Earl of Dudley

The title of Earl of Dudley has been created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ward family. It was created first in 1827 for John William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward, then Foreign Secretary. He died childless in 1833, but the title was recreated in 1860 for a distant cousin.

Related Topics:
Peerage of the United Kingdom - 1827 - John William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward - Foreign Secretary - 1833 - 1860

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The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Ednam, of Ednam in the County of Roxburgh (1860), in the Peerage of the UK and Baron Ward, of Birmingham in the County of Warwick (1644), in the Peerage of England.

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1860 - 1644 - Peerage of England

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