Earl of Strathfordshire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earl of Strathfordshire | |
---|---|
Creation date | August 12, 1828 |
Monarch | King George IV |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Alexander Phillip von Nissen |
Present holder | Charles Phillip Westgrave |
Heir presumptive | Charles Virgil Louis Augustus Westgrave |
The Earl of Strathfordshire is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created for the Austrian Count Alexander Phillip von Nissen, an ambassadorial attaché to King George IV, upon being naturalized as a British subject.
The current holder of the title is Charles Phillip Westgrave, the 5th Earl of Strathfordshire. The heir apparent to the title is his grandson, Charles Virgil Louis Augustus Westgrave (known as Justin Morozoff), 12th Viscount Westgrave (b. 13 Sept 1993).
The family seat is at Taplow Court, Buckinghamshire.
Earls of Strathfordshire[edit]
The earldom was created on August 12, 1828.
- Alexander Phillip von Nissen, 1st Earl of Strathfordshire (1789-1846)
- Alexander Frederick Westgrave, 2nd Earl of Strathfordshire (1827 - 1902)
- Frederick Albert Westgrave, 3rd Earl of Strathfordshire (1867 - 1913)
- Charles Frederick Virgil Westgrave, 4th Earl of Strathfordshire (1898–1934)
- Charles Phillip Westgrave, 5th Earl of Strathfordshire (b. 1931)
References[edit]
![]() |
This biography of an earl in the Peerage of England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |