Earl of Tankerville
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Earl of Tankerville is a noble title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy. The title has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England, and once (in 1714) in the Peerage of Great Britain for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston.[3] His father, John Bennett, 1st Baron Ossulston, was the elder brother of Henry Bennett, 1st Earl of Arlington. The family seat was Chillingham Castle in Northumberland.
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Earldom of Tankerville | |
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Creation date | 1418 (first creation) 1695 (second creation) 1714 (third creation) |
Created by | Henry V (first creation) William III (second creation) George I (third creation) |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville |
Present holder | Peter Bennett, 10th Earl of Tankerville |
Heir presumptive | Adrian Bennett |
Subsidiary titles | Baron Ossulton |
Extinction date | 1459 (first creation) 1701 (second creation) |
Former seat(s) | Chillingham Castle |
Motto | De bon vouloir servir le roy ("To serve the king with good will")[1] |
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The Earl of Tankerville holds the subsidiary title of Baron Ossulston, of Ossulston in the County of Middlesex (1682), in the Peerage of England.[3]