Earldom of Dudley | |
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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] |
Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of the West Midlands (though previously 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.