20-564: Earl De La Warr ( / ˈ d ɛ l ə w ɛər / DEL -ə-wair ) is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1761 for John West, 7th Baron De La Warr . The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe (1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron De La Warr (1572) in the Peerage of England , and Baron Buckhurst , of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex (1864) in
40-621: A Norman lieu-dit . This toponymic could derive from the Latin word ager , from the Breton gwern , or from the Late Latin warectum ( fallow ). The toponyms Gara, Gaire also appear in old texts cited by Lucien Musset , where the word ga(i)ra means gore . It could also be linked with a patronymic from the Old Norse verr . The barony and earldom are both pronounced "De La Ware", as in
60-516: A prep school in Oxford ; he then attended Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford . During World War II , he served with the Grenadier Guards , later writing their official history. Nicolson wrote many books. He and George Weidenfeld co-founded the publishing house Weidenfeld & Nicolson , of which he was a director from 1948 to 1992. He also worked as a broadcaster and was a member of
80-408: A celebrated 1973 book on his parents, Portrait of a Marriage . It balanced a frank account of his bisexual parents' extramarital affairs (especially Vita Sackville-West 's ' elopement ' with Violet Trefusis ) with their enduring love for each other and caused an uproar when it was published. He edited his father's diaries and, with Joanne Trautmann, the letters of Virginia Woolf . Later, he wrote
100-739: Is often named simply as "Lord Delaware". He served as governor of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia , and Delaware Bay was named after him. The state of Delaware , the Delaware River , and the Delaware Indian tribe were so-called after the bay, and thus ultimately derive their names from the barony. Many other American counties, townships, and the like derive their names directly or indirectly from this connection. Notable 20th-century descendants of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr include
120-549: Is the present holder's son William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (b. 1979), nine generations away from the first Earl. The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son William Lionel Robert Sackville (b. 2014). Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and
140-542: The Acts of Union 1800 . It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland , but was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. The ranks of the Peerage of Great Britain are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount and Baron . Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 , all peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords . Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in
160-601: The Ancient Monuments Board . Although his father had been first a National Labour and then a Labour politician, Nigel Nicolson became active in the Conservative Party and contested Leicester North West in 1950 and Falmouth and Camborne in 1951, without success. He was elected Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East and Christchurch at a by-election in February 1952, when the previous MP, Brendan Bracken ,
180-542: The Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland as they did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until the Peerage Act 1963 which gave Scottish Peers an automatic right to sit in the Lords. In the following table of peers of Great Britain, holders of higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics . The ranks of
200-406: The Peerage of the United Kingdom . The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr . The family seat is Buckhurst Park , near Withyham , Sussex . The name de La Warr is from Sussex and of Anglo - French origin. It may have come from La Guerre ,
220-467: The "Long Life" column for The Spectator , and a Time of My Life column for The Sunday Telegraph . His autobiography, Long Life , was published in 1997. In 1953, Nicolson married Philippa, the daughter of Sir Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt , and they had two daughters, Rebecca, a publisher, and Juliet , a historian, and a son, Adam , a writer. Juliet has written about her father and his ancestors in A House Full of Daughters (2016). Adam has revived
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#1732844535686240-589: The American state of Delaware . The subsidiary title Viscount Cantelupe commemorates the West family's descent from the Anglo-Norman Cantilupe family. In the fourteenth century Sir Thomas West married Eleanor, heiress of Sir John de Cantilupe. Their son, also Thomas, inherited Hempston Cantilupe and was the father of Thomas West, 1st Baron West . The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears
260-502: The MP. A ballot of members was called. A controversy relating to his publishing interests broke a few years later, the company's decision to publish the British edition of Vladimir Nabokov 's novel Lolita in 1959. Nicolson lost the members' vote and was forced to step down at the general election of October 1959 . Nicolson returned to writing, particularly on heritage and biography. He co-wrote
280-458: The authors Lady Margaret Sackville , Vita Sackville-West , Nigel Nicolson and Adam Nicolson . Another member of the West family was William Cornwallis-West (1835–1917), who was the grandson of the Hon. Frederick West , youngest son of the second Earl. Cornwallis-West was the father of George Cornwallis-West ; Daisy, Princess of Pless ; and Constance, Duchess of Westminster . The heir apparent
300-463: The peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , and Baron . Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in a non-social context, 'Your Grace'. The last non-royal dukedom of Great Britain
320-407: The precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr . The precise legal situation concerning the second creation is murky. The modern rules attempt to regularize medieval practice, but there are many cases that cannot easily be made to fit, whether because a local custom was involved, or because an exception was made, or because
340-456: The rules were still in flux. This is such a case because William West was heir male but not heir general . Because the original barony was created by writ , the descent is presumed to be to the heir (or heirs) general, and therefore it fell into abeyance between the daughters of Sir Owen West (and their heirs in turn). The second creation has been viewed in at least three ways: In United States history books, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
360-460: Was an English writer, publisher and politician. Nicolson was the second son of writers Sir Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West ; he had an elder brother Ben , an art historian . The boys grew up in Kent , first at Long Barn , near their mother's ancestral home at Knole , and then at Sissinghurst Castle , where their parents created a famous garden. Nicolson was sent to board at Summer Fields ,
380-538: Was created in 1766, and the last marquessate of Great Britain was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The last 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people who were created hereditary peers (from 1798 to 1800) were: Currently none Nigel Nicolson Nigel Nicolson OBE (19 January 1917 – 23 September 2004)
400-566: Was elevated to the House of Lords . Nicolson was re-elected in the seat in the general election of May 1955 . However, he was uncomfortable within the Conservatives and voted with Labour to abolish hanging and abstained in a vote of confidence in the government over the Suez Crisis . His constituency association called for him to resign and wrote to the Prime Minister to brief against
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