Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester
Thomas Edward Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester (born 6 July 1965), is the son of Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, and Valeria Phyllis Potter. He is the current Earl of Leicester. From 1994 to 2015, when he succeeded into the earldom, he was styled Viscount Coke.[1]
The Earl of Leicester | |
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  Coat of arms of the Earls of Leicester | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2021 as an elected hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Denham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Edward Coke 6 July 1965 Epping, Essex, England |
| Spouse(s) | Polly Maria Whately (m. 1996) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester Valeria Phyllis Potter |
| Occupation | Politician and peer |
Education and career
Holkham Hall, Norfolk
Lord Leicester was educated at Beeston Hall School and Eton College.[1] Between 1979 and 1981, he was the Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II.[2][3] He graduated from the University of Manchester with a Bachelor of Arts.[1] In 1987, he was commissioned into the Scots Guards.[1] Between 1991 and 1993, he served as Equerry to the Duke of Kent.[1] He now runs the family estate at Holkham Hall.[4] In 2021, he won a by-election to the House of Lords as a member of the Conservative Party, taking the oath on 20 July 2021.[5][6]
Marriage and family
Lord Leicester was married[1] on 21 December 1996 to Polly Maria Whately (born 1967), youngest daughter of the financier David Whately and his wife Belinda Belville, of the designers Bellville Sassoon. Lady Leicester, through her mother, is a first cousin of the interior designer Cath Kidston.[7] She is a milliner by profession.
They have a son and three daughters together:[4][8]
- Lady Hermione Belinda Coke (born 29 December 1998)
- Lady Juno Carey Coke (born 21 October 2000)
- Edward Horatio Coke, Viscount Coke (born 11 June 2003)
- Lady Elizabeth Coke (born 7 January 2006)
Notes and sources
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2287. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
- "No. 47734". The London Gazette. 2 January 1979. p. 71.
- "No. 48481". The London Gazette. 2 January 1981. p. 77.
- "Holkham Hall: a modern-day Downton". The Guardian.
- "By-election". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- "Oath taken on other days (elected hereditary) - House of Lords Business - UK Parliament". lordsbusiness.parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Belinda Belville s gowns on display at Holkham Archived 3 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
| Roger de Beaumont (c. 1015–1094) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LEICESTER, 1107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert de Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester (†1118) | Henry de Beaumont Earl of Warwick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh de Beaumont Earl of Bedford | Robert de Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104–1168) | Waleran de Beaumont Earl of Worcester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Fitz Robert Earl of Gloucester | Hawise de Beaumont | Robert de Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester (†1190) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert de Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester (†1204) | Amicia de Beaumont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King John (1166–1216) | Isabella, Countess of Gloucester | Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester (c. 1175–1218) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry III (1207–1272) | Eleanor of England | Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208–1265) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LEICESTER, 1265 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward I (1239–1307) | Edmund Crouchback 1st Earl of Leicester Earl of Lancaster (1245–1296) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward II (1284–1327) | Thomas of Lancaster 2nd Earl of Leicester Earl of Lancaster (1278–1322) | Henry of Lancaster 3rd Earl of Leicester Earl of Lancaster (1281–1345) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward III (1312–1377) | Henry of Grosmont 4th Earl of Leicester Duke of Lancaster (c. 1310–1361) | John de Mowbray | Joan of Lancaster (c. 1312–1349) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maud of Lancaster (1340–1362) | William V, Count of Holland Earl of Leicester (jure uxoris) (1330–1389) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Earl of Leicester (jure uxoris) (1340–1399) | Blanche of Lancaster (1342–1368) | Roger La Warr | Eleanor Mowbray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Bolingbroke Duke of Lancaster Earl of Leicester King Henry IV (1367–1413) | Thomas West | Joan La Warr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reginald West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Edward Guildford | Eleanor West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Dudley Duke of Northumberland | Jane Guildford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LEICESTER, 1564 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Dudley Earl of Warwick (c. 1527–1554) | Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (1532–1588) | Mary Dudley (†1586) m. Sir Henry Sidney | Lord Guildford Dudley (c. 1535–1554) | Lady Jane Grey Disputed Queen of England (1537–1554) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LEICESTER, 1618 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586) | Mary Sidney (1561–1621) | Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester (1563–1626) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester (1595–1677) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Sidney Earl of Romney | Philip Sidney 3rd Earl of Leicester (1619–1698) | Algernon Sidney (1623–1683) | Lady Lucy Sidney (1630–1685) | Sir John Pelham, 3.Bt. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Sidney 4th Earl of Leicester (1649–1702) | Thomas Pelham (1653–1712) | Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townshend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Sidney 5th Earl of Leicester (1676–1705) | John Sidney 6th Earl of Leicester (1680–1737) | Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester (1682–1743) | Elizabeth Pelham (1681–1711) | Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townshend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Coke (†1707) | Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townshend (1700–1764) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LEICESTER, 1744 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (1697–1759) | Anne Coke m. Philip Roberts | George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (1724–1807) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LEICESTER, 1784 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Coke Viscount Coke (1719–1753) | Wenman (Roberts) Coke (c. 1717–1776) | George Townshend Earl of Leicester 2nd Marquess Townshend (1753–1811) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LEICESTER, 1837 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (1754–1842) | George Townshend Earl of Leicester (courtesy title) 3rd Marquess Townshend (1778–1855) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas William Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (1822–1909) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester (1848–1941) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester (1880–1949) | Arthur George Coke (1882–1915) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester (1908–1976) | Anthony Louis Lovel Coke 6th Earl of Leicester (1909–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Douglas Coke 7th Earl of Leicester (1936–2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Edward Coke 8th Earl of Leicester (1965–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Horatio Coke Viscount Coke (b. 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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