Earl of St. Germans

The title of Earl of St. Germans was created in 1815 for the English politician John Eliot, 2nd Baron Eliot (1761-1823). He previously represented Liskeard in the House of Commons of Great Britain (1784-1800, 1801-1804). John and his brother William were the second and third sons of Edward Eliot (1727-1804), who represented Saint Germans (1748-1768, 1774-1775), Liskeard (1768-1774) and Cornwall (1775-1784) in the House of Commons. and also served as Commissioner of the Trade and Plantation Council . Edward Eliot was the son of Richard Eliot (1694–1748) and Harriet Kraggs, illegitimate daughter of James Kraggs the Younger (1686–1721) from actress Esther St. Flowlow (1690–1773). In 1784, the title of Baron Eliot from St. Germans in Cornwall County ( Great Britain ) was created for Edward Eliot. In 1789, he received royal permission for the additional surname “Kraggs”.

His second and eldest of the surviving sons, Edward James Eliot (1758-1797), died during his father's lifetime. In 1804, the aforementioned title was inherited by John Eliot, 2nd Baron Eliot (1761-1823), the third son of the 1st Baron Eliot, who in 1814 received the title of Count of St. Germans . His successor was the younger brother, William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St. Germans (1767-1845). He was a diplomat and politician, in particular, was the parliamentary deputy secretary of state for foreign affairs (1804-1805). His only son, Edward Grenville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St. Germans (1798–1877), was also an outstanding politician; he served as Secretary General for Ireland (1841–1845), General Postmaster (1845–1846), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1853-1855) and Lord Steward Household (1857-1858, 1859-1866). His third son, William Eliot, 4th Earl of St. Germans (1829–1881), a British diplomat, was a member of the House of Commons from Devonport (1866–1868). In 1870, he began to sit in the House of Lords, having received the paternal title of Baron Eliot.

The 4th Earl of Saint Germans was not married, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Henry Cornwallis Eliot, the 5th Earl of Saint Germans (1835-1911). He worked at the Foreign Office for many years. His eldest son and successor, John Eliot, 6th Earl of St. Germans (1890–1922), participated in the First World War as captain of the 2nd Scottish Royal Dragoon Regiment and was awarded a military cross. He died without leaving his sons. His cousin, Grenville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St. Germans (1867-1942) became his successor. He was the eldest son of Colonel Charles George Cornwallis Eliot (1839-1901), the sixth son of the 3rd Earl of St. Germans. He was not married, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Montague Eliot, 8th Earl of St. Germans (1870-1960). He held a number of posts at the royal court, in particular, was the ceremonial master of kings Edward VII (1901-1906) and George V (1910-1936).

As of 2010 , the holder of the count title was his grandson, Peregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St. Germans (born 1941 ), who inherited his father in 1988 .

The title of count's name comes from the village of St. Germans in East Cornwall.

Ancestral residence - Port Eliot in the vicinity of Saltash in Cornwall .

• 1784-1804: Edward Kraggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot (July 8, 1727 - February 17, 1804), son of Richard Eliot (c. 1694-1748) and Harriot Kraggs (c. 1704-1769)
  • The Honorable Edward James Eliot (August 24, 1758 - September 20, 1797), the second son of the previous
• 1804-1823: John Eliot, 2nd Baron Eliot (September 30, 1761 - November 17, 1823), third son of 1st Baron Eliot, Earl of St. Germans since 1815 .

• 1815-1823: John Eliot, 1st Earl of St. Germans (September 30, 1761 - November 17, 1823), third son of Edward Kraggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot
• 1823-1845: William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St. Germans (April 1, 1767 - January 19, 1845), younger brother of the previous
• 1845-1877: Edward Grenville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St. Germans (August 29, 1798 - October 17, 1877), the only son of the previous
• 1877-1881: William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St. Germans (December 14, 1829 - March 19, 1881), the third son of the previous
• 1881-1911: Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St. Germans (February 11, 1835 - September 24, 1911), younger brother of the previous
  • Edward Henry John Cornwallis Elliot, Lord Eliot (August 30, 1885 - August 24, 1909), the eldest son of the previous
• 1911-1922: John Grenville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St. Germans (June 11, 1890 - March 31, 1922), younger brother of the previous
• 1922-1942: Grenville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St. Germans (September 22, 1867 - November 20, 1942), the eldest son of Colonel Charles George Cornwallis Eliot (1839-1901), grandson of the 3rd Earl of St. Germans
• 1942-1960: Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St. Germans (May 13, 1870 - September 19, 1960), younger brother of the previous
• 1960-1988: Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St. Germans (January 26, 1914 - March 11, 1988), the eldest son of the previous
• 1988 - present: Peregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St. Germans (born January 2, 1941), the only son of the previous
  • Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot, Lord Eliot (March 24, 1966 - April 15, 2006), the eldest son of the previous
    • Heir: Albert Clarence Eliot, Lord Eliot (born November 4, 2004), the only son of the previous
  • Second heir: the Honorable Louis Robert Eliot (born April 11, 1968), the second son of the 10th Earl of St. Germans, the uncle of the previous one.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• thepeerage.com