Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney (born 1948, of Gayton Hall^[1]), is an English peer.

Biography

Lord Romney is the son of Colonel Peter William Marsham (only son of Dame Joan Marsham) and a grandson of the 4th Earl of Romney and his wife, Hersey Coke, granddaughter of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester.^[2]

He was educated at Eton and became a land agent and farmer.^[3]

In 2007, Lord Romney served as High Sheriff of Norfolk.^[2]

Marriage and children

In 1975, Romney married Catriona Ann Stewart, the daughter of Robert Christie Stewart, by whom he has two sons and one daughter:^[2]^[4]

Lieutenant Colonel David Charles Marsham, Viscount Marsham^[5]^[6] (born 18 April 1977); married Katherine F. Phillips, has issue.^[7]
Hon. Michael Julian Marsham (born 3 March 1979) married Hon. Lucy Harriet Beaumont, daughter of Wentworth Peter Ismay Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale.^[8]
Lady Laura Clare Marsham (born 18 March 1984), married James Meade, son of Olympian Richard Meade.^[9] Lady Laura is a godmother of Prince Louis,^[10] and James is a godfather of Princess Charlotte.^[11]

He succeeded his first cousin once removed, Michael Marsham, 7th Earl of Romney, in the earldom and the titles Baron Romney and Viscount Marsham in 2004.

Marquesses Townshend, Earls of Romney, and Baronets of Cuckston

Shirley Baronet of Staunton Harold in the County of Leicester, 1611

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George Shirley
1559–1622
1st Baronet

Baronet of Cuckston, 1663

Henry Shirley
1589–1633
2nd Baronet

Robert Sidney
1595–1677
Earl of Leicester

John Marsham
1602–1685
1st Baronet of Cuckston

Earl of Romney (1st creation), 1694

Charles Shirley
(1623–1646)
3rd Baronet

Robert Shirley
1629–1656
4th Baronet

Lady Lucy Sidney
1630–1685

Henry Sydney
1641–1704
1st Earl of Romney

John Marsham
1637–1692
2nd Baronet of Cuckston

Earldom extinct, 1704

Baron Ferrers of Chartley abeyance terminated, 1677

Baron Townshend, of Lynn Regis in the County of Norfolk, 1661
Viscount Townshend of Raynham in the County of Norfolk, 1682

Seymour Shirley
1647–1667
5th Baronet

Robert Shirley
1650–1717
Earl Ferrers, 14th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 7th Shirley Baronet, of Staunton Harold

Thomas Pelham
1653–1712

Horatio Townshend
1630–1687
1st Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

John Marsham
1679–1696
3rd Baronet of Cuckston

Robert Shirley
1668–1669
6th Baronet

Robert Shirley
1673–1699

Elizabeth Pelham
1681–1711

Charles Townshend
1674–1738
2nd Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Robert Marsham
1650–1703
4th Baronet of Cuckston

Baron Romney, 1716

Elizabeth Compton
1694–1741
15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley

Charles Townshend
1700–1764
3rd Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Thomas Townshend
1701–1780

Robert Marsham
1685–1724
1st Baron Romney, 5th Baronet of Cuckston

Baron Ferrers of Chartley resolved, 1749

Marquess Townshend, 1787

Baron Sydney of Chiselhurst in the County of Kent, 1783
Viscount Sydney (2nd creation) of St Leonards, 1789

Charlotte Townshend
d. 1770
16th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, Baroness Compton

George Townshend
1724–1807
1st Marquess Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Thomas Townshend
1733–1800
1st Viscount Sydney

Robert Marsham
1712–1794
2nd Baron Romney

Earl of Leicester (6th creation), 1784

Earl of Romney (2nd creation) and Viscount Marsham of The Mote in the County of Kent, 1801

George Townshend
1753–1811
2nd Marquess Townshend, 1st Earl of Leicester, 5th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend, 17th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Compton

John Townshend
1757–1783

John Townshend
1764–1831
2nd Viscount Sydney

Charles Marsham
1744–1811
1st Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 3rd Baron Romney

George Townshend
1778–1885
3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester, 6th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend, 18th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Compton

John Townshend
1798–1863
4th Marquess Townshend, 7th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Mary Elizabeth Marsham
1794–1847

Charles Marsham
1777–1845
2nd Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 4th Baron Romney

Barony Ferrers of Chartley and Barony Compton in abeyance and Earldom of Leicester (6th creation) extinct, 1885

Earl Sydney of Scadbury in the County of Kent, 1874

John Townshend
1805–1890
1st Earl Sydney, 3rd Viscount Sydney

Charles Marsham
1808–1874
3nd Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 5th Baron Romney

Earldom of Sydney extinct, 1890

John Villiers Stuart Townshend
1831–1899
5th Marquess Townshend, 8th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Charles Marsham
1841–1905
4th Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 6th Baron Romney

John James Dudley Stuart Townshend
1866–1921
6th Marquess Townshend, 9th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Charles Marsham
1864–1933
5th Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 7th Baron Romney

Reginald Hastings Marsham
1865–1922

Sydney Edward Marsham
1879–1952

George John Patrick Dominic Townshend
1916–2010
7th Marquess Townshend, 10th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Charles Marsham
1892–1975
6th Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 8th Baron Romney

Michael Marsham
1910–2004
7th Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 9th Baron Romney

Peter William Marsham
1913–1970

Charles George Townshend
b. 1945
8th Marquess Townshend, 11th Viscount Townshend and Baron Townshend

Julian Marsham
b. 1948
8th Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham, 9th Baron Romney

Thomas Charles Townshend
b. 1977
styled Viscount Raynham

David Charles Marsham
b. 1977
styled Viscount Marsham

Heir apparent to the Marquessate Townshend

Heir apparent to the Earldom of Romney

Rafe Thomas Townshend
b. 2014

James Julian Marsham
b. 2014

References

^ Peerage News: October 2012 Retrieved 2016-11-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Romney, Earl of (Marsham) (Earl UK 1801, Bt 1663)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
^ Winter, Laura, ed. (2016). "Romney, Julian Charles Marsham 8 Earl of (UK 2801); Sir". Debrett's People of Today 2016. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
^ The Peerage.com entry for 8th Earl of Romney
^ "No. 56465". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 January 2002. p. 1121.
^ "No. 60125". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 April 2014. p. 7957.
^ "Major Viscount Marsham and Miss K.F. Phillips". The Daily Telegraph. 27 December 2011.
^ "The Beaumont Family" (PDF). Allendale Estates. 2015.
^ "Prince William takes a break from fatherly duties to attend wedding with Prince Harry". The Daily Telegraph. 14 September 2013.
^ BBC News report 9 July 2018
^ connie.fisher (5 July 2015). "The Christening of Princess Charlotte: Guests and Godparents". The Royal Family. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

Honorary titles Preceded byNigel Rudolph Savory High Sheriff of Norfolk 2007 Succeeded byThe Viscountess Knollys of Norwich Peerage of England Preceded byMichael Marsham Earl of Romney 2004–present IncumbentHeir apparent:David Marsham, Viscount Marsham

Current earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant

King George III	Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey William Lowther, 9th Earl of Lonsdale Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby
Prince Regent	David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford
King George IV	John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke James Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor
King William IV	Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville Edward Howard, 8th Earl of Effingham David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie Charles Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough
Queen Victoria	Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Winton John Russell, 7th Earl Russell John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley Richard Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton William Palmer, 5th Earl of Selborne John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook
King Edward VII	Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer Ivor Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool
King George V	Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Midlothian Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl St Aldwyn David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
King George VI	Simon Bowes-Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Benedict Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax Brer Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Queen Elizabeth II	Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton

Italics in entries mean the peer also holds a previously listed earldom of higher precedence