Earl of Hardwicke

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The Earl of Hardwicke is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain, historically associated with the influential Yorke family, notably the 18th-century Lord Chancellor Philip Yorke.

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Earl of Hardwicke canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
associatedPerson Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
associatedRegion Hardwicke in the County of Gloucester ⓘ
associatedWithLegalHistory development of English law in the 18th century ⓘ
associatedWithOffice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
associatedWithPoliticalInfluence 18th-century British politics ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer Yorke family ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
creationDate 1754 ⓘ
familyNameOfHolders Yorke ⓘ
linked to: John Yorke
firstHolder Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Charles Philip Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Joseph Sydney Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Grantham Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston ⓘ
heldTitle Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
hereditary true ⓘ
historicalSignificance linked to the tenure of Lord Chancellor Philip Yorke ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
monarchOfCreation George II of Great Britain ⓘ
namedAfter Hardwicke, Gloucestershire ⓘ
nobleFamily Yorke family ⓘ
Yorke family ⓘ
notableEstate Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire ⓘ
linked to: Wimpole Hall
notableHolder Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
precedence below Marquess and above Viscount ⓘ
rank earl ⓘ
status extant ⓘ
styleOfHeirApparent Viscount Royston ⓘ
subsidiaryTitle Baron Hardwicke ⓘ
linked to: Lord Hardwicke

Viscount Royston ⓘ
traditionalFamilySeat Wimpole Hall ⓘ
typeOfNobility British nobility ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wimpole → formerOwner → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke → nobleTitle → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
subject linked to: Philip
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke → heldTitle → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke → nobleTitle → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
subject linked to: John Yorke
Yorke family → notableTitleHeld → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke → nobleTitle → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
subject linked to: Yorke family
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke → nobleTitle → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
subject linked to: Yorke family
Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke → nobleTitle → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
subject linked to: Yorke family
Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke → nobleTitle → Earl of Hardwicke ⓘ
subject linked to: Yorke family