The Earl of Wessex is an Earl in the English and later British nobility. The title has been created twice: An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

First creation

The title of Earl of Wessex was conferred on Godwin by Canute the Great. The Earldom had previously been reserved by the king. The Earldom passed to Godwin's son, Harold II of England, who died in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings. The Earldom was not continued. This article concerns the English kingdom, not the Westland Wessex helicopter Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. ... Godwin (sometimes Godwine) (c. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Name Harold Godwinson Lived c. ... Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned King of England the day after Edward the Confessor dies. ... The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. ...

• Godwin, 1st Earl of Wessex (c.1001-1053)
• Harold Godwinson, 2nd Earl of Wessex (c.1022-1066) also created Earl of East Anglia and Earl of Hereford; created King of England in 1066

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Second creation (current)

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In 1999 Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, married Sophie Rhys-Jones. Younger sons of the monarch are normally given a peerage at the time of their marriage, Duke of Cambridge being the favourite. However, given the Prince's theatrical links and the Royal Family's policy of "slimming down" their size — and Edward being seventh in the order of succession to the British throne, the Earldom of Wessex was recreated, Earl being a lesser title than Duke. This was despite there being more senior titles covering the area concerned, such as Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Devonshire, and the fact that Wessex has had no legal status (i.e., as a county) for centuries. When the Earldom was created, the Palace announced that Edward, Earl of Wessex will be made Edward, Duke of Edinburgh on the death of his father Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and his mother Queen Elizabeth, when that title merges with the Crown. HRH The Earl of Wessex File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... HRH The Earl of Wessex File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the... HRH The Earl of Wessex His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Earl of Wessex (born March 10, 1964), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title... HRH The Countess of Wessex Her Royal Highness The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex (Sophie Helen Mountbatten-Windsor, née Rhys-Jones), styled HRH The Countess of Wessex (born January 20, 1965), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the... The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... Duke of Cambridge is a title frequently conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ... The line of succession to the British Throne (and, by extension, the thrones of the fifteen other commonwealth realms) is determined by male primogeniture, whereby the eldest son of the incumbent inherits the throne. ... An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... Standard of the Duke of Cornwall The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England. ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... The Duke of Edinburgh is a British dukedom. ... HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, PC, (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921) is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the...

The Earldom has the subsidiary title Viscount Severn, available for use by the eldest son of the Earl as a courtesy title. A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...

• Prince Edward Mountbatten-Windsor, 1st Earl of Wessex (b. 1964)

HRH The Earl of Wessex His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Earl of Wessex (born March 10, 1964), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Shakespeare in Love

Colin Firth playing "Earl of Wessex" in Shakespeare in Love, which provided inspiration for the title's second creation.

The 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, featured an entirely fictional villainous Earl of Wessex played by Colin Firth. Some people have suggested, perhaps somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that the royal family got the idea to create Prince Edward Earl of Wessex from the movie. This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Colin Firth Colin Firth (born September 10, 1960) is a popular British actor. ... Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 motion picture. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 motion picture. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... A stereotypical villain. ... Colin Firth Colin Firth (born September 10, 1960) is a popular British actor. ...

Wessex is engaged to marry Viola de Lesseps (played by Gwyneth Paltrow). Viola poses as a male actor Thomas Kent, and falls in love with William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes). However, she is forced to marry Wessex by Queen Elizabeth (Judi Dench), and at the end, the Earl and Countess of Wessex move to the American Colonies. Gwyneth and Bruce Paltrow at the Oscars 1999. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Joseph Alberic Fiennes (born May 27, 1970) is an English born actor. ... Elizabeth I ( 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Judi Dench as M in GoldenEye Judith Olivia Dench, better known as Judi Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ...