Earl of IveaghArthur Guinness and Dublin's Iveagh legacy. Retrieved 2012-01-11.Pronunciation of Surnames, from the book Enquire Within Upon Everything. 119th Edition, March 1939. Retrieved 2012-01-11. is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1919 for the businessman and philanthropist Edward Guinness, 1st Viscount Iveagh. He was the third son of Sir Benjamin Guinness, 1st Baronet, of Ashford, and the great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, the founder of the Guinness brewery.
Guinness had already been created a baronet, of Castle Knock in the County of Dublin, in May 1885. He was subsequently made Baron Iveagh, of Iveagh in the County of Down, in January 1891, then Viscount Iveagh, of Iveagh in the County of Down, in December 1905, and was made Viscount Elveden, of Elveden in the County of Suffolk, at the same time that he was given the earldom in October 1919. All titles are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
As of 2015, the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fourth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1992.
The Conservative politician Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, was the third son of the first Earl, from whom stem the Baron Moyne branch.
The family seat is Elveden Hall, near Elveden, Suffolk, formerly residence of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, purchased by the first earl in 1894.
Earls of Iveagh (1919) Created by George V # Name Period Spouse Notes Other titles 1 Edward Guinness(1847–1927) 1919–1927 Adelaide GuinnessEarl of Iveagh (1919)Viscount Iveagh (1905)Baron Iveagh (1891)Baronet of Castle Knock (1895) 2 Rupert Guinness(1874–1967) 1927–1967 Lady Gwendolen Onslow SonEarl of Iveagh and Viscount Elveden (1919) 3 Benjamin Guinness(1937–1992) 1967–1992 Miranda Smiley Grandson 4 Edward Guinness(1969–) 1992– Clare Hazell Son
The heir apparent is the current Earl's son, Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden.
Title succession chart
Line of succession
Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh (1847–1927) Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh (1874–1967) Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh (1937–1992) Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh (born 1969) (1). Arthur Benjamin Jeffrey Guinness, Viscount Elveden (born 2003) (2). Hon. Rupert Bertram Ralph Guinness (born 2005) (3). Hon. Rory Michael Benjamin Guinness (born 1974) (4). Aidan Tidu Benjamin Guinness (born 2013) Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880–1944) Barons Moyne
Arms
See also Guinness baronets, of Ashford Baron Moyne Guinness family McCartan Chiefs of Kinelarty
Notes
References
External links Cracroft's Peerage online