Talk:Pitt–Devonshire ministry

Winchilsea or Nottingham

I don't have anything particularly good to hand, but this seems silly. Our article about him is at Winchilsea. Cracroft's calls him Winchilsea (while listing both titles for his father, who is obviously known as Nottingham). Peers prior to the late twentieth century were pretty invariably called by their highest title. Debrett's from the nineteenth century lists his successor as "Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham" which appears to be what was in actual use. john k (talk) 04:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Lots of Wikipedia articles are at the wrong title, and Cracroft's Peerage is self-published. Counter-examples are the Earls Brooke (created 1746), always known by their junior title of Earl of Warwick (created 1759), and the second Baron Clermont (created 1852, inherited 1887), who continued to be known as Lord Carlingford (created 1874). I'll have a look for a source, though. Opera hat (talk) 08:25, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Added the contemporary London Gazette notice of his appointment to the commission of Admiralty. Opera hat (talk) 08:35, 15 November 2015 (UTC)