| Earl of Lytton | |
|---|---|
  Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Ermine on a chief dancettée azure two ducal coronets or a canton argent charged with a rose gules barbed and seeded proper (Lytton); 2nd and 3rd, gules on a chevron argent between three eagles regardant or, as many cinquefoils sable (Bulwer) | |
| Creation date | 28 April 1880[1] |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton |
| Present holder | John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton |
| Heir apparent | Philip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth |
| Remainder to | 1st Earl's heirs male lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Knebworth Baron Wentworth Baron Lytton Baronet (of Knebworth) |
| Seat(s) | Newbuildings Place |
| Former seat(s) | Knebworth House |
| Motto | Hoc Virtutis Opus ("This is the work of virtue")[2] |
Earl of Lytton, in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for the diplomat and poet Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton.[3] He was Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880 and British Ambassador to France from 1887 to 1891. He was made Viscount Knebworth, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford, at the same time he was given the earldom, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (1893). Dictionary of National Biography. p. 390. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (2009). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Heritage Books. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7884-3721-2. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "No. 24838". The London Gazette. 27 April 1880. p. 2725.