Earl of Avon

Arms of Eden

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

Earl of Avon was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ^[1] It was created in 1961 for the former Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, together with the subsidiary title Viscount Eden, of Royal Leamington Spa in the County of Warwick, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The titles became extinct on the death of his only surviving son Nicholas, the second Earl, in 1985.

Eden was a member of the prominent Eden family. He was the third son of Sir William Eden, 7th Baronet, of West Auckland, and 5th Baronet, of Maryland. Eden's nephew was fellow Conservative politician John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton. Eden's great-great-grandfather Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland, was the elder brother of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, and Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley.

Earls of Avon (1961)

• Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897–1977)
• Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon (1930–1985)

Arms

Coat of arms of Eden, Earls of Avon

Crest A dexter arm embowed in armour couped at the shoulder proper and grasping a garb or banded vert. Escutcheon Gules on a chevron argent between three garbs or banded Vert as many escallops sable. Supporters Dexter, A leopard guardant or, resting the sinister hind paw on a garb or, banded vert; Sinister, A like leopard resting the dexter hind paw on a similar garb. Motto Si Sit Prudentia (If there be but prudence). [2]

See also

• Baron Auckland
• Baron Henley
• Eden baronets

References

1. "No. 42411". The London Gazette . 14 July 1961. p. 5175.
2. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. Kelly's Directories Ltd. 1976. pp. 92–93.

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