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Encyclopedia > Earl Amherst

Sir Jeffrey Amherst was created Baron Amherst in 1776, with a normal remainder, and then Baron Amherst in 1788 with a special remainder to a nephew. The 2nd Baron was created Earl Amherst and Viscount Holmesdale in 1826. The titles became extinct in 1993.


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