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| first = Edmund Sterne
| first = Edmund Sterne
| current = [[Richard Sterne]]
| current = [[Richard Sterne]]
| heir = ?
| heir = None
| courtesy = Baron Sterne
| courtesy = Baron Sterne
| countryseat = [[Essex Manor]]
| countryseat = [[Essex Manor]]
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*[[Richard Sterne|Richard Sterne, 8th Earl Essex]] (1773-)
*[[Richard Sterne|Richard Sterne, 8th Earl Essex]] (1773-)


The heir apparent is the present holder's brother?
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, [[Thomas Sterne]].

Revision as of 14:25, 12 July 2010

Earldom of Essex
Creation Date 1616
Created by James I
Peerage Great Britain
First Holder Edmund Sterne
Current Holder Richard Sterne
Heir Apparent None
Subsidiary Titles Baron Sterne
Country Seat Essex Manor
Associated County Essex

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History

List of the Earls of Essex (1616)

  • Edmund Sterne, 1st Earl Essex (1590-1647)
  • James Sterne, 2nd Earl Essex (1628-1676)
  • William Sterne, 3rd Earl Essex (1664-1711)
  • John Sterne, 4th Earl Essex (1693-1712)
  • Thomas Sterne, 5th Earl Essex (1700-1744)
  • Richard Sterne, 6th Earl Essex (1720-1779)
  • Henry Sterne, 7th Earl Essex (1744-1793)
  • Richard Sterne, 8th Earl Essex (1773-)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, Thomas Sterne.