Earldom of Tankerville | |
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Arms of Bennet, Earls of Tankerville: Gules, three demi-lions rampant, argent, and in the centre point a bezant.
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Creation date | 1418 (first creation) 1695 (second creation) 1714 (third creation) |
Monarch |
Henry V (first creation) William III (second creation) George III (third creation) |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville |
Present holder | Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville |
Heir presumptive | Adrian Bennet |
Subsidiary titles | Baron Ossulton |
Extinction date | 1459 (first creation) 1701 (second creation) |
Former seat(s) | Chillingham Castle |
Armorial motto | De bon vouloir servir le roy (To serve the king with good will) |
Earl of Tankerville is a noble title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy. The title has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England, and once (in 1714) in the Peerage of Great Britain for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston. His father, John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston, was the elder brother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington.
The Earl of Tankerville holds the subsidiary title of Baron Ossulston, of Ossulston in the County of Middlesex (1682), in the Peerage of England. The present Earl lives in West London and North Yorkshire.
The heir presumptive is the present holder's cousin, Adrian George Bennet (b. 1958).