire azure a bezant''
| creation_date     = 1754 
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| monarch           = [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] 
| peerage           = [[Peerage of Great Britain]] 
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| first_holder      = [[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke|Philip Yorke, 1st Baron Hardwicke]] 
| last_holder       =  
| present_holder    = [[Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke]] 
| heir_apparent     = Philip Alexander Joseph Yorke
| heir_presumptive  = 
| subsidiary_titles = Viscount Royston<br/>Baron Hardwicke
| status            =  [[List of earldoms#Earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707–1801|Extant]]
| extinction_date   =  
| former_seat       = [[Wimpole Hall]] 
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[[File:Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) by William Hoare of Bath.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke]]]]

'''Earl of Hardwicke''' is a title in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. It was created in 1754 for [[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke|Philip Yorke, 1st Baron Hardwicke]], [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]] from 1737 to 1756. He had already been created '''Baron Hardwicke''', of Hardwicke in the County of Gloucestershire, in 1733, and was made '''Viscount Royston''' at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain. 

The first earl was succeeded by his eldest son, who represented [[Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)|Reigate]] and [[Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridgeshire]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] and served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire]]. Lord Hardwicke married [[Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey|Lady Jemima Campbell]], only daughter of [[John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane]], and granddaughter and heiress of [[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent]], who succeeded her grandfather as [[Marchioness Grey]] in 1722 (a title which became extinct on her death). They had two daughters, the eldest of whom was [[Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey|Lady Amabel]], who was created [[Countess De Grey]] on her own right in 1816. 

Lord Hardwicke was succeeded by his nephew, the third Earl. He was the son of the Hon. [[Charles Yorke]], second son of the first Earl. He was a prominent politician and served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] between 1801 and 1805. Lord Hardwicke died without surviving male issues and was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Earl. He was the son of [[Vice-Admiral]] Sir [[Joseph Sydney Yorke]], the third son of the aforementioned Charles Yorke. Like his father he was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. Also, he held political office in the first two [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] administrations of the [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Earl of Derby]] as [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] and as [[Lord Privy Seal]].

His son, the fifth Earl, was also a Conservative politician and served under Derby as [[Comptroller of the Household]] and under [[Benjamin Disraeli]] as [[Master of the Buckhounds]]. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl. He also held political office and served in the Conservative administrations of [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury|Lord Salisbury]] and [[Arthur Balfour]] as [[Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies]] and [[Under-Secretary of State for War]]. However, he died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his uncle, the seventh Earl. He was a Captain in the [[Royal Navy]]. His eldest son, the eighth Earl,{{ sfn | Hesilrige | 1921 | page=445}} was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Alfred Ernest Frederick Yorke, second son of the seventh Earl. {{As of|2017}} the titles are held by the ninth Earl's grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded in 1974. He is the only son of Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston (d. 1973), only son of the ninth Earl.

==Other family members==
Numerous other members of the Yorke family have also gained distinction. The Honourable [[Charles Yorke]], second son of the first Earl, was also [[Lord Chancellor]] of [[Great Britain]]. He was the father of 1) the third Earl, 2) [[Charles Philip Yorke]], [[Home Secretary]] between 1803 and 1804, and 3) [[Joseph Sydney Yorke|Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke]], an Admiral in the [[Royal Navy]], who was the father of the Honourable [[Eliot Yorke]], [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridgeshire]]. The Honourable [[Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover|Joseph Yorke]], third son of the first Earl, was a soldier, politician and diplomat and was created [[Baron Dover]] in 1788. The Honourable [[John Yorke (1728–1801)|John Yorke]], fourth son of the first Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for [[Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)|Reigate]] and [[Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency)|Higham Ferrers]]. The Right Reverend the Honourable [[James Yorke (bishop)|James Yorke]], fifth son of the first Earl, was [[Bishop of Ely]]. He was the father of 1) Joseph Yorke, who was the father of [[Joseph Yorke (MP)|Joseph Yorke]], Member of Parliament for Reigate, who was the father of [[John Yorke (Conservative politician)|John Yorke]], a Conservative politician, who was the grandfather of the author [[Henry Green]]; and 2) Reverend Philip Yorke, who was the father of Colonel [[Philip James Yorke]] (1799–1874), a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]], and Reginald Yorke (1803–1870), a [[Rear-Admiral]] in the Royal Navy.

[[Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey|Lady Jemima Yorke]], wife of the second Earl, succeeded her maternal grandfather as Marchioness Grey in 1740. [[Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey|Lady Amabel Yorke]], elder daughter of the second Earl, was created Countess de Grey in 1816 (see [[Marquess of Ripon]]). Lady Mary Yorke, the younger daughter of the second Earl, was the mother of Prime Minister [[F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|F. J. Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon]]. [[Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston]], eldest son of the third Earl, was Member of Parliament for Reigate. The Honourable [[Elliot Yorke]], fourth son of the fourth Earl, was a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire. [[Sir William Yorke, 1st Baronet]], cousin of the first Earl, was a judge in [[Ireland]].

==Earls of Hardwicke (1754)==
[[Image:Earl of Hardwicke coa.png|thumb|right|Arms of the Earls of Hardwicke.]]
*[[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke]] (1690–1764)<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30245|title=Yorke, Philip|first=Peter D. G.|last=Thomas}}</ref>
*[[Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke]] (1720–1790)<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30246|title=Yorke, Philip, second earl of Hardwicke|first=Stephanie L.|last=Barczewski}}</ref>
*[[Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke]] (1757–1834)<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30248|title=Yorke, Philip, third earl of Hardwicke|first=Hallie|last=Rubenhold}}</ref>
**[[Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston]] (1784–1808)
**Charles James Yorke, Viscount Royston (1797–1810)
*[[Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke|Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1799–1873)<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30240|title=Yorke, Charles Philip, fourth earl of Hardwicke|first=Andrew|last=Lambert}}</ref>
*[[Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke|Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1836–1897)<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/61075|title=Yorke, Charles Philip [nicknamed Champagne Charlie], fifth earl of Hardwicke|first=F. M. L.|last=Thompson}}</ref>
*[[Albert Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke|Albert Edward Phillip Henry Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1867–1904)<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/37066|title=Yorke, Albert Edward Philip Henry, sixth earl of Hardwicke|first=Marc|last=Brodie}}</ref>
*[[John Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke|John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1840–1909)<ref>{{cite newspaper The Times |title= Lord Hardwicke |date= 15 March 1909 |issue= 38907 |page= 13}}</ref>
*[[Charles Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke|Charles Alexander Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1869–1936)<ref>{{cite newspaper The Times |title= Lord Hardwicke |date= 3 February 1936 |issue= 47288 |page= 14}}</ref>
*[[Philip Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke|Philip Grantham Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1906–1974)<ref>{{cite newspaper The Times |title= The Earl Of Hardwicke |date= 2 January 1975 |issue= 59283 |page= 14}}</ref>
**Philip Simon Prospero Lindley Rupert Yorke, Viscount Royston (1938–1973)
*[[Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke|Joseph Philip Sebastian Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke]] (b. 1971)

The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son, Philip Alexander Joseph Yorke, Viscount Royston (b. 2009).<ref>{{cite news |first1=Tim |last1=Walker |first2= Richard |last2=Eden |date=23 December 2009 |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/6874682/Festive-birth-brings-joy-to-troubled-Earl-of-Hardwicke.html|title=Festive birth brings joy to troubled Earl of Hardwicke}}</ref>

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*[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke]] (1690–1764)''
**[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke]] (1720–1790)''
**''[[The Right Honourable|The Rt Hon]] [[Charles Yorke]] (1722–1770)''
***[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke]] (1757–1854)''
****''[[Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston]] (1784–1808)''
****''The Hon. Charles Yorke (1787–1791)''
****''Charles Yorke, Viscount Royston (1797–1810)''
****''The Hon. Joseph Yorke (1800–1801)''
***''[[The Right Honourable|The Rt Hon]] [[Charles Philip Yorke]] (1764–1834)''
***''Sir [[Joseph Sydney Yorke]] (1768–1831)''
****[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1799–1873)''
*****[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1836–1897)''
******[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[Albert Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1867–1904)''
*****[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[John Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1840–1909)''
******[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''[[Charles Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke]] (1869–1936)''
******''The Hon. Alfred Yorke (1871–1928)''
*******[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''Philip Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke (1906–1974)''
********''Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston (1938–1973)''
*********[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] [[Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke]] (b. 1971)
**********'''(1)''' Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston (b. 2009)
******''The Hon. Claude Yorke (1872–1940)''
*******''David Yorke (1919–1997)''
********'''(2)''' Charles Yorke (b. 1951)
********'''(3)''' James Yorke (b. 1954)
*********'''(4)''' Philip Yorke (b. 1987)
*********'''(5)''' Henry Yorke (b. 1991)
**[[Image:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|35px]] ''[[Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover]] (1724–1792)''
**''[[The Right Reverend|The Right Rev]] [[James Yorke (bishop)|James Yorke]] (1730–1804)''
***male issue and descendants in remainder
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<ref>{{cite book |year=2019|chapter=Salisbury, Marquess of |editor1-last=Morris |editor1-first=Susan |editor2-last=Bosberry-Scott |editor2-first=Wendy |editor3-last=Belfield |editor3-first=Gervase |title=Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage|volume=1 |edition=150th |location=London |publisher=Debrett's Ltd. |pages=1280–1286|arxiv= |bibcode= |doi= |isbn=978-1-999767-0-5-1}}</ref>
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==References==
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==Works cited==
*{{cite book | last=Hesilrige | first=Arthur G. M. | date=1921 | title=Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy | url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/445 | location=[[London]], UK | publisher=[[Dean & Son]] | page=445 }}
* {{cite book |editor-last1= Morris |editor-first1= Susan |editor-last2= Bosberry-Scott |editor-first2= Wendy |editor-last3= Belfield |editor-first3= Gervase |year= 2018 |title= Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage |volume= I |location= New York |publisher= St Martin's Press |isbn= 978-1-9997-6700-6 |pages= P547-P548}}

==External links==
*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-charles-yorke-1 | Charles Alexander Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke }}
*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-philip-yorke-1 | Philip Grantham Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke }}
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