page_title: Egerton family
section_title: Duke of Sutherland (1833)
hierarchical_section_title: Egerton family / Members of the family / Bridgewater branch / Duke of Sutherland (1833)
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of The 6th Duke of Sutherland at his home.
context_page_description: The Egerton family is a British aristocratic family. Over time, several members of the Egerton family were made knights, baronets and peers. Hereditary titles held by the Egerton family include the dukedoms of Bridgewater and Sutherland, as well as the earldoms of Bridgewater, Wilton and Egerton. Several other members of the family have also risen to prominence.
context_section_description: John Sutherland Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere (1915–2000), succeeded as 6th Duke of Sutherland in 1963, died without issue
  Francis Ronald Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland (b. 1940), first cousin once removed of the 6th Duke
  The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, James Granville Egerton, Marquess of Stafford (b. 1975). He has four daughters. The second in line is Lord Henry Alexander Egerton (b. 1977), younger son of the 7th Duke, who has three daughters.( Reference ;- Debretts Peerage 2019 Edition)
caption: John Egerton (1915–2000), 5th Earl of Ellesmere, who in 1963 became the first Duke of Sutherland from the Egerton family, by Allan Warren
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