Earl of Kingston
Earl of Kingston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1768 for Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston. The Earl holds the subsidiary titles Baron Kingston, of Rockingham in the County of Roscommon (created in 1764), Viscount Kingston, of Kingsborough in the County of Sligo (created in 1766), Baron Erris, of Boyle in the County of Roscommon (created in 1801), and Viscount Lorton, of Boyle in the County of Roscommon (created in 1806), also in the Peerage of Ireland. He is also a baronet in the Baronetage of Ireland. Between 1821 and 1869 the earls also held the title Baron Kingston, of Mitchelstown in the County of Cork (created in 1821), in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
| Earldom of Kingston | |
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Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Gules, on a Bend engrailed Or, between two Leopard’s Faces Or, Jessant-de-lis Azure, three Crosses-Crosslet fitchée Sable (for Tenison); 2nd & 3rd, Gules, two Lions combatant supporting a dexter Hand couped at the wrist and erect Argent (for King). Crests: 1st, In front of a Crosier and a Cross-Crosslet fitchée in saltire Sable, a Leopard’s Face Or, Jessant-de-lis Azure (for Tenison); 2nd, Out of a Ducal Coronet of five leaves Or, a dexter Hand erect, the third and fourth fingers turned down proper (for King). Supporters: Dexter: On either side a Lion per fess Argent and Gules, ducally crowned Gules. | |
| Creation date | 25 August 1768 |
| Created by | King George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
| First holder | Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston |
| Present holder | Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston |
| Heir apparent | Charles King-Tenison, Viscount Kingsborough |
| Remainder to | The 1st Earls’ heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Kingston Viscount Lorton Baron Kingston Baron Erris Baronet ‘of Boyle Abbey’ |
| Status | Extant |
| Motto | SPES TUTISSIMA CŒLIS (Our safest hope is in Heaven) |
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