Earldom of Warwick held with Earldom of Brooke | |
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Creation date | 1074 (first creation) 1547 (second creation) 1618 (third creation) 1759 (fourth creation) |
Created by | William II (first creation) Edward VI (second creation) James VI and I (third creation) George II of Great Britain (fourth creation) |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | Henry de Beaumont |
Present holder | Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick |
Heir apparent | Charles Greville, Lord Brooke |
Subsidiary titles | Earl Brooke Baron Brooke |
Extinction date | 1499 (first creation) 1590 (second creation) 1759 (third creation) |
Former seat(s) | Warwick Castle |
Motto | Vix ea nostra voco (Latin for "I scarcely call these things our own")[2] |
Earl of Warwick is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which has been created four times in English history. The name refers to Warwick Castle and the town of Warwick.