Earl Amherst

Earl Amherst is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.

In 1826 William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst (age 52) was created 1st Earl Amherst. Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst (age 64) by marriage Countess Amherst.

In 1839 William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst (age 65) and Mary Sackville Countess Plymouth Amherst (age 46) were married. She by marriage Countess Amherst. She the daughter of John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset and Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset.

On 13 Mar 1857 William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst (age 84) died at Knole House, Sevenoaks. His son William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst (age 51) succeeded 2nd Earl Amherst, 3rd Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent. Gertrude Percy Countess Amherst (age 42) by marriage Countess Amherst.

On 26 Mar 1886 William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst (age 80) died at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks. His son William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst (age 50) succeeded 3rd Earl Amherst, 4th Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent. Julia Mann Countess Amherst by marriage Countess Amherst.

On 14 Aug 1910 William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst (age 74) died without issue as a result of an operation he received three months prior for a throat infection at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks. His brother Hugh Amherst 4th Earl Amherst (age 54) succeeded 4th Earl Amherst, 5th Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent.

On 07 Mar 1927 Hugh Amherst 4th Earl Amherst (age 71) died. His son Jeffery Amherst 5th Earl Amherst (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Amherst, 6th Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent.

On 04 Mar 1993 Jeffery Amherst 5th Earl Amherst (age 96) died. Earl Amherst, Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent extinct.