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{{short description|Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox hereditary title
| name = Earl Cowley
| image = [[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|90px|center]] [[File:Earl of Cowley COA.svg|100px|Arms of the Earl Cowley]]
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = '''''Arms:''' Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Gules, a Cross Argent, in each quarter five Plates saltirewise (Wellesley); 2nd & 3rd, Or, a Lion rampant Gules, ducally gorged Gold (Cowley); over all at fess point an Annulet for difference. '''Crest:''' Out of a Ducal Coronet Or, a Demi-Lion rampant Gules, holding a Staff erect proper, and therefrom flowing to the sinister, a forked Pennon, from the Staff two thirds per pale Argent and Gules, charged with a Cross Gules. '''Supporters:''' On either side a Lion Gules, ducally gorged and chained reflexed over the back Or, charged on the shoulder with an Annulet for difference.''
| creation_date = 11 April 1857
| creation = First
| monarch = [[Queen Victoria]]
| peerage = [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]
| baronetage =
| first_holder = [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]]
| last_holder =
| present_holder = [[Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley]]
| heir_apparent = Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan
| heir_presumptive =
| remainder_to = the 1st Earl’s [[heirs male of the body]] legally begotten
| subsidiary_titles = Viscount Dangan<br />Baron Cowley
| status = Extant
| extinction_date =
| family_seat =
| former_seat =
| motto = '''PORRO UNUM EST NECESSARIUM''' <br /> ''(Moreover, one thing is necessary)''
| footnotes =
}}

[[Image:1stEarlOfCowley.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]]
[[Image:1stEarlOfCowley.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]]
'''Earl Cowley''' is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1857 for the diplomat [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley]]. He was [[British Ambassador to France|Ambassador to France]] from 1852 to 1867. He was made '''Viscount Dangan''', of Dangan in the County of Meath, at the same time as he was given the earldom. This title is also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Cowley was the eldest son of [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley]], who like his son served as Ambassador to France. In 1828 he was created '''Baron Cowley''', of Wellesley in the County of Somerset, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. A member of the prominent Wellesley family, Cowley was the fifth and youngest son of [[Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington]], and the younger brother of [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], and [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]].
'''Earl Cowley''' is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1857 for the diplomat [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley]]. He was [[British Ambassador to France|Ambassador to France]] from 1852 to 1867. He was made '''Viscount Dangan''', of [[Dangan Castle|Dangan]] in the [[County of Meath]], at the same time as he was given the earldom.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=21986 |date=7 April 1857 |page=1264}}</ref> This title is also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Cowley was the eldest son of [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley]], who like his son served as Ambassador to France. In 1828 he was created '''Baron Cowley''', of Wellesley in the [[County of Somerset]], in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=18433 |date=18 January 1828 |page=122}}</ref> A member of the prominent Wellesley family, Cowley was the fifth and youngest son of [[Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington]], and the younger brother of [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], and [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]].


The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] in the [[Coldstream Guards]] and fought in the [[Crimean War]]. His great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the sixth Earl, served as a [[Lord-in-Waiting]] (government whip in the [[House of Lords]]) from January to March 1974 in the [[Conservative Government 1970-1974|Conservative government]] of [[Edward Heath]]. He died at an early age the following year and was succeeded by his uncle, the seventh Earl and ({{As of|2010}}) present holder of the titles. He is the eldest son from the second marriage of the fourth Earl and the half-brother of the fifth Earl.
The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] in the [[Coldstream Guards]] and fought in the [[Crimean War]]. His great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the sixth Earl, served as a [[Lord-in-waiting]] (government whip in the [[House of Lords]]) from January to March 1974 in the [[Conservative Government 1970-1974|Conservative government]] of [[Edward Heath]]. He was succeeded in 1975 by his uncle, the seventh Earl, who was the eldest son from the fourth Earl's second marriage and the half-brother of the fifth Earl. {{As of|2017}}, the titles are held by the latter's son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2016. As a male-line descendant of the first [[Earl of Mornington]], he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles, which are now held by his kinsman, the [[Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington|9th Duke of Wellington]].


==Barons Cowley (1828)==
==Baron Cowley (1828)==
*[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley]] (1773–1847)
*[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley]] (1773–1847)
*[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley]] (1804–1884) (created '''Earl Cowley''' in 1857)
*[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley]] (1804–1884) (created '''Earl Cowley''' in 1857)


==Earls Cowley (1857)==
===Earl Cowley (1857)===
*[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]] (1804–1884)
*[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]] (1804–1884)
*[[William Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley|William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley]] (1834–1895)
*[[William Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley|William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley]] (1834–1895)
*Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley (1866–1919)
*[[Henry Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley|Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley]] (1866–1919)
*Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley (1890–1962)
*[[Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley|Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley]] (1890–1962)
*[[Denis Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley|Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley]] (1921–1968)
*[[Denis Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley|Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley]] (1921–1968)
*[[Richard Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley|Richard Francis Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley]] (1946–1975)
*[[Richard Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley|Richard Francis Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley]] (1946–1975)
*[[Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley|Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley]] (b. 1934)
*[[Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley|Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley]] (1934–2016)
*[[Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley|Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley]] (born 1965)


The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son [[Graham Wellesley, Viscount Dangan|Garret Graham Wellesley, Viscount Dangan]] (b. 1965)
The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son, Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (born 1991).

==Line of succession==
{{Tree list}}
*[[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|15px]] ''[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley]] (1773–1847)''
**[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]] (1804–1884)''
***[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[William Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley]] (1834–1895)''
****[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[Henry Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley]] (1866–1919)''
*****[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley]] (1890–1962)''
******[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[Denis Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley]] (1921–1968)''
*******[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[Richard Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley]] (1946–1975)''
******[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley]] (1934–2016)''
*******[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] ''[[Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley]] (born 1965)''
********'''(1)''' Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (born 1991)
********'''(2)''' ''Hon.'' Bertram Wellesley (born 1999)
******'''(3)''' ''Hon.'' Brian Wellesley (born 1938)
*****''Hon. Henry Wellesley (1907–1981)''
******'''(4)''' Henry Wellesley (born 1970)
*******'''(5)''' Jay Wellesley (born 2001)''
******'''(6)''' Richard Wellesley (born 1972)
**''Hon. William Wellesley (1806–1875)''
***''Gerald Wellesley (1846–1915)''
****''Gerald Wellesley (1885–1961)''
*****''Julian Wellesley (1933–1996)''
******'''(6)''' William Wellesley (born 1966)
*******'''(7)''' Julian Wellesley (born 1997)
*******'''(8)''' George Wellesley (born 2007)
**''Hon. [[Gerald Wellesley|Gerald Valerian Wellesley]] (1809–1882)''
***''Albert Wellesley (?–?)
{{Tree list/end}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{more citations needed|date=November 2021}}
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* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
{{Reflist}}

===Attribution===
*{{cite book |last=Hesilrige |first=Arthur G. M. |date=1921| title=Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy| url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/245 | location=[[London]] |publisher=[[Dean & Son]]|page=245}}
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* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
* {{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
* {{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-denis-wellesley | Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley }}
*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-denis-wellesley | Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley }}
*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-garret-wellesley | Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley }}
*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-garret-wellesley | Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley }}
{{Extant British earldoms}}


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Latest revision as of 22:13, 25 December 2024

Earl Cowley
Arms of the Earl Cowley
Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Gules, a Cross Argent, in each quarter five Plates saltirewise (Wellesley); 2nd & 3rd, Or, a Lion rampant Gules, ducally gorged Gold (Cowley); over all at fess point an Annulet for difference. Crest: Out of a Ducal Coronet Or, a Demi-Lion rampant Gules, holding a Staff erect proper, and therefrom flowing to the sinister, a forked Pennon, from the Staff two thirds per pale Argent and Gules, charged with a Cross Gules. Supporters: On either side a Lion Gules, ducally gorged and chained reflexed over the back Or, charged on the shoulder with an Annulet for difference.
Creation date11 April 1857
CreationFirst
Created byQueen Victoria
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderHenry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley
Present holderGraham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley
Heir apparentHenry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan
Remainder tothe 1st Earl’s heirs male of the body legally begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Dangan
Baron Cowley
StatusExtant
MottoPORRO UNUM EST NECESSARIUM
(Moreover, one thing is necessary)
Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley

Earl Cowley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1857 for the diplomat Henry Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley. He was Ambassador to France from 1852 to 1867. He was made Viscount Dangan, of Dangan in the County of Meath, at the same time as he was given the earldom.[1] This title is also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Cowley was the eldest son of Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley, who like his son served as Ambassador to France. In 1828 he was created Baron Cowley, of Wellesley in the County of Somerset, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] A member of the prominent Wellesley family, Cowley was the fifth and youngest son of Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, and the younger brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley.

The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards and fought in the Crimean War. His great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the sixth Earl, served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from January to March 1974 in the Conservative government of Edward Heath. He was succeeded in 1975 by his uncle, the seventh Earl, who was the eldest son from the fourth Earl's second marriage and the half-brother of the fifth Earl. As of 2017, the titles are held by the latter's son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2016. As a male-line descendant of the first Earl of Mornington, he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles, which are now held by his kinsman, the 9th Duke of Wellington.

Baron Cowley (1828)

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Earl Cowley (1857)

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The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (born 1991).

Line of succession

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 21986". The London Gazette. 7 April 1857. p. 1264.
  2. ^ "No. 18433". The London Gazette. 18 January 1828. p. 122.

Attribution

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