Earl of Iddesleigh
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The Earldom of Iddesleigh (pronounced "Idds-lee") is a peerage in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In 1885, the title was conferred upon Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, a politician who served variously as Member of Parliament, President of the Board of Trade, Secretary of State for India, Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Treasury and Foreign Secretary.
The Earl holds the subsidiary titles Viscount St Cyres (1885) and is a baronet in the Baronetage of England (1641).
The family seat is Shillands House, near Exeter, Devon.
[edit] Baronets, of Hayne (1641)
- Sir John Northcote, 1st Baronet (1600-1676)
- Sir Arthur Northcote, 2nd Baronet (1628-1688)
- Sir Francis Northcote, 3rd Baronet (1659-1709)
- Sir Henry Northcote, 4th Baronet (1667-1730)
- Sir Henry Northcote, 5th Baronet (1710-1743)
- Sir Stafford Northcote, 6th Baronet (1736-1770)
- Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 7th Baronet (1762-1851)
- Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet (1818-1887) (created Earl of Iddesleigh in 1885)
[edit] Earls of Iddesleigh (1885)
- Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887)
- Walter Stafford Northcote, 2nd Earl of Iddesleigh (1845-1927)
- Henry Stafford Northcote, 3rd Earl of Iddesleigh (1901-1970)
- Stafford Henry Northcote, 4th Earl of Iddesleigh (1932-2004)
- John Stafford Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh (b. 1957)
The Heir Apparent is Thomas Stafford Northcote, Viscount St Cyres (b 5 Aug. 1985).
