Earl of Cottenham

Earl of Cottenham

The title of Earl of Cottenham was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1850 for Lord Cottenham, the outgoing Lord Chancellor.

The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Crowhurst (1850) and Baron Cottenham (1836), both in the Peerage of the UK, and holds two baronetcies, one in the baronetage of Great Britain (1784) and one in that of the UK (1801).

Earls of Cottenham (1850)

Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham (1781-1851)

Charles Edward Pepys, 2nd Earl of Cottenham (1824-1863)

William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham (1825-1881)

Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham (1874-1919)

Kenelm Charles Francis Pepys, 5th Earl of Cottenham (1901-1922)

Mark Everard Pepys, 6th Earl of Cottenham (1903-1943)

John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham (1907-1968)

Kenelm Charles Everard Digby Pepys, 8th Earl of Cottenham (b. 1948)