Earl Kitchener

Earl Kitchener, of Khartoum and of Broome in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1914 for the famous soldier Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum. He had previously been created Baron Kitchener of Khartoum, and of Aspall in the County of Suffolk, in 1898, [LondonGazette|issue=27019|startpage=6375|date=1 November 1898|accessdate=2008-04-18] and Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, and of the Vaal in the Colony of Transvaal and of Aspall in the County of Suffolk, in 1902. The titles Viscount Broome, of Broome in the County of Kent, and Baron Denton, of Denton in the County of Kent, were granted along with the earldom.

The barony of 1898 was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. However, the other titles were created with remainder to 1) the heirs male of his body, failing which to 2) his first daughter and the heirs male of her body, failing which to 3) his other daughters and the heirs male of their bodies, failing which to 4) his elder brother Henry Elliott Chevallier Kitchener and the heirs male of his body, failing which to 5) his younger brother Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener (who was alive at the time of the 1902 creation but deceased at the time of the 1914 creations) and the heirs male of his body.

Lord Kitchener died unmarried and childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his elder brother, the second Earl. He was a Colonel in the Army. As of 2007 the titles are held by the his grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded in 1937. He is the son of Captain Henry Franklin Chevallier Kitchener, Viscount Broome, only son of the second Earl.

The family seat is Westergate Wood, near Arundel, Sussex.

Earls Kitchener (1914)

*Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916)
*Henry Elliott Chevallier Kitchener, 2nd Earl Kitchener (1846-1937)
*Henry Herbert Kitchener, 3rd Earl Kitchener (b. 1919)

There is no heir to the titles.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London "The London Gazette"]