Earldom of Egmont | |
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Creation date | 6 November 1733 |
Created by | George II |
Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
First holder | John Perceval |
Last holder | Thomas Gerald, 12th Earl of Egmont |
Remainder to | Heirs male of the 1st Earl's body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Perceval Baron Perceval Baron Lovel and Holland (GB) Baron Arden (I) |
Status | Extinct |
Extinction date | 6 November 2011 |
Motto | Sub cruce candida ("Under the white cross")[1] |
Earl of Egmont was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1733 for John Perceval, 1st Viscount Perceval. It became extinct with the death of the twelfth earl in 2011.