| Earl of Merioneth | |
|---|---|
 Arms ofCharles, Prince of Wales, before his accession | |
| Creation date | 20 November 1947 |
| Creation | First |
| Created by | George VI |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Last holder | Charles, Prince of Wales |
| Remainder to | the 1st Earl'sheirs maleof the body lawfully begotten |
| Status | Merged with crown |
| Extinction date | 8 September 2022 |
| Former seat | Clarence House |
Earl of Merioneth was a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom created in 1947 along with theDuke of Edinburgh and theBaron Greenwich forPhilip Mountbatten, later Prince Philip, uponhis marriage toPrincess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
Merionethshire is one of thirteenhistoric counties of Wales, avice county and a former administrative county.
| Earl | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Philip Mountbatten 1947–2021 also:Duke of Edinburgh andBaron Greenwich (1947) |  | 10 June 1921 Mon Repos,Corfu son ofPrince Andrew of Greece and Denmark andPrincess Alice of Battenberg | Princess Elizabeth 20 November 1947 4 children | 9 April 2021 Windsor Castle,Windsor aged 99 |
| Prince Charles[2] House of Windsor 2021–2022 also:Prince of Wales andEarl of Chester (1958),Duke of Cornwall,Duke of Rothesay (1952),Duke of Edinburgh andBaron Greenwich (2021) | .jpg) | 14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace, London son of Prince Philip andQueen Elizabeth II | Lady Diana Spencer 29 July 1981 – 28 August 1996 2 children Camilla Parker Bowles 9 April 2005 | – now 77 years, 11 days old |
| Prince Charles succeeded asCharles III in 2022 upon hismother's death, and his hereditary titlesmerged in the Crown. | ||||
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