Earl De La Warr
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Earl De La Warr (pronounced "Dellaware") is a title created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1761.
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 (1864) in 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. Accordingly, some historical documents ignore the second creation and continue the numbering. In particular, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is often referred to as 12th Baron De La Warr.
In the United States, this Thomas West is known simply as Lord Delaware. He served as governor of the Jamestown Colony, and the Delaware Bay was named after him. The state of Delaware, Delaware River and Delaware Indians were so called after the bay, and thus ultimately derive their names from the barony.
The family seat is Buckhurst Park in Sussex.
Barons De La Warr, First Creation (1299)
- Roger la Warr, 1st Baron De La Warr (c. 1320)
- John la Warr, 2nd Baron De La Warr (c. 1277-1347)
- Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr (c. 1329-1370)
- John la Warr, 4th Baron De La Warr (c. 1344-1398)
- Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr (c. 1352-1427)
- Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr (c. 1394-1451)
- Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr (c. 1432-1476)
- Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr (c. 1457-1525)
- Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr (c. 1475-1554) (abeyant 1554)
Barons De La Warr, Second Creation (1572)
- William West, 1st Baron De La Warr (1520-1595)
- Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr (1556-1602)
- Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577-1618)
- Henry West, 4th Baron De La Warr (1603-1628)
- Charles West, 5th Baron De La Warr (1626-1687)
- John West, 6th Baron De La Warr (1663-1723)
- John West, 7th Baron De La Warr (1693-1766 (became Earl De La Warr in 1761)
Earls De La Warr (1761)
- John West, 1st Earl De La Warr (1693-1766)
- John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr (1729-1777)
- William Augustus West, 3rd Earl De La Warr (1757-1783)
- John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr (1758-1824)
- George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr (1791-1869)
- Charles Richard Sackville West, 6th Earl De La Warr (1815-1873)
- Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr (1817-1896)
- Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr (1869-1915)
- Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr (1900-1976)
- William Herbrand Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr (1921-1988)
- William Herbrand Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr (b. 1948)