Marquess of Abergavenny in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 14 January 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes, in the County of Sussex, for the 5th Earl of Abergavenny, a member of the Nevill family.
The title Baron Bergavenny was created several times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain, all but the first being baronies created by error. Abergavenny is a market town in South East Wales with a castle established by the Norman lord Hamelin de Balun c. 1087.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex since the creation of the post and the county on 1 April 1974.
Charles Maurice Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne,, styled Earl of Shelburne between 1944 and 1999, is a British peer, landowner and army officer.
Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort KG, PC, DL, styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1835 and Marquess of Worcester from 1835 to 1853, was a British peer, soldier, and Conservative Party politician. He served as Master of the Horse between 1858 and 1859 and again between 1866 and 1868.
William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, styled Viscount Neville between 1845 and 1868 and known as The Earl of Abergavenny between 1868 and 1876, was a British peer.
Mary Patricia Nevill, Marchioness of Abergavenny was a friend and Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth II.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ririd Myddelton, MVO KStJ DL JP, was a country gentleman and one-time member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Lord Rupert Charles Montecute Nevill was Chairman of the British Olympic Association from 1966 to 1977 and then its President until his death. As a courtier, he was treasurer and later private secretary to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, between 1970 and 1982.
Thomas Allnutt Brassey, 2nd Earl Brassey TD, DL, JP, MInstNA, AMICE, styled Viscount Hythe between 1911 and 1918, was a British peer, who was for many years editor or joint editor of Brassey's Naval Annual.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth, styled Viscount Lewisham between 1891 and 1936, was a British peer and Conservative politician, who was Acting Lord Great Chamberlain 1928–36.
Major Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, JP, DL was a British peer.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny DL, styled Lord Henry Nevill between 1876 and 1927, was a British peer.
Reginald William Bransby Nevill, 2nd Marquess of Abergavenny JP, styled Viscount Nevill between 1868 and 1876 and Earl of Lewes between 1876 and 1915, was a British peer.
William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny, styled Hon. William Nevill until 1845, was a British peer and clergyman. The fourth son of Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, he was ordained in 1816 and occupied two of the family livings until 1844. He succeeded his brother as Earl of Abergavenny the following year.
Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, KT was a British peer, styled Hon. Henry Nevill until 1784 and Viscount Nevill from 1784 to 1785.
George Nevill, 1st Earl of Abergavenny, known as Lord Bergavenny from 1744 to 1784, was an English peer. He married into a branch of the Pelham family seated at Stanmer and briefly held office as Lord Lieutenant of Sussex. Created an earl in 1784, he died the following year.
John Charles Pratt, 4th Marquess Camden, briefly styled Earl of Brecknock in 1872, was a British peer.
Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny, is a British peer and current head of the House of Neville. He is the only surviving son of the late Lord Rupert Nevill and his wife Lady Camilla Anne Evelyn Wallop.
John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham was an English peer, baronet, business man, and breeder of Thoroughbred horses. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1943 until his death in 1968.
