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Earl of Dudley
Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford, is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ward family.
Quick Facts Earldom of Dudley, Creation date ...
Earldom of Dudley | |
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![]() ![]() Arms of Ward: Chequy or and azure, a bend ermine; Crest: Out of a ducal coronet or a lion's head azure; Supporters: On either side an angel proper crined and winged or under-robes sanguine outer-robes azure | |
Creation date | 17 February 1860 |
Creation | Second[1] |
Created by | Queen Victoria |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley |
Present holder | David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley |
Heir presumptive | Leander Grenville Dudley Ward |
Remainder to | First earl's heirs male of the body, lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Ednam Baron Ward |
Former seat(s) | Dudley House Witley Court Himley Hall |
Motto | COMME JE FÛS ("As I was")[1] |
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