Earl of Avon was a title in the

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. It was created in 1961 for the former

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Sir Anthony Eden Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promo ...

, together with the subsidiary title Viscount Eden, of

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in the

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, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The titles became extinct on the death of his only surviving son Nicholas, the second Earl, in 1985. Eden was a member of the prominent

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. He was the third son of Sir William Eden, 7th Baronet, of West Auckland, and 5th Baronet, of Maryland. Eden's nephew was fellow

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politician John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton. Eden's great-great-grandfather Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland, was the elder brother of

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, PC (Ire), FRS (3 April 174528 May 1814) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1793. Early life A member of the influential Eden family, Auckland was a younger son ...

, and

Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley Morton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley (8 July 1752 – 6 December 1830), was a British diplomat. Eden was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1776 to 1779, he was Minister to ...

Earls of Avon (1961)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promo ...

(1897–1977) *

Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon, OBE TD DL (3 October 1930 – 17 August 1985), styled Viscount Eden between 1961 and 1977, was a British Army officer and, later, a Conservative politician. He was the younger son of Prime Minister Sir Antho ...

(1930–1985)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Avon 1961 establishments in the United Kingdom 1985 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Eden family Peerages created for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1961 Noble titles created for UK MPs

Earls of Avon (1961)

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