Earl of Lichfield

Earl of Lichfield is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England (1645 and 1674) and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1831). The third creation is extant and is held by a member of the Anson family.

Earldom of Lichfield
Arms of Anson: Argent, three bends engrailed and in the sinister chief point a crescent gules
Creation date15 September 1831
CreationThird
Created byKing William IV
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderThomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield
Present holderThomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield
Heir apparentThomas Anson, Viscount Anson
Subsidiary titlesViscount Anson
Baron Soberton
StatusExtant
MottoNIL DESPERANDUM
(Despair of nothing)
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