| Earl Beatty | |
|---|---|
  Arms: Azure, a Beehive, beset with nine Bees volant Or, a Chief Argent, charged with a Cross of St George Gules.Crest: A Demi-Lion Gules, holding in the dexter paw a Crescent Or.Supporters: Dexter: a Sailor of the Royal Navy proper. Sinister: a Soldier of the Royal Marines proper. | |
| Creation date | 18 October 1919 |
| Created by | King George V |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty |
| Present holder | David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty |
| Heir apparent | Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale |
| Remainder to | 1st Earl'sheirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Borodale Baron Beatty |
| Status | Extant |
| Motto | NON VI SED ARTE Not by force but by art |
Earl Beatty is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the prominent naval commanderAdmiral of the FleetSir David Beatty.[1] He was createdBaron Beatty, of the North Sea and ofBrooksby in theCounty of Leicester, andViscount Borodale, ofWexford in theCounty of Wexford, at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The latter title is used as acourtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir apparent. Lord Beatty was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He representedPeckham in theHouse of Commons as aConservative from 1931 to 1936 and briefly served asUnder-Secretary of State for Air inWinston Churchill's1945 caretaker government. As of 2014[update] the titles are held by his eldest son, the third Earl, who succeeded in 1972.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, Sean David Beatty, Viscount Borodale (born 1973), who works as a poet and artist, "making scriptive[citation needed] and documentary poems written on location."[2]
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his elder son,the Hon. Orlando Thomas Beatty (born 2003).
Admiral of the FleetDavid Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871–1936)David Field Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty (1905–1972)David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty (born 1946)
