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Extinct United Kingdom Earldoms

Alexander of Hillsborough, Earl (UK, 1963 - 1965)

Amherst, Earl (UK, 1826 - 1993)

Ancaster, Earl of (UK, 1892 - 1983)

Athlone, Earl of (UK, 1890 - 1892) - see Duke of Clarence and Avondale

Athlone, Earl of (UK, 1917 - 1957)

Auckland, Earl of (UK, 1839 - 1849) - George [Eden], 2nd Baron Auckland, was created Baron Eden and Earl of Auckland in 1839; both titles became extinct on his death in 1849 and the Barony of Auckland passed to his brother, the Bishop of Sodor and Man

Ava, Earl of (UK, 1888 - 1988) - the earldom was held by the Marquesses of Dufferin and Ava from 1888, when the 1st Earl of Dufferin was created Earl of Ava and Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, until 1988, when on the death of the 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava the Earldom of Ava became extinct

Avon, Earl of (UK, 1961 - 1985)

Bath, Earl of (UK, 1803 - 1808) 

Beaconsfield, Earl of (UK, 1876 - 1881)

Beauchamp, Earl (UK, 1815 - 1979)

Berkhamsted, Earl of (UK, 1917 - 1960) - see Marquess of Carisbrooke

Bessborough, Earl of (UK, 1937 - 1993) - the earldom was held by the Earls of Bessborough in the Peerage of Ireland from 1937, when the 9th Earl of Bessborough was created Earl of Bessborough in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, until 1993, when on the death of the 10th Earl of Bessborough without male issue, the United Kingdom Earldom of Bessborough became extinct and the Irish Earldom of Bessborough passed to a cousin

Birkenhead, Earl of (UK, 1922 - 1985)

Brassey, Earl (UK, 1911 - 1919)

Brownlow, Earl (UK, 1815 - 1921)

Buxton, Earl (UK, 1920 - 1934)

Camperdown, Earl of (UK, 1831 - 1933)

Canning, Earl (UK, 1859 - 1862)

Carrington, Earl (UK, 1895 - 1928) - the 2nd Baron Carrington was created Viscount Wendover and Earl Carrington in 1895, and Marquess of Lincolnshire in 1912;  on his death in 1928 the 1895 and 1912 creations became extinct and the Barony of Carrington passed to his brother

Cave of Richmond, Earl (UK, 1928 - 1938)

Crewe, Earl of (UK, 1895 - 1945) - the 2nd Baron Houghton was created Earl of Crewe in 1895, and Earl of Madeley and Marquess of Crewe in 1911;  on his death in 1945 all his titles became extinct

Curzon of Kedleston, Earl (UK, 1911 - 1925) - see Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

Dartrey, Earl of (UK, 1866 - 1933)

de Grey, Earl (UK, 1816 - 1923) - see Marquess of Ripon

de Montalt, Earl (UK, 1886 - 1905) - the 4th Viscount Hawarden was created Earl de Montalt in 1886;  on his death in 1905 the Earldom of de Montalt became extinct and the Viscountcy of Hawarden passed to a cousin

Dudley, Earl of (UK, 1827 - 1833)

Dufferin, Earl of (UK, 1871 - 1988) - the earldom was held by the Marquesses of Dufferin and Ava from 1888, when the 1st Earl of Dufferin was created Earl of Ava and Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, until 1988, when on the death of the 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava the Earldom of Dufferin became extinct

Egerton of Tatton, Earl (UK, 1897 - 1909)

Ellenborough, Earl of (UK, 1844 - 1871)

Eltham, Earl of (UK, 1917 - 1981) - see Marquess of Cambridge

Falmouth, Earl of (UK, 1821 - 1852)

Farquhar, Earl (UK, 1922 - 1923)

Feversham, Earl of (UK, 1868 - 1963)

Fife, Earl of (UK, 1885 - 1912) - see Duke of Fife

FitzHardinge, Earl (UK, 1841 - 1857)

Inverness, Earl of (UK, 1801 - 1843) - see Duke of Sussex

Inverness, Earl of (UK, 1892 - merged in Crown 1910) - see Duke of York

Inverness, Earl of (UK, 1920 - merged in Crown 1936) - see Duke of York

Jowitt, Earl (UK, 1951 - 1957)

Kent, Earl of (UK, 1866 - 1900) - see Duke of Edinburgh

Kilmuir, Earl of (UK, 1962 - 1967)

Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, Earl (UK, 1914 - 2011)

Lathom, Earl of (UK, 1880 - 1930)

Londesborough, Earl of (UK, 1887 - 1937)

Loreburn, Earl (UK, 1911 - 1923)

Madeley, Earl of (UK, 1911 - 1945) - the earldom was held by the 1st Marquess of Crewe from its creation in 1911, when the 1st Earl of Crewe was created Earl of Madeley and Marquess of Crewe, until 1945, when the Earldom of Madeley together with the Marquessate of Crewe became extinct.

Manvers, Earl (UK, 1806 - 1955)

Midleton, Earl of (UK, 1920 - 1979)

Munster, Earl of (UK, 1831 - 2000)

Northbrook, Earl of (UK, 1876 - 1929)

Orford, Earl of (UK, 1806 - 1931)

Ormelie, Earl of (UK, 1831 - 1862) - the earldom was held by the Marquesses of Breadalbane (1st creation) from 1831, when the 4th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland was created Earl of Ormelie and Marquess of Breadalbane, until 1862, when the Earldom of Ormelie together with the Marquessate of Breadalbane (1st creation) became extinct

Ormelie, Earl of (UK, 1885 - 1922) - the earldom was held by the Marquesses of Breadalbane (2nd creation) from 1885, when the 7th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland was created Earl of Ormelie and Marquess of Breadalbane, until 1922, when the Earldom of Ormelie together with the Marquessate of Breadalbane (2nd creation) became extinct

Ravensworth, Earl of (UK, 1874 - 1904)

Rawdon, Earl of (UK, 1817 - 1868) - the earldom was held by the Marquesses of Hastings from 1817, when the 2nd Earl of Moira was created Viscount Loudoun, Earl of Rawdon and Marquess of Hastings, until 1868, when all the titles became extinct

Redesdale, Earl of (UK, 1877 - 1886)

Ripon, Earl of (UK, 1833 - 1923) - the earldom was held by the Marquesses of Ripon from 1871, when the 2nd Earl of Ripon was created Marquess of Ripon, until 1923, when both the Marquessate and Earldom of Ripon became extinct

Roberts, Earl (UK, 1901 - 1955)

St Maur, Earl (UK, 1863 - 1885) - see Duke of Somerset

Somers, Earl (UK, 1821 - 1883)

Sondes, Earl (UK, 1880 - 1996)

Sussex, Earl of (UK, 1874 - 1942) - see Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Sydney, Earl (UK, 1874 - 1890)

Tipperary, Earl of (UK, 1801 - 1904) - see Duke of Cambridge

Ulster, Earl of (UK, 1866 - 1900) - see Duke of Edinburgh

Wavell, Earl (UK, 1947 - 1953)

Whitworth, Earl (UK, 1815 - 1825)

Willingdon, Earl of (UK, 1931 - 1979) - see Marquess of Willingdon

Ypres, Earl of (UK, 1922 - 1988)

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