18-643: Earl Ferrers is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1711 for Robert Shirley, 14th Baron Ferrers of Chartley . The Shirley family descends from George Shirley (died 1622) of Astwell Castle , Northamptonshire. In 1611 he was created a Baronet , of Staunton Harold in the County of Leicester, in the Baronetage of England . He was succeeded by his son Henry, the second Baronet, who married Lady Dorothy Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex . On
36-605: A chartered accountant . He was a group auditor and senior treasury analyst for BICC plc between 1986 and 1988 and financial controller for Viking Property Group between 1987 and 1992. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales . In 2003, he lived at The Old Vicarage, Shirley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. On 13 November 2012, he succeeded as the Earl Ferrers (G.B., 1711) and Viscount Tamworth (G.B., 1711) and
54-458: Is Robert William Saswalo Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers. It is a private house and not open to the public. The house was built in 1710 by Revd John James Bedingfeld and replaced an earlier one. In 1885, the house and estate were bought from the Bedingfield family by William Carr. The hall was enlarged in 1910 by his son, also William Carr, but reduced in size in the 1980s. The writer Diana Athill
72-548: Is also the 20th Shirley baronet (E., 1611). On 21 June 1980, Shirley married Susannah Mary Sheepshanks, daughter of Charles Edward William Sheepshanks, and they have three children: 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 the Acts of Union 1800 . It replaced
90-476: Is an English country house, near the village of Ditchingham in south Norfolk , England, which is set in about 2,000 acres (810 ha) of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown . The Hall is about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Ditchingham off the B1332 road between Bungay , Suffolk and Norwich . It is the country house of Earl Ferrers since it was inherited by the 13th Countess Ferrers. The current owner
108-554: 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
126-542: 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
144-461: The case with noble lords before him. He is the last British peer to die a felon's death. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the fifth Earl. He was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy . He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Earl. His eldest son, the seventh Earl, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the eighth Earl. When the latter died
162-515: The death of her brother Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex , she became the youngest co-heir to the baronies of Ferrers of Chartley and the barony of Bourchier, which had fallen into abeyance on the death of the third Earl. Shirley was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baronet. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London by Oliver Cromwell and died there in 1656. On his death
180-429: The fourteenth Earl, who succeeded in 2012. The earldom of Ferrers is the senior earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain. The family seat is Ditchingham Hall , near Ditchingham , Norfolk. Robert William Saswalo Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers (born 29 December 1952), is the son of the 13th Earl and his wife Annabel Mary Carr. Styled formally as Viscount Tamworth from 1954, he was educated at Ampleforth College and became
198-463: 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
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#1732877208014216-465: The third Earl. He was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1731 to 1742. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Lawrence Shirley, third surviving son of the first Earl. Lord Ferrers killed Mr Johnson, his land-steward, was tried, condemned for murder and hanged at Tyburn on 5 May 1760. Ferrers petitioned to be beheaded at the Tower of London as had been
234-419: The title passed to his eldest son, the fifth Baronet. He died at an early age and was succeeded at birth by his posthumous son, the sixth Baronet. He died as an infant and was succeeded by his uncle, the seventh Baronet. In 1677 King Charles II terminated the abeyance of the barony of Ferrers of Chartley in his favour and he became the thirteenth Baron Ferrers of Chartley . His claim to the barony of Bourchier
252-439: The titles passed to his grandson, the ninth Earl. He was the son of Robert William Shirley, Viscount Tamworth, eldest son of the eighth Earl. He was succeeded by his son, the tenth Earl. On his death in 1912 the line of the sixth Earl failed. The late Earl was succeeded by his third cousin, the eleventh Earl. He was the great-great-grandson of Reverend the Hon. Walter Shirley , brother of the fourth, fifth and sixth Earls. As of 2010
270-428: The titles were held by his grandson, the thirteenth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1954 until death in 2012. Lord Ferrers was a prominent Conservative politician and held office in every Conservative administration from 1962 to 1997. He was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 . As of 2014 the titles are held by his elder son,
288-495: 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 Ditchingham Hall Ditchingham Hall
306-500: Was overlooked, however. He later served as Master of the Horse and as Lord Steward to the queen consort, Catherine of Braganza , and was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire . In 1711 he was created Viscount Tamworth , of Tamworth in the County of Stafford, and Earl Ferrers , in the Peerage of Great Britain. He was succeeded in the barony of Ferrers of Chartley by his granddaughter Elizabeth, wife of James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton . She
324-467: Was the daughter of the first Earl's eldest son the Hon. Robert Shirley (1673–1698), who predeceased his father (see the Baron Ferrers of Chartley for further history of this title). Lord Ferrers was succeeded in the baronetcy, viscountcy and earldom by his second son, the second Earl. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1725 to 1729. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother,
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