Earl of Avon
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British peer
British politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
earldom
hereditary title
subsidiary title
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Avon is the hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1961 for former Prime Minister Anthony Eden in recognition of his political career.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon | 0 |
| Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon | 0 |
| Viscount Eden | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
ⓘ
British politician ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ earldom ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ subsidiary title ⓘ title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedFamilyName | Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Anthony Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationContext | post–Second World War British politics ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 1961 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1977
ⓘ
1985 ⓘ |
| dateOfExtinction | 1985 ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | no male heir ⓘ |
| grantedPeerageSeat | yes ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Anthony Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArms | Arms of Eden family ⓘ |
| hasFirstHolder | Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeirMaleRequirement | yes ⓘ |
| hasLastHolder | Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Si Sit Prudentia (If there be but prudence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryTitle | Viscount Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleRank | earl ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| honouredBy | creation as Earl of Avon ⓘ |
| honours | created in recognition of Anthony Eden's political career ⓘ |
| monarchDuringCreationOfTitle | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRankOrder | third rank in British peerage system ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minister of State for Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedence | below Marquess and above Viscount ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable the Earl of Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreationType | life elevation to hereditary peerage ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Anthony Eden
subject surface form:
Anthony Eden