| Earldom of Wharncliffe |
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- Quarterly 1st & 4th, Argent, on a Bend between six Martlets Gules, three Bezants, a Canton Or, charged with a Fess chequy Azure and Argent, within a Double Tressure flory counter-flory Gules (Wortley); 2nd, Or, a Fess chequy Azure and Argent within a Double Tressure flory counter-flory Gules (Stuart); 3rd, Argent, three Lozenges conjoined in fess Gules, within a Bordure Sable (Montagu) Crests: 1st: a Demi-Lion rampant Gules, and above in an Escrol the motto NOBILIS IRA (Noble in anger) (Stuart); 2nd: an Eagle’s Leg erased Or, issuant therefrom three Ostrich Feathers proper, charged on the thigh with a Fess chequy Azure and Argent (Wortley); 3rd: a Griffin’s Head couped Or, wings endorsed and beaked Sable (Montagu); Supporters: Dexter: a Horse Argent, bridled Gules, gorged with a Collar flory counter-flory Gules. Sinister: a Stag proper, attired Or, gorged with a Collar flory counter-flory Gules.
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| Creation date | 15 January 1876 |
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| Created by | Queen Victoria |
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| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
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| First holder | Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe |
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| Present holder | Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe |
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| Heir apparent | Reed Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, Viscount Carleton |
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| Remainder to | Special remainder (see main text) |
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| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Carleton
Baron Wharncliffe |
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| Motto | AVITO VIRET HONORE
(He flourishes with the honour of his ancestors) |
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Earl of Wharncliffe, in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
