Earl Grey
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- For the blend of tea with the same name, see Earl Grey tea. For the village in the Canadian prairies, see Earl Grey, Saskatchewan.
The title Earl Grey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for the 1st Baron Grey, a General in the British Army. Earl Grey tea is named for the 2nd Earl, who also served as Prime Minister. The Grey Cup, a championship cup for the Canadian Football League, is named for the 4th Earl, who served as Governor General of Canada.
The subsidiary titles of the Earl Grey are: Viscount Howick, in the County of Northumberland (created 1806), and Baron Grey of Howick, of Howick in the County of Northumberland (1801). Both titles are, along with the Earldom, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The title Viscount Howick is the courtesy title for the eldest son of the Earl Grey. The Earls Grey are also baronets.
The family seats were Howick Hall and Fallodon Hall in Northumberland.
[edit] Earls Grey (1806)
- Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey (1729–1807)
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845)
- Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (1802–1894)
- Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851–1917)
- Charles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey (1879–1963)
- Richard Fleming George Charles Grey, 6th Earl Grey (b. 1939)
Heir Presumptive: The Hon. Philip Kent Grey (b. 1940) (Lord Grey's younger brother)
