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| Earldom of Tankerville | |
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  Arms of Bennett, Earls of Tankerville: Gules, three demi-lions rampant, argent, and in the centre point a bezant.[1] | |
| Creation date | 1418 (first creation) 1695 (second creation) 1714 (third creation) |
| Created by | Henry V (first creation) William III (second creation) George I (third creation) |
| Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
| First holder | John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville |
| Present holder | Peter Bennett, 10th Earl of Tankerville |
| Heir presumptive | Adrian Bennett |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Ossulton |
| Extinction date | 1459 (first creation) 1701 (second creation) |
| Former seat(s) | Chillingham Castle |
| Motto | De bon vouloir servir le roy ("To serve the king with good will")[1] |
Earl of Tankerville is a noble title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy. The title has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England, and once (in 1714) in the Peerage of Great Britain for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston.[3] His father, John Bennett, 1st Baron Ossulston, was the elder brother of Henry Bennett, 1st Earl of Arlington. The family seat was Chillingham Castle in Northumberland.
The Earl of Tankerville holds the subsidiary title of Baron Ossulston, of Ossulston in the County of Middlesex (1682), in the Peerage of England.[3]
- ^ a b Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. London: Debrett's. 1876. p. 462. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (9 October 1884). "The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time". London: Harrison & Sons. p. 70. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Tankerville, Earl of (GB, 1714)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 9 October 2017.