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Earl De La Warr

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Earldom De La Warr

Blazon
  • Quarterly:1st, argent a fess dancettée sable(for West);2nd: azure three leopard's heads reversedjessant-de-lysor(for Cantelupe);3rd: gules crusilly and a lion argent(for La Warr);4th, quarterly or and gules a bend vair(for Sackville)
Creation date18 March 1761[1]
Created byGeorge III
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
First holderJohn West, 7th Baron De La Warr
Present holderWilliam Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr
Heir apparentWilliam Sackville, Baron Buckhurst
Subsidiary titlesViscount Cantelupe
Baron De La Warr
Baron Buckhurst
Former seat(s)Bourn Hall
MottoJour de ma vie( "Day of my life" )[1]
A portrait ofJohn West, 4th Earl De La Warr

Earl De La Warr(/ˈdɛləwɛər/ⓘDEL-ə-wair) is a title in thePeerage of Great Britain.It was created in 1761 forJohn West, 7th Baron De La Warr.The Earl holds the subsidiary titles ofViscount Cantelupe(1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain,Baron De La Warr(1572) in thePeerage of England,andBaron Buckhurst,of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex (1864) in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death ofWilliam West, 1st Baron De La Warr.The family seat isBuckhurst Park,nearWithyham,Sussex.

Etymology

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The namede La Warris fromSussexand ofAnglo-Frenchorigin.[2]It may have come fromLa Guerre,aNormanlieu-dit.Thistoponymiccould derive from theLatinwordager,from theBretongwern,or from theLate Latinwarectum(fallow). The toponyms Gara, Gaire also appear in old texts cited byLucien Musset,where the wordga(i)rameansgore.It could also be linked with apatronymicfrom theOld Norseverr.

The barony and earldom are both pronounced "De La Ware", as in the American state ofDelaware.[3][4]

The subsidiary titleViscount Cantelupecommemorates the West family's descent from the Anglo-Norman Cantilupe family. In the fourteenth century Sir Thomas West married Eleanor, heiress of Sir John de Cantilupe. Their son, also Thomas, inheritedHempston Cantilupeand was the father ofThomas West, 1st Baron West.

Baronies of De La Warr

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The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death ofWilliam West, 1st Baron De La Warr.The precise legal situation concerning the second creation is murky. The modern rules attempt to regularize medieval practice, but there are many cases that cannot easily be made to fit, whether because a local custom was involved, or because an exception was made, or because the rules were still in flux. This is such a case because William West washeir malebut notheir general.Because the original barony was created bywrit,the descent is presumed to be to the heir (or heirs) general, and therefore it fell intoabeyancebetween the daughters of Sir Owen West (and their heirs in turn). The second creation has been viewed in at least three ways:

  • As a means of placing beyond dispute an inheritance that should have gone to the heir male in the first place. The act concerning precedence is understood as rectifying the side effect this had of altering the precedence. Accordingly, some writers ignore the second creation when numbering: thusThomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr,is sometimes called the 12th Baron De La Warr.
  • As an extraordinary act resolving an important estate that should not be left in abeyance. In this case, the previous barony was intended to be extinguished and the act altering precedence is difficult to understand other than as political expediency.
  • As a part of an effort to solve relatively complex problems of inheritance case by case, before the doctrine of abeyance (as it now exists) had been worked out.

Connection to American geographical names

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For other places with the same name, seeDelaware (disambiguation).

In United States history books,Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warris often named simply as "Lord Delaware". He served as governor of theJamestown ColonyinVirginia,andDelaware Baywas named after him. The state ofDelaware,theDelaware River,and theDelaware Indian tribewere so-called after the bay, and thus ultimately derive their names from the barony. Many other American counties, townships, and the like derive their names directly or indirectly from this connection.

Other family members

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Notable 20th-century descendants ofGeorge Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warrinclude the authorsLady Margaret Sackville,Vita Sackville-West,Nigel NicolsonandAdam Nicolson.[5]

Another member of the West family wasWilliam Cornwallis-West(1835–1917), who was the grandson of the Hon.Frederick West,youngest son of the second Earl. Cornwallis-West was the father ofGeorge Cornwallis-West;Daisy, Princess of Pless;andConstance, Duchess of Westminster.

Barons De La Warr; First creation (1299)

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Barons De La Warr; Second creation (1572)

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Earls De La Warr (1761)

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Theheir apparentis the present holder's sonWilliam Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst(b. 1979), nine generations away from the first Earl.

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son William Lionel Robert Sackville (b. 2014).

See also

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References

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  1. ^abMosley, Charles, ed. (2003).Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood(107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1074.ISBN0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^Ware DeGidio, Wanda (2011). Ware DeGidio, Wanda (ed.).Ware Family History: Descendants from Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Kings and Queens, and Presidents of the United States.p. 10.ISBN978-1-4010-9930-5.
  3. ^Debrett's Peerage 1968, p.333
  4. ^"Pronounced as" Delaware "".Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2013.Retrieved20 March2012.
  5. ^"Sackville-West family tree"(PDF).National Portrait Gallery. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 11 December 2013.Retrieved23 June2013.
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