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class="infobox-label">Creation date</th><td class="infobox-data">24 November 1815</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_IV" title="George IV">The Prince Regent</a> (acting on behalf of his father <a href="/wiki/George_III" title="George III">King George III</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Peerage</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerage of the United Kingdom">Peerage of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_1st_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam">James Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Present holder</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Grimston,_7th_Earl_of_Verulam" title="John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam">John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Heir apparent</th><td class="infobox-data">James Grimston, Viscount Grimston</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Subsidiary titles</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Viscount Grimston <small>(1719)</small> <br /> Viscount Grimston <small>(1815)</small> <br /> Lord Forrester of Corstorphine <br /> Baron Dunboyne <br /> <a href="/wiki/Baron_Verulam" title="Baron Verulam">Baron Verulam</a> <br /> Baronet ‘of Little Waltham’</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Extant</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seat(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gorhambury_House" title="Gorhambury House">Gorhambury House</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>MEDIOCTRIA FIRMA</b> <br /> <i>(Moderate things are stable)</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034.jpg/300px-Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034.jpg/450px-Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034.jpg/600px-Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3031" data-file-height="2006" /></a><figcaption>The ruins of <a href="/wiki/Old_Gorhambury_House" title="Old Gorhambury House">Old Gorhambury House</a>, the ramshackle medieval <a href="/wiki/Family_seat" title="Family seat">family seat</a> in England from the 1670s until the family built the new Gorhambury House</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gorhambury_House.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gorhambury_House.jpg/300px-Gorhambury_House.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gorhambury_House.jpg/450px-Gorhambury_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gorhambury_House.jpg/600px-Gorhambury_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="3136" /></a><figcaption>The "new" <a href="/wiki/Gorhambury_House" title="Gorhambury House">Gorhambury House</a> was built by Viscount Grimston in 1777–84</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Earl of Verulam</b> is a title in the <a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerage of the United Kingdom">Peerage of the United Kingdom</a>. It was created in 1815 for <a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_1st_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam">James Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston</a>. He was made <b>Viscount Grimston</b> (in the peerage of the United Kingdom) at the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Verulam had previously represented <a href="/wiki/St_Albans_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)">St Albans</a> (Roman <a href="/wiki/Verulamium" title="Verulamium">Verulamium</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/British_House_of_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="British House of Commons">House of Commons</a>. In 1808 he had also succeeded his maternal cousin as tenth <b><a href="/wiki/Lord_Forrester" title="Lord Forrester">Lord Forrester</a></b> (in the <a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Scotland" title="Peerage of Scotland">Peerage of Scotland</a>). He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. </p><p>Grimston was a <a href="/wiki/Tory" title="Tory">Tory</a> politician and held minor office in the first two governments of the <a href="/wiki/Edward_Smith-Stanley,_14th_Earl_of_Derby" title="Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby">Earl of Derby</a>. His son, the third Earl, represented St Albans in Parliament as a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>. His grandson, the sixth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother) was nominated to the traditionally <a href="/wiki/Safe_seat" title="Safe seat">safe seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/St_Albans_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)">St Albans</a> for the party. As of 2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Verulam&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the titles are held by his son, the seventh Earl, who succeeded in 1973. </p><p>The titles of <b>Viscount Grimston</b> and <b>Baron Dunboyne</b> had been created in 1719 in the <a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Ireland" title="Peerage of Ireland">Peerage of Ireland</a> for William Grimston, Member of Parliament for St Albans.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Born William Luckyn, he was the great-nephew of Sir Samuel Grimston, 3rd Baronet, of Bradfield (a title which became extinct upon his death in 1700), whose surname he assumed on succeeding to his estates. In 1737 he also succeeded his elder brother as fifth Baronet of Little Waltham (see below). He was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. He also represented St Albans in the House of Commons. His son, the third Viscount, was Member of Parliament for St Albans and <a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Hertfordshire</a>. In 1790 he was created <b>Baron Verulam</b>, of <a href="/wiki/Gorhambury" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorhambury">Gorhambury</a> in the <a href="/wiki/County_of_Hertford" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Hertford">County of Hertford</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Great_Britain" title="Peerage of Great Britain">Peerage of Great Britain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned fourth Viscount, who was created Earl of Verulam in 1815. </p><p>The <b>Luckyn Baronetcy</b>, of Little Waltham in the <a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">County of Essex</a>, was created in the <a href="/wiki/Baronetage_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Baronetage of England">Baronetage of England</a> in 1629 for William Luckyn. The second Baronet represented <a href="/wiki/Harwich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)">Harwich</a> in Parliament. The fourth Baronet was succeeded by his younger brother, the aforementioned William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston. </p><p>Lord Verulam thus holds titles in England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. </p><p>Another member of the Grimston family was <a href="/wiki/Robert_Grimston,_1st_Baron_Grimston_of_Westbury" title="Robert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury">Robert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury</a>. He was the son of Reverend Canon the Hon. Robert Grimston, third son of the second Earl of Verulam. </p><p>The family seat is <a href="/wiki/Gorhambury_House" title="Gorhambury House">Gorhambury House</a>, near <a href="/wiki/St_Michael,_Hertfordshire" title="St Michael, Hertfordshire">St Michael</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Luckyn,_later_Grimston_baronets,_of_Little_Waltham_(1629)"><span id="Luckyn.2C_later_Grimston_baronets.2C_of_Little_Waltham_.281629.29"></span>Luckyn, later Grimston baronets, of Little Waltham (1629)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Verulam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Luckyn, later Grimston baronets, of Little Waltham (1629)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Sir William Luckyn, 1st Baronet (1594–1660)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Capell_Luckyn,_2nd_Baronet" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Capell Luckyn, 2nd Baronet">Sir Capell Luckyn, 2nd Baronet</a> (1622–1680)</li> <li>Sir William Luckyn, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1708)</li> <li>Sir Harbottle Luckyn, 4th Baronet (1683–1737)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Grimston,_1st_Viscount_Grimston" title="William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston">Sir William Grimston, 5th Baronet</a> (c. 1684–1756) (had already been created <b>Viscount Grimston</b> in 1719, see below)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Viscounts_Grimston_(1719)"><span id="Viscounts_Grimston_.281719.29"></span>Viscounts Grimston (1719)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Verulam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Viscounts Grimston (1719)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Grimston,_1st_Viscount_Grimston" title="William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston">William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston</a> (c. 1684–1756)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_2nd_Viscount_Grimston" title="James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston">James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston</a> (1711–1773)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_3rd_Viscount_Grimston" title="James Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston">James Bucknall Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston</a> (1747–1808)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_1st_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam">James Walter Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston</a> (1775–1845) (created <b>Earl of Verulam</b> in 1815, see below)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earls_of_Verulam_(1815)"><span id="Earls_of_Verulam_.281815.29"></span>Earls of Verulam (1815)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Verulam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Earls of Verulam (1815)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_1st_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam">James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam</a> (1775–1845)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_2nd_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam">James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam</a> (1809–1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_3rd_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam">James Walter Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam</a> (1852–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_4th_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam">James Walter Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam</a> (1880–1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_5th_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 5th Earl of Verulam">James Brabazon Grimston, 5th Earl of Verulam</a> (1910–1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Grimston,_6th_Earl_of_Verulam" title="John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam">John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam</a> (1912–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Grimston,_7th_Earl_of_Verulam" title="John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam">John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam</a> (b. 1951)</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">heir apparent</a> is the present holder's son James Walter Grimston, Viscount Grimston (b. 1978)<br /> The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, the Hon. John Innes Archie Grimston (b. 2010). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Verulam&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Grimston_of_Westbury" title="Baron Grimston of Westbury">Baron Grimston of Westbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Forrester" title="Lord Forrester">Lord Forrester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Dunboyne" title="Baron Dunboyne">Baron Dunboyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Verulam" title="Baron Verulam">Baron Verulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grimston_baronets" title="Grimston baronets">Grimston baronets of Bradfield</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191024165310/http://leighrayment.com/">Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages </a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This reference citation appears to be to a self-published source. (February 2012)">self-published source</span></a></i>]</sup> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. 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Annandale and Hartfell">Annandale and Hartfell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Dundonald" title="Earl of Dundonald">Dundonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Kintore" title="Earl of Kintore">Kintore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Dunmore" title="Earl of Dunmore">Dunmore</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Melville" title="Earl of Melville">Melville</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Orkney" title="Earl of Orkney">Orkney</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_March" title="Earl of March">March</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Seafield" title="Earl of Seafield">Seafield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Stair" title="Earl of Stair">Stair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Rosebery" title="Earl of Rosebery">Rosebery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Glasgow" title="Earl of Glasgow">Glasgow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Great_Britain" title="Peerage of Great Britain">Great 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title="Earl Ferrers">Ferrers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Dartmouth" title="Earl of Dartmouth">Dartmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Tankerville" title="Earl of Tankerville">Tankerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Aylesford" title="Earl of Aylesford">Aylesford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Macclesfield" title="Earl of Macclesfield">Macclesfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Waldegrave" title="Earl Waldegrave">Waldegrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Harrington" title="Earl of Harrington">Harrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Portsmouth" title="Earl of Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Warwick" title="Earl of Warwick">Brooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Buckinghamshire" title="Earl of Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Guilford" title="Earl of Guilford">Guilford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Hardwicke" title="Earl of Hardwicke">Hardwicke</a></li> <li><a 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