Earl of Avon

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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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Earl of Avon nobleTitle Earl of Avon
subject surface form: Anthony Eden
Robert Anthony nobleTitle Earl of Avon
subject surface form: Anthony Eden