Earl of Ellesmere ( ), of Ellesmere in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1846 for the

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politician Lord Francis Egerton. He was granted the

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of Viscount Brackley, of

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in the

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, at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Born Lord Francis Leveson-Gower, he was the third son of

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and

Elizabeth Gordon, 19th Countess of Sutherland Elizabeth Sutherland Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (''née'' Sutherland; 24 May 176529 January 1839), also ''suo jure'' 19th Countess of Sutherland, was a Scottish peer from the Leveson-Gower family, best remembered for her involvement i ...

. In 1803 his father had inherited the substantial estates of his maternal uncle

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (21 May 1736 – 8 March 1803), known as Lord Francis Egerton until 1748, was a British nobleman from the Egerton family. He was the youngest son of the 1st Duke. He did not marry, and the dukedom expired ...

. On his father's death in 1833, Lord Francis succeeded to the Egerton estates according to the will of the late Duke of Bridgewater, and assumed by Royal licence the surname of Egerton in lieu of Leveson-Gower. The Brackley and Ellesmere titles created for him in 1846 were revivals of titles held by the Dukes of Bridgewater. In 1963 his great-great-grandson, the fifth Earl, succeeded his kinsman as 6th Duke of Sutherland. The earldom of Ellesmere and viscountcy of Brackley are now subsidiary titles of the dukedom. The Hon. Alfred Egerton, younger son of the second Earl, represented Eccles in Parliament. The family seat was Worsley New Hall.

Earls of Ellesmere (1846)

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island (10th in size am ...

(1800–1857) * George Granville Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (1823–1862) * Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere (1847–1914) * John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere (1872–1944) * John Sutherland Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere (1915–2000) (succeeded as Duke of Sutherland in 1963) For further Earls of Ellesmere, see the

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Earls of Ellesmere (1846)

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