Marquess of Abergavenny
| Marquessate of Abergavenny | |
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Gules, a saltire argent charged with a rose of the field (barbed and seeded proper)
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| Creation date | 14 January 1876 |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | William Nevill, 5th Earl of Abergavenny |
| Present holder | Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess |
| Heir apparent | None |
| Remainder to | the 1st Marquess's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Abergavenny Earl of Lewes Viscount Nevill Baron Bergavenny (until 1938) |
Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced Abergenny), in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 14 January 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes (pronounced "Lewis"), in the County of Sussex, for the 5th Earl of Abergavenny, a member of the Nevill family.
The 1st Marquess's ancestor, the de facto 17th (de jure 2nd) Baron Bergavenny, was created Earl of Abergavenny, in the County of Monmouth, and Viscount Nevill, of Birling in the County of Kent, in the Peerage of Great Britain on 17 May 1784. The Barony of Bergavenny was held by his successors, the Earls and Marquesses of Abergavenny, until 1938, when it passed into abeyance between the two daughters of the 3rd Marquess.
The 6th and present Marquess is Christopher George Charles Nevill (b. 23 April 1955), the son of the late Lord Rupert Charles Montecute Nevill and Lady Ann Camilla Evelyn Wallop. He succeeded to the title in 2000 on the death of his uncle the 5th Marquess who had no surviving sons.
The family seat is Eridge Park, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the Marquesses of Abergavenny is: Gules, a saltire argent charged with a rose of the field (barbed and seeded proper). These are the ancient arms of Neville differenced by a rose, the symbol of a 7th son, in reference to Sir Edward Neville, 1st Baron Bergavenny (d.1476), 7th son of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland. The blazon can be translated as "On a red background, a white saltire with a red rose, naturally colored, upon it."
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