Earl of Newport, in the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1628 for Mountjoy Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy, an illegitimate son of

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. He had already been created Baron Mountjoy, of Mountjoy Fort in the

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, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1618, and Baron Mountjoy, of Thurveston in the County of Derby, in the Peerage of England in 1627. The latter title was originally created with precedence ahead of those barons created between 20 May and 5 June 1627. This precedence was later revoked by the

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. The first Earl's three surviving sons were "all idiots", and some confusion exists as to their names and dates of death. Parish registers indicate that the second Earl, named either George or Mountjoy, died at Newport House in London, and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields in March 1675; his brother Thomas, the third Earl, was buried at

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in May 1675; and their youngest brother Henry was buried at

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(home of his brother-in-law, Nicholas Knollys) in September 1679. Upon his death, all of his father's titles became extinct.

Earls of Newport (1628–1679)

Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport, to 12 February 1666, was an English courtier and politician, who held a number of positions under Charles I of England and supported the Royalists in the First English Civil War. Personal details Mountjoy ...

(1597–1666) *Mountjoy (George) Blount, 2nd Earl of Newport (died 1675) *Thomas Blount, 3rd Earl of Newport (died 1675) *

Henry Blount, 4th Earl of Newport Henry Blount, 4th Earl of Newport (died 25 September 1679) was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. He inherited the titles of 4th Earl of Newport and 4th Baron Mountjoy on the death of his brother Thomas Blount, 3rd Earl of Newp ...

(died 1679)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Newport Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England 1628 establishments in England Noble titles created in 1628