Earl of Iveagh (pronounced /ˈaɪvi/ EYE-vee—especially in Dublin—or /ˈaɪvɑː/ EYE-vah) is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in October 1919 for the businessman and philanthropist Edward Guinness, 1st Viscount Iveagh. He was the third son of Sir Benjamin Guinness, 1st Baronet, of Ashford, and the great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, the founder of the Guinness brewery.

Guinness had already been created a baronet, of Castle Knock in the County of Dublin, in May 1885. He was subsequently made Baron Iveagh, of Iveagh in the County of Down, in January 1891, then Viscount Iveagh, of Iveagh in the County of Down, in December 1905, and was made Viscount Elveden, of Elveden in the County of Suffolk, at the same time that he was given the earldom in October 1919. All titles are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

As of 2015, the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fourth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1992.

The Conservative politician Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, was the third son of the first Earl.

The family seat is Elveden Hall, near Elveden, Suffolk, formerly residence of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, purchased by the first earl in 1894.

Earls of Iveagh (1919)

Created by George V
#NamePeriodSpouseNotesOther titles
1Edward Guinness (1847–1927)1919–1927Adelaide GuinnessEarl of Iveagh (1919) Viscount Iveagh (1905) Baron Iveagh (1891) Baronet of Castle Knock (1895)
2Rupert Guinness (1874–1967)1927–1967Lady Gwendolen OnslowSonEarl of Iveagh and Viscount Elveden (1919)
3Benjamin Guinness (1937–1992)1967–1992Miranda SmileyGrandson
4Edward Guinness (1969–)1992–Clare HazellSon

The heir apparent is the current Earl's son, Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden.

Title succession chart

vteGuinness family tree including: Guinness baronets, Barons Ardilaun, Barons Moyne, and Earls of Iveagh
Arthur Guinness 1725–1803 Arthur Guinness II 1768–1855 Guinness baronetcy of Ashford, 1867 Benjamin Lee Guinness 1798–1868 1st Baronet Baron Ardilaun, 1880Guinness baronetcy of Castleknock, 1885 Baron Iveagh, 1891 Viscount Iveagh, 1905 Earl of Iveagh and Viscount Elveden, 1919 Arthur Edward Guinness 1840–1915 Baron Ardilaun, 2nd BaronetBenjamin Lee Guinness II 1842–1900Edward Cecil Guinness 1847–1927 1st Earl of Iveagh, etc. Barony Ardilaun extinct Baron Moyne Algernon Guinness 1883–1954 3rd BaronetKenelm Edward Lee Guinness 1887–1937Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness 1874–1967 2nd Earl of IveaghWalter Edward Guinness 1880–1944 1st Baron Moyne Kenelm Guinness 1928–2011 4th BaronetRichard Guinness 1906–1906Arthur Guinness 1912–1945 styled Viscount ElvedenBryan Walter Guinness 1905–1992 2nd Baron Moyne Kenelm Guinness b. 1962 5th BaronetBenjamin Guinness 1937–1992 3rd Earl of IveaghJonathan Bryan Guinness b. 1930 3rd Baron MoyneDesmond Walter Guinness 1931–2020 Kenelm Guinness b. 2005Edward Guinness b. 1969 4th Earl of IveaghJasper Jonathan Richard Guinness 1954–2011Valentine Guy Bryan Guinness b. 1959Sebastian Walter Denis Guinness b. 1964Patrick Desmond Carl Alexander Guinness b. 1956 Arthur Benjamin Geoffrey Guinness b. 2002 styled Viscount ElvedenTom Guinness b. 1991
Arthur Guinness 1725–1803
Arthur Guinness II 1768–1855
Guinness baronetcy of Ashford, 1867
Benjamin Lee Guinness 1798–1868 1st Baronet
Baron Ardilaun, 1880Guinness baronetcy of Castleknock, 1885 Baron Iveagh, 1891 Viscount Iveagh, 1905 Earl of Iveagh and Viscount Elveden, 1919
Arthur Edward Guinness 1840–1915 Baron Ardilaun, 2nd BaronetBenjamin Lee Guinness II 1842–1900Edward Cecil Guinness 1847–1927 1st Earl of Iveagh, etc.
Barony Ardilaun extinct
Baron Moyne
Algernon Guinness 1883–1954 3rd BaronetKenelm Edward Lee Guinness 1887–1937Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness 1874–1967 2nd Earl of IveaghWalter Edward Guinness 1880–1944 1st Baron Moyne
Kenelm Guinness 1928–2011 4th BaronetRichard Guinness 1906–1906Arthur Guinness 1912–1945 styled Viscount ElvedenBryan Walter Guinness 1905–1992 2nd Baron Moyne
Kenelm Guinness b. 1962 5th BaronetBenjamin Guinness 1937–1992 3rd Earl of IveaghJonathan Bryan Guinness b. 1930 3rd Baron MoyneDesmond Walter Guinness 1931–2020
Kenelm Guinness b. 2005Edward Guinness b. 1969 4th Earl of IveaghJasper Jonathan Richard Guinness 1954–2011Valentine Guy Bryan Guinness b. 1959Sebastian Walter Denis Guinness b. 1964Patrick Desmond Carl Alexander Guinness b. 1956
Arthur Benjamin Geoffrey Guinness b. 2002 styled Viscount ElvedenTom Guinness b. 1991

Line of succession

Line of succession (simplified)
Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh (1847–1927) Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh (1874–1967) Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh (1937–1992) Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh (born 1969) (1). Arthur Benjamin Jeffrey Guinness, Viscount Elveden (born 2003) (2). Hon. Rupert Bertram Ralph Guinness (born 2005) (3). Hon. Rory Michael Benjamin Guinness (born 1974) (4). Aidan Tidu Benjamin Guinness (born 2013) Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880–1944) Barons Moyne

Arms

Coat of arms of Earl of Iveagh
Earl of IveaghCoronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest 1st: A Boar passant quarterly Or and Gules; 2nd: On a Pillar Argent encircled by a Ducal Coronet Or an Eagle preying on a Bird's Leg erased proper Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Per saltire Gules and Azure a Lion rampant Or on a Chief Ermine a Dexter Hand couped at the wrist of the first, a crescent added for difference (for Guinness); 2nd and 3rd, Argent on a Fess between three Crescents Sable a Trefoil slipped Or (for Lee) Supporters On either side a Stag Gules collared gemel and attired Or each resting a hind hoof upon an Escutcheon Vert charged with a Lion rampant Or Motto Spes mea in Deo ("My hope lies in God") Previous versions

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