Earl of Jersey
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Earl of Jersey is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1697 for the 1st Viscount Villiers, who had already been created Viscount Villiers, of Dartford in the County of Kent, and Baron Villiers, of Hoo in the County of Kent, in 1691, also in the Peerage of England. The 1st Earl was the grandson of Sir Edward Villiers, elder half-brother of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, the 1st Earl of Anglesey and the 1st Viscount Purbeck. The 1st Earl of Clarendon was the second son of the 2nd Earl of Jersey.
In 1766 the 3rd Earl of Jersey inherited the title Viscount Grandison (created 1620) through a special remainder in the letters patent.
The heirs apparent to the earldom alternate the use of the two viscomital titles as their courtesy title. The next heir is therefore likely to be Viscount Villiers.
The family surname is pronounced "Villers".
[edit] Earls of Jersey (1697)
- Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (1656-1711)
- William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey (d. 1721)
- William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey (d. 1769)
- George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey (1735-1805)
- George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey (1773-1859)
- George Augustus Frederick Child-Villiers, 6th Earl of Jersey (1808-1859)
- Victor Albert George Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey (1845-1915)
- George Henry Robert Child Child-Villiers, 8th Earl of Jersey (1873-1923)
- George Francis Child-Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey (1910-1998)
- George Francis William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey (b. 1976)
The heir presumptive is The Hon. Jamie Charles Child-Villiers (b. 1994)
