For the 1833 steam locomotive Lord Wharncliffe, see Earl of Airlie (locomotive).
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Earldom of Wharncliffe
Blazon
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.
Creation date
15 January 1876
Created by
Queen Victoria
Peerage
Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder
Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe
Present holder
Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe
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