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Earl of Craven

The title of Earl of Craven was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 and in the Peerage of England in 1664, the latter title becoming extinct at the death of the first holder.

The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Uffington (1801) in the Peerage of the UK and Baron Craven (1626) in the Peerage of England.

The courtesy title of the earl's eldest son is Viscount Uffington.

The family seat is Enborne Lodge in Berkshire.

Earls of Craven, First Creation (1664)

  • William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1608-1697)

Barons Craven (1665)

  • William Craven, 1st Earl Craven, 1st Baron Craven (1608-1697)
  • William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven (1668-1711)
  • William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven (1700-1739)
  • Fulwar Craven, 4th Baron Craven (d. 1764)
  • William Craven, 5th Baron Craven (1705-1769)
  • William Craven, 6th Baron Craven (1738-1791)
  • William Craven, 7th Baron Craven (1770-1825) (became Earl of Craven in 1801)

Earls of Craven, Second Creation (1801)

  • William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1770-1825)
  • William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven (1809-1866)
  • George Grimston Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven (1841-1883)
  • William George Robert Craven, 4th Earl of Craven (1868-1921)
  • William George Bradley Craven, 5th Earl of Craven (1897-1932)
  • William Robert Bradley Craven, 6th Earl of Craven (1917-1965)
  • Thomas Robert Douglas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven (1957-1983)
  • Simon George Craven, 8th Earl of Craven (1961-1990)
  • Benjamin Robert Joseph Craven, 9th Earl of Craven (b. 1989)
Last updated: 10-29-2005 02:13:46