Earldom De La Warr | |
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Creation date | 18 March 1761[1] |
Created by | George III |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | John West, 7th Baron De La Warr |
Present holder | William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr |
Heir apparent | William Sackville, Baron Buckhurst |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Cantelupe Baron De La Warr Baron Buckhurst |
Former seat(s) | Bourn Hall |
Motto | Jour de ma vie ("Day of my life")[1] |
Earl De La Warr (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ DEL-ə-wair) is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1761 for John West, 7th Baron De La Warr. The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe (1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron De La Warr (1572) in the Peerage of England, and Baron Buckhurst, of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex (1864) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr. The family seat is Buckhurst Park, near Withyham, Sussex.