Earl of Wilton
Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Herefordshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Grey de Wilton, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Both titles were created with remainder to the second and all younger sons successively of his daughter Eleanor, wife of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster.
| Earldom of Wilton | |
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Arms: Quarterly: 1st, Azure, a Garb Or (Grosvenor); 2nd, Argent, a Lion rampant Gules, between three Pheons ponts downwards Sable (Egerton); 3rd, Barry of six Argent and Azure, a Label of five points Gules (Grey de Wilton); 4th, Argent, a Mullet Sable, pierced Argent (Assheton). Crest: A Talbot statant Or. Supporters: On either side a Talbot reguardant Or, collared and charged on the shoulder with a Mullet Azure. | |
| Creation date | 26 June 1801 |
| Created by | King George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton |
| Present holder | Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton |
| Heir apparent | Julian Grosvenor, Viscount Grey de Wilton |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Grey de Wilton Baron Ebury |
| Status | Extant |
| Motto | VIRTUS NON STEMMA (Virtue, not ancestry) |
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