# Earl of St Germans

Earl of St Germans, in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that is held by the Eliot family. The title takes its name from the village of St Germans, Cornwall, and the family seat is Port Eliot. The earldom has the subsidiary title of Baron Eliot.

## History

Edward Eliot represented St Germans, Liskeard and Cornwall in the House of Commons and served as a commissioner of the Board of Trade and Plantations. He was the son of Richard Eliot (died 1748) and his wife Harriot, illegitimate daughter of James Craggs the Younger by his mistress, the noted actress Hester Santlow. In 1784 he was created Baron Eliot, of St Germans in the County of Cornwall, in the Peerage of Great Britain. In 1789 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Craggs. However, this surname has not been used by any of his descendants.
Lord Eliot's first son died in infancy; his second son, Edward James Eliot, also predeceased him, and he was succeeded by his third son, John Eliot, 2nd Baron Eliot, who in 1815 was created Earl of St Germans with remainder to his younger brother William Eliot and the heirs male of his body. The first earl had earlier represented St Germans and then Liskeard in Parliament.
William, the second Earl, was a diplomat and politician, having notably served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. His only son, the third Earl, was also a prominent politician and held ministerial office as Chief Secretary for Ireland, Postmaster General, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Steward of the Household. His third but eldest surviving son, the fourth Earl, was in the Diplomatic Service and briefly represented Devonport in the House of Commons. In 1870 he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Eliot. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl.
Henry, the fifth Earl, was in the Foreign Office for many years. This line of the family failed on the death of his second but eldest surviving son, the sixth Earl, in 1922. The late Earl was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Earl. He was the eldest son of Colonel Charles George Cornwallis Eliot, the sixth son of the third Earl. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the eighth Earl. He held several positions at court, notably as Gentleman Usher to King Edward VII and King George V.
As of 2016, the titles are held by the eleventh Earl, who succeeded his grandfather in 2016.

## Barons Eliot (1784)

* Edward Craggs Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot (1727–1804)
* John Eliot, 2nd Baron Eliot and 1st Earl of St Germans (1761–1823)

## Earls of Saint Germans (1815)

* John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans (1761–1823)
* William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans (1767–1845)
* Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798–1877)
* William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans (1829–1881)
* Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans (1835–1911)
* John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans (1890–1922)
* Granville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans (1867–1942)
* Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans (1870–1960)
* Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans (1914–1988)
* Peregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans (1941–2016)
* Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans (born 2004)
The heir presumptive is the present Earl's uncle, Louis Robert Eliot (b. 1968).

## Line of succession

* Peregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans (1941–2016)
** Jago Nicholas Aldo, Lord Eliot (1966–2006)
*** Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans (born 2004)
** (1). Hon. Louis Robert Eliot (b. 1968)
** (2). Hon. Francis Michael Eliot (b. 1971)

## Family tree

| | | | | | | | | | | Edward Craggs-Eliot Created 1784 1st Baron Eliot 1727-1804 | Edward Craggs-Eliot Created 1784 1st Baron Eliot 1727-1804 | Edward Craggs-Eliot Created 1784 1st Baron Eliot 1727-1804 | Edward Craggs-Eliot Created 1784 1st Baron Eliot 1727-1804 |
| Edward Eliot 1757-1757 | Edward Eliot 1757-1757 | Edward Eliot 1757-1757 | Edward Eliot 1757-1757 | Edward Eliot 1757-1757 | Edward Eliot 1757-1757 | Edward James Eliot 1758-1797 | Edward James Eliot 1758-1797 | Edward James Eliot 1758-1797 | Edward James Eliot 1758-1797 | Edward James Eliot 1758-1797 | Edward James Eliot 1758-1797 | John Eliot 2nd Baron Eliot Created 1815 1st Earl of Saint Germans 1761-1823 | John Eliot 2nd Baron Eliot Created 1815 1st Earl of Saint Germans 1761-1823 | John Eliot 2nd Baron Eliot Created 1815 1st Earl of Saint Germans 1761-1823 | John Eliot 2nd Baron Eliot Created 1815 1st Earl of Saint Germans 1761-1823 | John Eliot 2nd Baron Eliot Created 1815 1st Earl of Saint Germans 1761-1823 | John Eliot 2nd Baron Eliot Created 1815 1st Earl of Saint Germans 1761-1823 | William Eliot 2nd Earl of Saint Germans 1767-1845 | William Eliot 2nd Earl of Saint Germans 1767-1845 | William Eliot 2nd Earl of Saint Germans 1767-1845 | William Eliot 2nd Earl of Saint Germans 1767-1845 | William Eliot 2nd Earl of Saint Germans 1767-1845 | William Eliot 2nd Earl of Saint Germans 1767-1845 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl of Saint Germans 1798-1877 | Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl of Saint Germans 1798-1877 | Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl of Saint Germans 1798-1877 | Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl of Saint Germans 1798-1877 | Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl of Saint Germans 1798-1877 | Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl of Saint Germans 1798-1877 | | | | | | |
| Edward Eliot styled Lord Eliot 1827-1864 | Edward Eliot styled Lord Eliot 1827-1864 | Edward Eliot styled Lord Eliot 1827-1864 | Edward Eliot styled Lord Eliot 1827-1864 | Edward Eliot styled Lord Eliot 1827-1864 | Edward Eliot styled Lord Eliot 1827-1864 | Granville Eliot 1828-1854 killed at the Battle of Inkerman | Granville Eliot 1828-1854 killed at the Battle of Inkerman | Granville Eliot 1828-1854 killed at the Battle of Inkerman | Granville Eliot 1828-1854 killed at the Battle of Inkerman | Granville Eliot 1828-1854 killed at the Battle of Inkerman | Granville Eliot 1828-1854 killed at the Battle of Inkerman | William Eliot 4th Earl of Saint Germans 1829-1881 | William Eliot 4th Earl of Saint Germans 1829-1881 | William Eliot 4th Earl of Saint Germans 1829-1881 | William Eliot 4th Earl of Saint Germans 1829-1881 | William Eliot 4th Earl of Saint Germans 1829-1881 | William Eliot 4th Earl of Saint Germans 1829-1881 | Henry Eliot 5th Earl of Saint Germans 1835-1911 | Henry Eliot 5th Earl of Saint Germans 1835-1911 | Henry Eliot 5th Earl of Saint Germans 1835-1911 | Henry Eliot 5th Earl of Saint Germans 1835-1911 | Henry Eliot 5th Earl of Saint Germans 1835-1911 | Henry Eliot 5th Earl of Saint Germans 1835-1911 | Charles Eliot 1839-1901 | Charles Eliot 1839-1901 | Charles Eliot 1839-1901 | Charles Eliot 1839-1901 | Charles Eliot 1839-1901 | Charles Eliot 1839-1901 |
| | | | | | | John Eliot 6th Earl of Saint Germans 1890-1922 | John Eliot 6th Earl of Saint Germans 1890-1922 | John Eliot 6th Earl of Saint Germans 1890-1922 | John Eliot 6th Earl of Saint Germans 1890-1922 | John Eliot 6th Earl of Saint Germans 1890-1922 | John Eliot 6th Earl of Saint Germans 1890-1922 | Granville John Eliot 7th Earl of Saint Germans 1867-1942 | Granville John Eliot 7th Earl of Saint Germans 1867-1942 | Granville John Eliot 7th Earl of Saint Germans 1867-1942 | Granville John Eliot 7th Earl of Saint Germans 1867-1942 | Granville John Eliot 7th Earl of Saint Germans 1867-1942 | Granville John Eliot 7th Earl of Saint Germans 1867-1942 | Montague Charles Eliot 8th Earl of Saint Germans 1870-1960 | Montague Charles Eliot 8th Earl of Saint Germans 1870-1960 | Montague Charles Eliot 8th Earl of Saint Germans 1870-1960 | Montague Charles Eliot 8th Earl of Saint Germans 1870-1960 | Montague Charles Eliot 8th Earl of Saint Germans 1870-1960 | Montague Charles Eliot 8th Earl of Saint Germans 1870-1960 | Christian Edward Eliot 1872-1940 | Christian Edward Eliot 1872-1940 | Christian Edward Eliot 1872-1940 | Christian Edward Eliot 1872-1940 | Christian Edward Eliot 1872-1940 | Christian Edward Eliot 1872-1940 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Nicholas Richard Eliot 9th Earl of Saint Germans 1914-1988 | Nicholas Richard Eliot 9th Earl of Saint Germans 1914-1988 | Nicholas Richard Eliot 9th Earl of Saint Germans 1914-1988 | Nicholas Richard Eliot 9th Earl of Saint Germans 1914-1988 | Nicholas Richard Eliot 9th Earl of Saint Germans 1914-1988 | Nicholas Richard Eliot 9th Earl of Saint Germans 1914-1988 | Montague Robert Vere Eliot 1923-1994 | Montague Robert Vere Eliot 1923-1994 | Montague Robert Vere Eliot 1923-1994 | Montague Robert Vere Eliot 1923-1994 | Montague Robert Vere Eliot 1923-1994 | Montague Robert Vere Eliot 1923-1994 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of Saint Germans 1941-2016 | Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of Saint Germans 1941-2016 | Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of Saint Germans 1941-2016 | Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of Saint Germans 1941-2016 | Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of Saint Germans 1941-2016 | Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of Saint Germans 1941-2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot Styled Lord Eliot 1966-2006 | Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot Styled Lord Eliot 1966-2006 | Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot Styled Lord Eliot 1966-2006 | Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot Styled Lord Eliot 1966-2006 | Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot Styled Lord Eliot 1966-2006 | Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot Styled Lord Eliot 1966-2006 | Louis Robert Eliot born 1968 | Louis Robert Eliot born 1968 | Louis Robert Eliot born 1968 | Louis Robert Eliot born 1968 | Louis Robert Eliot born 1968 | Louis Robert Eliot born 1968 | Francis Michael Eliot born 1971 | Francis Michael Eliot born 1971 | Francis Michael Eliot born 1971 | Francis Michael Eliot born 1971 | Francis Michael Eliot born 1971 | Francis Michael Eliot born 1971 |
| | | | | | | Albert Charger Eliot 11th Earl of Saint Germans born 2004 also 12th Baron Eliot | Albert Charger Eliot 11th Earl of Saint Germans born 2004 also 12th Baron Eliot | Albert Charger Eliot 11th Earl of Saint Germans born 2004 also 12th Baron Eliot | Albert Charger Eliot 11th Earl of Saint Germans born 2004 also 12th Baron Eliot | Albert Charger Eliot 11th Earl of Saint Germans born 2004 also 12th Baron Eliot | Albert Charger Eliot 11th Earl of Saint Germans born 2004 also 12th Baron Eliot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |