Earldom of Warwick held with Earldom of Brooke
Arms of Greville, Earls of Warwick: Sable, on a cross engrailed or fivepellets a bordure engrailed of the second[1]
Creation date	1074(first creation) 1547(second creation) 1618(third creation) 1759(fourth creation)
Created by	William II(first creation) Edward VI(second creation) James VI and I(third creation) George II of Great Britain(fourth creation)
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	Henry de Beaumont
Present holder	Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick
Heir apparent	Charles Greville, Lord Brooke
Subsidiary titles	Earl Brooke Baron Brooke
Extinction date	1499(first creation) 1590(second creation) 1759(third creation)
Former seat(s)	Warwick Castle
Motto	Vix ea nostra voco (Latin for "I scarcely call these things our own")[2]

Earl of Warwick is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom which has been created four times in English history. The name refers toWarwick Castle and the town ofWarwick.

The first creation came in 1088, and the title was held by theBeaumont and later by the Beauchamp families. The 14th earl was createdDuke of Warwick in 1445, a title which became extinct on his early death the following year. The best-known earl of this creation was the 16th earljure uxoris,Richard Neville, who was involved in the deposition of two kings, a fact which later earned him the epithet of "Warwick the Kingmaker". This creation became extinct on the death of the 17th earl in 1499.

The title was revived in 1547 for the powerful statesmanJohn Dudley, 1st Viscount Lisle, who was later madeDuke of Northumberland. The earldom was passed on during his lifetime to his eldest son,John, but both father and son wereattainted in 1554. The title was recreated or restored in 1561 in favour ofAmbrose Dudley, younger son of the Duke of Northumberland. However, Ambrose was childless and the earldom became extinct on his death in 1590.

It was created for a third time in 1618 forRobert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, in spite of the fact that theRich family was not in possession ofWarwick Castle. From 1673, the earls also held the title ofEarl of Holland. All of the titles became extinct on the death of the 8th earl in 1759.

The earldom was revived the same year in favour ofFrancis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke. The Greville family was in possession of Warwick Castle, and the title and castle were thereby re-united for the first time in over a century. The 1759 creation is extant and currently held by Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick. However, Warwick Castle was sold by the family in 1978, and they currently live in Australia.

Themedievalearldom created in 1088 was held to be heritable via a female line of descent, and thus was held by members of several different families. It was traditionally associated in itsfeudal form with possession ofWarwick Castle. The ancientheraldic device of the Earls of Warwick, theBear and Ragged Staff, is believed to derive from two legendary Earls, Arthal andMorvidus. Arthal is thought to mean "bear", while Morvidus was to have slain a giant "with a young ash tree torn up by the roots."^[5] Alternatively the emblem of a bear (Latinursus) is believed to refer toUrse d'Abetot^[6] (c. 1040 – 1108), 1stfeudal baron ofSalwarpe^[7] inWorcestershire, aNorman who followed KingWilliam the Conqueror to England, and served asSheriff of Worcestershire. His heir was his son-in-lawWalter de Beauchamp (died 1130/3), whose descendant wasWilliam de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (c. 1238–1298).

The firstEarl of Warwick wasHenry de Beaumont (d.1119), second son ofRoger de Beaumont (d. circa 1094) by his wife Adeline de Meulan (c. 1014/20–1081), daughter and heiress of Waleran III,Count of Meulan. Henry's elder brother wasRobert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan, who fought at theBattle of Hastings withWilliam the Conqueror. The family name of "Beaumont" wasLatinised tode Bello Monte ("from the beautiful mountain"); the Warwick branch of the family was also known asde Newburgh,Latinised tode Novo Burgo ("from the new borough/town"). Henry changed his name to "de Newburgh", after theCastle de Neubourg, his home in Normandy,^[8] an ancient Beaumont possession. Henry becameConstable ofWarwick Castle in 1068 and Earl of Warwick in 1088 as reward for his support for the king during theRebellion of 1088.

The title passed through several generations of the Beaumont family until 1242 whenThomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick died without male issue. The earldom then went to his sister,Margaret de Beaumont, 7th Countess of Warwick and her successive husbandsjure uxoris, and on her death to her cousinWilliam Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick. When he died also without a male heir, the title passed to his sister, Isabel de Mauduit, and her husband LordWilliam de Beauchamp (d.1268), and thence to her sonWilliam de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. During this period the Earldom and the Beauchamps were elevated to the highest levels untilHenry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, 14th Earl of Warwick, was createdDuke of Warwick with precedence over all except theDuke of Norfolk.

This precedence was disputed however and with Henry's death in 1445, also without male issue, the dukedom was extinguished. The earldom went to his infant daughter, and on her death aged 5 a few years later passed to Henry's sisterAnne de Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick and her husbandRichard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, who "succeeded in right of his wife" but was subsequently "confirmed" in that title on 23 July 1449 which confirmation he thereafter resigned and was definitively created Earl of Warwick byletters patent dated 2 March 1450, with his wife being similarly created Countess of Warwick.^[9] He is known to history as "Warwick the Kingmaker" and died without male issue in 1471, aged 42, when the Earldom fell into abeyance between his two daughters.^[9]

After Richard Neville's death the title was passed through his eldest daughterIsabel Neville to her husbandGeorge Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of KingsEdward IV andRichard III, who on 25 March 1472 by letters patent was created Earl of Warwick (and Earl of Salisbury).^[10] Although he was so created,The Complete Peerage nevertheless terms him the 17th Earl of Warwick,^[11] which suggests perhaps that the creation was considered a mere formality and confirmation of his inheritance. He was attainted and executed in 1478 whereupon his titles became forfeited.^[11] His Earldom was forfeited and thus not able to be inherited by his son Edward Plantagenet, who did however manage to inherit it from his maternal grandmother Anne de Beauchamp (d.1492), wife of "Warwick the Kingmaker", who had been created Countess of Warwick by letters patent in 1450, at the same time her husband was created Earl of Warwick. He thus becameEdward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, but on his beheading for treason in 1499 the title became forfeited.^[11]

The title was next conferred upon the powerful statesman and soldierJohn Dudley, 1st Viscount Lisle. He had already been createdViscount Lisle in right of his deceased mother, Elizabeth Grey, in 1543, and was made Earl of Warwick in thePeerage of England in 1547. In 1551 he was further honoured when he was createdDuke of Northumberland. In January 1553 Parliament passed the earldom to his eldest sonJohn, the second Earl. He died young in 1554, and having beenattainted along with his father in August 1553, the title became extinct until it was revived in 1561 for his younger brotherAmbrose, the third Earl. He served asMaster-General of the Ordnance andLord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. On his death in 1590 the earldom became extinct.

The title was re-created whenRobert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, was madeEarl of Warwick in 1618. This was despite the fact that theRich family were not in possession of Warwick Castle (this was in the hands of the Greville family; see the 1759 creation below). His second sonHenry Rich was createdBaron Kensington in 1623 andEarl of Holland in 1624. Lord Warwick was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He representedMaldon in theHouse of Commons and served asLord Lieutenant of Essex.

His eldest son, the third Earl, sat asMember of Parliament forEssex. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He representedSandwich and Essex in Parliament. On his death the line of the second Earl of Warwick failed and the titles were inherited by his first cousin Robert Rich, 2nd Earl Holland, who became the fifth Earl of Warwick as well. He was the son of the aforementioned Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, younger son of the first Earl of Warwick (see the Earl of Holland for earlier history of this branch of the family). This line of the family failed on the early death of his grandson, the seventh Earl, in 1721. The late Earl was succeeded by his second cousin Edward Rich, the eighth Earl. He was the grandson of Cope Rich, younger son of the first Earl of Holland. On his death in 1759 all the titles became extinct.

Lady Mary Rich, daughter of the first Earl of Holland, marriedSir John Campbell, 5th Baronet, who was createdEarl of Breadalbane and Holland in 1681. Also, Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of the fifth Earl of Warwick and second Earl of Holland, marriedFrancis Edwardes. Their sonWilliam Edwardes succeeded to parts of the Rich estates and was createdBaron Kensington in thePeerage of Ireland in 1776,^[12] a revival of the barony attached to the earldom of Holland.

Charles Rich, son of Sir Edward Rich, younger son of the second Baron Rich, was created abaronet in 1676 (seeRich baronets).

The title was again created in 1759 whenFrancis Greville, 8th Baron Brooke was madeEarl of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain.^[13] In 1746 he had been createdEarl Brooke, of Warwick Castle in the County of Warwick, in thePeerage of Great Britain.^[14] The earldom and Warwick Castle were thereby re-united for the first time in over a century. In 1767 the Earl petitioned theHouse of Lords for permission to use just the more prestigious title and style of "Earl of Warwick" only, with the precedence of 1746. Such permission was never granted but the Earls nevertheless ceased to use the Brooke earldom in style, and have always been known (except in the House of Lords) simply as the Earl of Warwick.

The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Warwick in Parliament and served as a Lord of Trade and as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire.^{[citation needed]} His eldest son from his second marriage, the third Earl, sat asMember of Parliament for Warwick and held minor office in thesecond administration ofSir Robert Peel. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire.^{[citation needed]} He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He representedWarwickshire South in the House of Commons.^{[citation needed]} His eldest son, the fifth Earl, wasConservative Member of Parliament forSomerset East and served asLord Lieutenant of Essex.^{[citation needed]} As of 2018, the titles are held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1996.^{[citation needed]}

• Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick (died 1119)
• Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick (c. 1102 – 1153), son, who married Gundred de Warenne, daughter ofWilliam de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, andElizabeth de Vermandois.
• William de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Warwick (before 1140 – 1184), son,
• Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick (1153–1204), younger brother
• Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick (c. 1192–1229), son
• Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick (1208–1242), son
• Margaret de Beaumont, 7th Countess of Warwick (died 1253), sister
  • John Marshal,jure uxoris 7th Earl of Warwick (died 1242)
  • John du Plessis,jure uxoris 7th Earl of Warwick (died 1263)
• William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick (c. 1221 – 1268), grandson of Waleran, half-cousin of Margaret
• William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (c. 1238 – 1298), great-grandson of Waleran, nephew of William (8th)
• Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick (c. 1272 – 1315), son of William (9th)
• Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (c. 1313 – 1369), son of Guy
• Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (1338–1401), son of Thomas (11th)
• Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (1382–1439), son of Thomas (12th), theEarl of Warwick inShakespeare'sFirst Part of Henry the Sixth
• Henry de Beauchamp, 14th Earl of Warwick (1425–1446), son of Richard (createdDuke of Warwick in 1445)
• Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (1444–1449), daughter of Henry (14th)
• Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick (1426–1492), daughter of Richard (13th)
  • Richard Neville,jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471) (Warwick the Kingmaker)
• Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (1475–1499), grandson of Anne (16th)

• Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (1425–1446)

• John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1st Earl of Warwick (1504–1553)
• John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick (c. 1527 – 1554)
• Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick (c. 1530 – 1590)

Other title:Baron Rich (1547)

• Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (1559–1619)
• Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587–1658)
• Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1611–1659)
• Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick (1623–1673)
• Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland (1620–1675)
  • Henry Rich, Lord Kensington (1642–1659)
• Edward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl of Holland (1673–1701)
• Edward Henry Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland (1698–1721)
• Edward Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick, 5th Earl of Holland (1695–1759)

Other title:Baron Brooke (1621)

• Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, 1st Earl Brooke (1719–1773)
• George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl Brooke (1746–1816)
  • George Greville, Lord Brooke (1772–1786)
• Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl Brooke (1779–1853)
• George Guy Greville, 4th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl Brooke (1818–1893)
• Francis Richard Charles Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick, 5th Earl Brooke (1853–1924)
• Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl Brooke (1882–1928)
• Charles Guy Fulke Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick, 7th Earl Brooke (1911–1984)
• David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick, 8th Earl Brooke (1934–1996)
• Guy David Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick, 9th Earl Brooke (born 1957)

Guy David Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick (born 30 June 1957) is the son of the 8th Earl and his wife Sarah Anne Chester Beatty. He was educated atEton College and theÉcole des Roches in France and was styled as Lord Brooke between 1984 and 1996.^[15]

He made a career in mining and property inAustralia, where he was a founding shareholder inWindimurra Vanadium, serving as a director of the company from 1991 to 2009. He was also chairman of Central Asia Resources from 2008 to 2013.^[16]

On 20 January 1996 he succeeded his father as Earl of Warwick (G.B., 1759), Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle (G.B., 1746), and Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court (E., 1621).^[15]

In 1981 he married firstly Susan McKinley Cobbold, daughter of George William McKinley Wilson, ofMelbourne, Australia, formerly married to Nicholas Sydney Cobbold. They were divorced in 1992.^[15][17] With his first wife he has one son:

• Charles Fulke Chester Greville, Lord Brooke (born 1982), theheir apparent^[15][17]

On 2 October 1996, Warwick married secondly Louisa Heenan, daughter of Dr Peter Heenan, ofPerth,Western Australia,^[18] with whom he has a son:

• Hon. Rudolf Maxwell Greville (born 2003).^[18]

In 2008, Warwick was living inClaremont, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.^[17]

• Earl of Warwick was one of theGWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915.
• TheGuy Earl of Warwick is apublic house inWelling,Dartford.^[19]
• "Riccardo, Earl of Warwick and governor of Boston" is a fictional character and lead role for tenor in the traditional setting ofGiuseppe Verdi's opera,Un ballo in maschera.^[20]

• Duke of Northumberland (1551 creation)
• Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
• Baron Willoughby de Broke
• Baron Greville
• Earl of Holland
• Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
• Baron Kensington
• Rich baronets

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• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages^{[self-published source][better source needed]}

• Hansard 1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick
• Hansard 1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by Guy David Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick
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• Pedigree of Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick

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