Earl of Lonsdale

Earldom of Lonsdale
2nd Creation
Arms of the Earl of Lonsdale
Arms: Or, six Annulets Sable, three, two and one. Crest: A Dragon passant Argent.. Supporters: On either side a Horse Argent, gored with a Wreath of Laurel Vert.
Creation date7 April 1807
CreationSecond
Created byKing George III
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderWilliam Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale
Present holderWilliam James Lowther, 9th Earl of Lonsdale
Subsidiary titlesViscount Lowther
Baron Lowther
Baronet 'of Swillington'[1]
StatusExtant
MottoMAGISTRATUS INDICAT VIRUM
(The office displays the man)
John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale.

Earl of Lonsdale is a title that has been created twice in British history, firstly in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 (becoming extinct in 1802), and then in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1807, both times for members of the Lowther family.

This family descends from Sir Richard Lowther (1532–1607), of Lowther Hall, Westmorland, who served as Lord Warden of the West Marches.

  1. ^ "Official Roll of the Baronetage". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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