Earl Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the Transvaal Colony and of the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1901 for

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Frederick Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts. He had already been created Baron Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan, and of the City of Waterford, in 1892, and was made Viscount St Pierre at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles were also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The barony was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body while the viscountcy and earldom were created with special remainders to his daughters and the heirs male of their bodies, as his sons had already predeceased him. The barony became extinct on Lord Roberts's death in 1914. He was succeeded in the viscountcy and earldom according to the special remainders by his eldest daughter, the second Countess. She died unmarried and was succeeded by her younger sister, the third Countess. The latter’s son and only child Lieutenant Frederick Roberts Alexander Lewin was killed in action in the Second World War and consequently the viscountcy and earldom became extinct on the third Countess’s death in 1955.

Family

Frederick Roberts was the son of Abraham Roberts, Sir Abraham Roberts, who was also a distinguished soldier and general.

Earls Roberts (1901)

Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832–1914) ** Coronet of a British Earl

Aileen Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts, Aileen Mary Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts (1870–1944) ** The Hon. Frederick Roberts (British Army officer), Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts (1872–1899) ** Coronet of a British Earl

Ada Edwina Stewart Lewin, 3rd Countess Roberts (1875–1955) *** Frederick Roberts Alexander Lewin (1915–1940)

References

*Hannah, W. H. ''Bobs, Kipling's General: The Life of Field-Marshal Earl Roberts of Kandahar, V.C.'' London: Lee Cooper, 1972. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1901 Peerages created with special remainders