Earl Cowley is a title in the

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. It was created in 1857 for the diplomat Henry Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley. He was Ambassador to France from 1852 to 1867. He was made Viscount Dangan, of

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in the

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, at the same time as he was given the earldom. This title is also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Cowley was the eldest son of

Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley GCB (20 January 1773 – 27 April 1847) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and politician. He was the younger brother of the soldier and politician the first Duke of Wellington. He is known particularly for his servic ...

, who like his son served as Ambassador to France. In 1828 he was created Baron Cowley, of Wellesley in the

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, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. A member of the prominent Wellesley family, Cowley was the fifth and youngest son of

Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington Garret Colley Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington (19 July 1735 – 22 May 1781) was an Anglo-Irish politician and composer, as well as the father of several distinguished military commanders and politicians of Great Britain and Ireland. Early life ...

, and the younger brother of

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister o ...

, and

Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was styled as Viscount Wellesley until 1781, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of M ...

. The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a

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in the

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and fought in the

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. His great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the sixth Earl, served as a

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(government whip in the

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) from January to March 1974 in the

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. He was succeeded in 1975 by his uncle, the seventh Earl, who was the eldest son from the second marriage of the fourth Earl and the half-brother of the fifth Earl. the titles are held by the latter's son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2016. As a male-line descendant of the first

Earl of Mornington Earl of Mornington is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1760 for the Anglo-Irish politician and composer Garret Wellesley, 2nd Baron Mornington. On the death of the fifth earl in 1863, it passed to the Duke of Wellington; si ...

, he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles, which are now held by his kinsman the

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Barons Cowley (1828)

(1773–1847) * Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley (1804–1884) (created Earl Cowley in 1857)

Earls Cowley (1857)

* Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley (1804–1884) * William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley (1834–1895) *

Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley JP (14 January 1866 – 15 January 1919), styled as ''Viscount Dangan'' between 1884 and 1895, was an English aristocrat. Early life Henry was born at Wilton Place, London on 14 January 1866. He ...

(1866–1919) * Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley (1890–1962) * Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley (1921–1968) * Richard Francis Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley (1946–1975) * Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley (1934–2016) * Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley (b. 1965) The

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is the present holder's son Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (b. 1991).

Line of succession

(1773–1847)'' ** Coronet of a British Earl

Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley, (17 June 1804 – 15 July 1884), known as The Lord Cowley between 1847 and 1857, was a British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to France between 1852 and 1867. Background and educati ...

(1804–1884)'' *** Coronet of a British Earl

William Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley (25 August 1834 - 28 February 1895) was an English aristocrat and soldier. Early life Wellesley was born on 25 August 1834 at Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary ...

(1834–1895)'' **** Coronet of a British Earl

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley JP (14 January 1866 – 15 January 1919), styled as ''Viscount Dangan'' between 1884 and 1895, was an English aristocrat. Early life Henry was born at Wilton Place, London on 14 January 1866. He ...

(1866–1919)'' ***** Coronet of a British Earl

'' Christian Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley (1890–1962)'' ****** Coronet of a British Earl

Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley (30 June 1934 - 17 June 2016) was an English-American banker. Early life Wellesley was born in Nevada on 30 June 1934. He was the son of actor Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley (1890-1962), and his second wife, M ...

(1934–2016)'' ******* Coronet of a British Earl

Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl of Cowley (born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016, is a British hereditary peer and businessman. Previously an entrepreneur in derivatives and foreign exchange trading, he is the founder ...

(b. 1965)'' ********(1) Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (b. 1991) ********(2) The Hon. Bertram Wellesley (b. 1999) ******(3) The Hon. Brian Wellesley (b. 1938) *****''The Hon. Henry Wellesley (1907–1981)'' ******(4) Henry Wellesley (b. 1970) ******(5) Richard Wellesley (b. 1972)'' **''The Hon. William Wellesley (1806–1875)'' ***''Gerald Wellesley (1846–1915)'' ****''Gerald Wellesley (1885–1961)'' *****''Julian Wellesley (1933–1996)'' ******(6) William Wellesley (b. 1966) *******(7) Julian Wellesley (b. 1997) *******(8) George Wellesley (b. 2007) **''The Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley (1809–1882)'' ***''Albert Wellesley (?–?)

References

Attribution

* * Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

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