Earldom of Coventry
| Earldom of Coventry | |
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Sable, a fesse ermine, between three crescents or
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| Creation date | 1623 (first creation) 1697 (second creation) |
| Creation | Second |
| Monarch |
James VI and I (first creation) |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Coventry (first creation) |
| Present holder | George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry |
| Heir presumptive | David Coventry |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Deerhurst Baron Coventry |
| Extinction date | 1687 (first creation) |
| Former seat(s) | Croome Court |
| Armorial motto | Candide at constanter ("Candidly and constantly") |
James VI and I (first creation)
William III
Earl of Coventry is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation for the Villiers family was created in 1623 and took its name from the city of Coventry. It became extinct in 1687. A decade later, the second creation was for the Coventry family and is still extant.
The earldom of Coventry was created for the first time in 1623, in the Peerage of England, in favour of George Villiers, 1st Marquess of Buckingham. He was made Duke of Buckingham at the same time. The title became extinct in 1687 upon the death of the George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
The earldom of Coventry was created a second time in 1697, again in the Peerage of England, in favour of Thomas Coventry, 5th Baron Coventry.
The Coventry family descends from John Coventry who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1426. His descendant Sir Thomas Coventry was a noted early 17th century lawyer and politician. He served as Solicitor General, as Attorney General and as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. In 1628 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Coventry, of Aylesborough in the County of Worcester. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, the second Baron. He represented Droitwich and Worcester in the House of Commons.
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