Earl of Godolphin

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The Earl of Godolphin is a historic British peerage title associated with the influential Godolphin family, notably linked to high political office in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf peerage title
title in the Peerage of England
associatedEstate Godolphin estate, Cornwall
associatedMonarch Queen Anne of Great Britain
William III of England
associatedOffice Lord High Treasurer of England
associatedWith Godolphin Arabian
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
coatOfArms Arms of Godolphin family
connectedTo Churchill family
Marlborough family
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
createdBy Queen Anne
creationDate 1706
extinctionDate 1766
firstHolder Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture
governingBody House of Lords
hasTitleHolder Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
William Godolphin, 3rd Earl of Godolphin
hereditary true
jurisdiction Parliament of England
Parliament of Great Britain
languageOfTitle English
lastHolder William Godolphin, 3rd Earl of Godolphin
maritalAlliance Duke of Marlborough
namedAfter Godolphin family
nobleFamily Godolphin family
notableFor association with the office of Lord High Treasurer
influence in late 17th-century and early 18th-century British politics
notableMember Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
peerageRank earl
politicalAlignment Court party
Tory
precedence below marquess and above viscount
region England
seat Broomfield, Essex
Godolphin House
status extinct
style The Right Honourable
subsidiaryTitle Baron Godolphin
Viscount Rialton
timePeriod early 18th century
late 17th century
titleType hereditary peerage


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