Earl de Grey, of

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in the County of Bedford, was a title in the

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History

The title was created on 25 October 1816 (as Countess de Grey) for Amabell Hume-Campbell, Dowager Lady Polwarth and ''

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'' 5th Baroness Lucas, with remainder to the heirs male of her body, and in default of such issue to her sister Mary Jemima Robinson, Dowager Baroness Grantham, and the heirs male of her body. She was the elder daughter and co-heir of

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, and Jemima Campbell, 2nd Marchioness Grey (see

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), eldest daughter of

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, and Lady Amabel Grey, eldest daughter of

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, KG, PC (16715 June 1740) was a British politician and courtier. None of his sons outlived him, so his new title became extinct on his death. Though the house he built at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire has gone, parts ...

(see

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). The marquessate of Grey had become extinct on her mother's death in 1797, and when the Grey title was revived in favour of her daughter, the style "de Grey" was used to distinguish it from the earldom of Grey, which had been created in 1806; the Grey family was extremely distantly related to the Earls Grey. The Countess de Grey was the widow of Alexander Hume-Campbell,

Lord Polwarth Lord Polwarth, of Polwarth in the County of Berwick, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1690 for Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, 2nd Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1696 to 1702 (the baronetcy had been created in t ...

, eldest son of

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. The Countess de Grey was childless, and she was succeeded in the barony of Lucas according to the normal descent of that title and in the earldom of de Grey according to the special remainder by her nephew, Thomas Robinson, 3rd Baron Grantham, who assumed the surname of de Grey on succeeding to the title. Lord de Grey was the eldest son of

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC (30 November 173820 July 1786) was a British statesman. He notably served as Foreign Secretary between 1782 and 1783. Background and education Grantham was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Thomas Robin ...

, and the aforementioned Mary Jemima Robinson, Dowager Baroness Grantham (died 1830), sister of the Countess de Grey (see

Marquess of Ripon Marquess of Ripon, in the County of York was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1871 for the Liberal politician George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon. History The Robinson family descended from William Robinson (d ...

for earlier history of the Robinson family). He died in 1859 and was succeeded in the barony of Lucas (which could be passed on through female lines) by his eldest daughter Lady Anne (see

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for further history of this title) and in the earldom of de Grey (which could only be passed on through male lines) by his nephew, George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon, only son of F. J. Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, the former prime minister better known as Lord Goderich. On succeeding to the earldom of de Grey, Lord Ripon styled himself "Earl de Grey and Ripon". In 1871, he was created Marquess of Ripon, whereafter Earl de Grey became the

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used by the

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to the marquessate. Ripon was succeeded by his son and only surviving child,

Frederick Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, (29 January 1852 – 23 September 1923), styled Viscount Goderich between 1859 and 1871 and Earl de Grey between 1871 and 1909, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. Background Robinso ...

. The second Marquess was childless, and on his death in 1923, the marquessate and earldom of de Grey and all other titles became extinct.thepeerage.com Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon
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Earls de Grey (1816)

Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas (; 23 January 1751 – 4 March 1833) was a British diarist and political writer who was a countess and baroness in her own right. Had she been male, she would have served in the ...

(1751–1833) * Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl De Grey, 3rd Baron Grantham (1781–1859) * George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, 3rd Earl de Grey (1827–1909) * Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, 4th Earl de Grey (1852–1923)

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Noble titles created in 1816 Robinson family Peerages created with special remainders

History

Earls de Grey (1816)

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