For the title in the peerage of England, see Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.
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Earldom of Kingston
Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Gules, on a Bend engrailed Or, between two Leopard’s Faces Or, Jessant-de-lis Azure, three Crosses-Crosslet fitchée Sable (for Tenison); 2nd & 3rd, Gules, two Lions combatant supporting a dexter Hand couped at the wrist and erect Argent (for King). Crests: 1st, In front of a Crosier and a Cross-Crosslet fitchée in saltire Sable, a Leopard’s Face Or, Jessant-de-lis Azure (for Tenison); 2nd, Out of a Ducal Coronet of five leaves Or, a dexter Hand erect, the third and fourth fingers turned down proper (for King). Supporters: Dexter: On either side a Lion per fess Argent and Gules, ducally crowned Gules.
Creation date
25 August 1768
Created by
King George III
Peerage
Peerage of Ireland
First holder
Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston
Present holder
Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston
Heir apparent
Charles King-Tenison, Viscount Kingsborough
Remainder to
The 1st Earls’ heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
SPES TUTISSIMA CŒLIS (Our safest hope is in Heaven)
The Arms of Tenison (Gules, on a bend engrailed or between two leopard's faces of the last jessant-de-lys azure three crosses crosslet fitchée sable), as assumed by royal licence 10 March 1883 by Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston, when he also adopted the additional surname of Tenison, following his marriage[1]Mitchelstown Castle, County Cork, the former seat of the King family.
Earl of Kingston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1768 for Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston.[2] The Earl holds the subsidiary titles Baron Kingston, of Rockingham in the County of Roscommon (created in 1764),[3]Viscount Kingston, of Kingsborough in the County of Sligo (created in 1766),[4]Baron Erris, of Boyle in the County of Roscommon (created in 1801),[5] and Viscount Lorton, of Boyle in the County of Roscommon (created in 1806), also in the Peerage of Ireland. He is also a baronet in the Baronetage of Ireland. Between 1821 and 1869 the earls also held the title Baron Kingston, of Mitchelstown in the County of Cork (created in 1821), in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
^Burke's General Armory, 1884
^"No. 10855". The London Gazette. 2 August 1768. p. 1.
^"No. 10426". The London Gazette. 15 June 1764. p. 3.
^"No. 10671". The London Gazette. 28 October 1766. p. 2.
^"No. 15326". The London Gazette. 10 January 1801. p. 40.
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