Culture, Lords of England, Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earl Berkeley
Earl Berkeley is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley. Died 1698. Son.
2nd: Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley. Died 1710. Son.
3rd: James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley. Died 1736. Son.
4th: Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley. Died 1755. Son.
5th: Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley. Died 1810. Son.
6th: Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley. Died 1881. First Cousin Once Removed.
7th: George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley. Died 1888. Son.
8th: Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley. Died 1942. Extinct.
On 11 Sep 1679 George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley (age 51) was created 1st Earl Berkeley, 1st Viscount Dursley. Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley by marriage Countess Berkeley.
On 10 Oct 1698 George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley (age 70) died. He was buried at St Dunstan Church Cranford. His son Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley (age 49) succeeded 2nd Earl Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Dursley, 10th Baron Berkeley. Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley (age 44) by marriage Countess Berkeley.
On 24 Sep 1710 Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley (age 61) died. His son James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley (age 31) succeeded 3rd Earl Berkeley, 3rd Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley.
On 13 Feb 1711 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley (age 31) and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Berkeley. She the daughter of Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 38) and Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond (age 40). He the son of Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley (age 57). She a granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 17 Aug 1736 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley (age 57) died. His son Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 21) succeeded 4th Earl Berkeley, 4th Viscount Dursley, 12th Baron Berkeley.
On 07 May 1744 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 29) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Berkeley. He the son of James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 09 Jan 1755 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 39) died. His son Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley (age 10) succeeded 5th Earl Berkeley, 5th Viscount Dursley, 13th Baron Berkeley.
In 1810 Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley (age 65) died. His eldest son Colonel William Berkeley 1st Earl Fitzhardinge (age 23) claimed the Earl Berkeley unsuccessfully.
Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley (age 13) de jure 6th Earl Berkeley, 6th Viscount Dursley, 14th Baron Berkeley. He never claimed or established his right to either title.
On 27 Aug 1881 Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley (age 84) died. His first cousin once removed George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley (age 54) de jure 7th Earl Berkeley, 7th Viscount Dursley. He never claimed or established his right to either title. His niece Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley (age 41) succeeded 15th Baroness Berkeley.
On 27 Aug 1888 George Lennox Fitzhardinge Berkeley 7th Earl of Berkeley (age 61) died. His son Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley (age 23) de jure 8th Earl Berkeley, 8th Viscount Dursley.
On 15 Jan 1942 Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley (age 76) died without issue. Earl Berkeley and 8th Viscount Dursley extinct. Berkeley Castle [Map] was inherited by his 13th cousin Captain Robert George Wilmot Berkeley.