| He had succeeded to the earldom in 1678 and embarked on an ambitious programme for refurbishing his Elizabethan ancestral home. |
| In 1726, when he succeeded to the earldom of Chesterfield on the death of his father, he became a Member of the House of Lords. |
| We concede that were he able to pull off this feat, an earldom, as opposed to a mere honorary knighthood, would be a more appropriate reward. |
| When Earl Siward of Northumbria died two years later, his earldom went to Harold's brother Tostig. |
| If a union met with his disapproval anywhere in his earldom, the proposal could be voided. |
| She did not realise that for Russell, the legitimacy of possible heirs to the earldom of Russell was of paramount importance. |
