Earl of Egmont

Earldom of Egmont

Argent, on a chief indented gules three crosses patée of the field[1]
Creation date6 November 1733
Created byGeorge II
PeeragePeerage of Ireland
First holderJohn Perceval
Last holderThomas Gerald, 12th Earl of Egmont
Remainder toHeirs male of the 1st Earl's body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Perceval
Baron Perceval
Baron Lovel and Holland (GB)
Baron Arden (I)
StatusExtinct
Extinction date6 November 2011
MottoSub cruce candida ("Under the white cross")[1]

Earl of Egmont was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1733 for John Perceval, 1st Viscount Perceval. It became extinct with the death of the twelfth earl in 2011.

  1. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1286–1288. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.