Earl of Wharncliffe

Earldom of Wharncliffe
Arms of the Earl of Wharncliffe
Blazon
  • Quarterly 1st & 4th, Argent, on a Bend between six Martlets Gules, three Bezants, a Canton Or, charged with a Fess chequy Azure and Argent, within a Double Tressure flory counter-flory Gules (Wortley); 2nd, Or, a Fess chequy Azure and Argent within a Double Tressure flory counter-flory Gules (Stuart); 3rd, Argent, three Lozenges conjoined in fess Gules, within a Bordure Sable (Montagu) Crests: 1st: a Demi-Lion rampant Gules, and above in an Escrol the motto NOBILIS IRA (Noble in anger) (Stuart); 2nd: an Eagle’s Leg erased Or, issuant therefrom three Ostrich Feathers proper, charged on the thigh with a Fess chequy Azure and Argent (Wortley); 3rd: a Griffin’s Head couped Or, wings endorsed and beaked Sable (Montagu); Supporters: Dexter: a Horse Argent, bridled Gules, gorged with a Collar flory counter-flory Gules. Sinister: a Stag proper, attired Or, gorged with a Collar flory counter-flory Gules.
Creation date15 January 1876
Created byQueen Victoria
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderEdward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe
Present holderRichard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe
Heir apparentReed Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, Viscount Carleton
Remainder toSpecial remainder (see main text)
Subsidiary titlesViscount Carleton
Baron Wharncliffe
MottoAVITO VIRET HONORE
(He flourishes with the honour of his ancestors)
James Stuart-Wortley,
1st Baron Wharncliffe

Earl of Wharncliffe, in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.