Earl of Merioneth

Earl of Merioneth
Arms of Charles, Prince of Wales, before his accession
Creation date20 November 1947
CreationFirst
Created byGeorge VI
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderPhilip, Duke of Edinburgh
Last holderCharles, Prince of Wales
Remainder tothe 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
StatusMerged with crown
Extinction date8 September 2022
Former seat(s)Clarence House

Earl of Merioneth was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1947 along with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Baron Greenwich for Philip Mountbatten, later Prince Philip, upon his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.

  1. ^ "No. 38128". The London Gazette. 21 November 1947. pp. 5495–5496.

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