Earl of Lytton

Earl of Lytton, in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for the diplomat and poet Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton. He was Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880 and British Ambassador to France from 1887 to 1891. He was made Viscount Knebworth, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford, at the same time he was given the earldom, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Earldom of Lytton

Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Ermine on a chief dancettée azure two ducal coronets or a canton argent charged with a rose gules barbed and seeded proper (Lytton); 2nd and 3rd, gules on a chevron argent between three eagles regardant or, as many cinquefoils sable (Bulwer)
Creation date28 April 1880
Created byQueen Victoria
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderRobert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton
Present holderJohn Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton
Heir apparentPhilip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth
Remainder to1st Earl's heirs male lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Knebworth
Baron Wentworth
Baron Lytton
Baronet 'of Knebworth'
Seat(s)Newbuildings Place
Former seat(s)Knebworth House
MottoHoc Virtutis Opus ("This is the work of virtue")
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