Earl of Cottenham (), of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1850 for the prominent lawyer and Whig politician Charles Pepys, 1st Baron Cottenham. ) He served as

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from 1836 to 1841 and from 1846 to 1850. Pepys had already been created Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham in the County of Cambridge, in 1836, and was made Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst in the

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, at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The viscountcy is used as a

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for the Earl's eldest son and heir apparent. In 1845 Lord Cottenham succeeded his elder brother as third Baronet, of Wimpole Street, and in 1849 he also succeeded his cousin as fourth Baronet, of Brook Street, according to a special remainder in the letters patent. The Baronetcy, of

Wimpole Street Wimpole Street is a street in Marylebone, central London. Located in the City of Westminster, it is associated with private medical practice and medical associations. No. 1 Wimpole Street is an example of Edwardian baroque architecture, compl ...

, was created in the

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in 1801 for Lord Cottenham's father William Pepys, a Master in Chancery. The Baronetcy, of

Brook Street Brook Street is an axial street in the exclusive central London district of Mayfair. Most of it is leasehold, paying ground rent to and seeking lease renewals from the reversioner, that since before 1800, has been the Grosvenor Estate. Named a ...

, was created in the

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in 1784 for Lucas Pepys. the titles are held by the first Earl's great-great-great-grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2000. The title of the earldom is derived from the village of

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, birthplace of John Pepys, ancestor of the first Earl, and great-uncle of

Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys (; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no mariti ...

the diarist. Another member of the Pepys family was Henry Pepys, third son of Sir William Pepys, 1st Baronet, and younger brother of the first Earl. He was

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from 1841 to 1860. The family seat is Priory Manor, near

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Pepys baronets, of Wimpole Street (1801)

Sir William Pepys, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1740–1825) *Sir William Weller Pepys, 2nd Baronet (1778–1845) * Sir Charles Pepys, 3rd Baronet (1781–1851) (created Baron Cottenham in 1836 and Earl of Cottenham in 1850)

Earls of Cottenham (1850)

Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, (; 29 April 178129 April 1851) was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. Background and education Cottenham was born in London, the second ...

(1781–1851) *

Charles Edward Pepys, 2nd Earl of Cottenham Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(1824–1863) *

William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1825–1881) *

Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham Saint Kenelm (or Cynehelm) was an Anglo-Saxon saint, venerated throughout medieval England, and mentioned in the ''Canterbury Tales'' (The Nun's Priest's Tale, lines 290–301, in which the cockerel Chauntecleer tries to demonstrate the reality o ...

(1874–1919) *

Kenelm Charles Francis Pepys, 5th Earl of Cottenham Saint Kenelm (or Cynehelm) was an Anglo-Saxon saint, venerated throughout medieval England, and mentioned in the ''Canterbury Tales'' (The Nun's Priest's Tale, lines 290–301, in which the cockerel Chauntecleer tries to demonstrate the reality o ...

(1901–1922) * Mark Everard Pepys, 6th Earl of Cottenham (1903–1943), a racing driver * John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham (1907–1968) * Kenelm Charles Everard Digby Pepys, 8th Earl of Cottenham (1948–2000), a cricketer *

Mark John Henry Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fi ...

(b. 1983) The

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is the present holder's son Charlie Thomas Crowhurst Pepys, Viscount Crowhurst (b. 2020)

Pepys baronets, of Brook Street (1784)

* Sir Lucas Pepys, 1st Baronet (1742–1830) *Sir Charles Leslie, 2nd Baronet (1774–1833) *Sir Henry Leslie, 3rd Baronet (1783–1849) * Charles Pepys, 1st Baron Cottenham, 4th Baronet (1781–1851) ''see Earls of Cottenham for further succession''

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References

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

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Earl of Cottenham Earl of Cottenham (), of Cottenham in the County of Cambridge, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1850 for the prominent lawyer and Whig politician Charles Pepys, 1st Baron Cottenham. ) He served as Lord Ch ...