[an error occurred while processing this directive] THE EARLDOM OF NORMANTON (1806) [Ireland]
THE BARONY OF SOMERTON (1795) [Ireland]
THE VISCOUNTCY OF SOMERTON (1800) [Ireland]
and THE BARONY OF SOMERTON OF SOMERLEY, CO. SOUTHAMPTON (1873) [United Kingdom]

The Earldom of Normanton was created in 1806 for Charles Agar, Archbishop of Dublin. Sir Charles had already been created Baron Somerton in 1795 and Viscount Somerton in 1800. In 1873 the third Earl of Normanton, Sir James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis Agar, was created Baron Somerton of Somerley, Co. Southampton, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Today the Viscountcy and the Baronies remain subsidiary titles to the Earldom. The Barony of Mendip is now also a subsidiary title to the Earldom.


  1. Charles AGAR,
    b. 22 Dec 1736; d. 14 Jul 1809
    First Earl of Normanton
    Created Baron Somerton, Ireland in 1795
    Created Viscount Somerton, Ireland, in 1800
    Created Earl of Normanton, Ireland, in 1806.
    m. Jane BENSON

  2. Welbore Ellis AGAR,
    b. 12 Nov 1778; d. 26 Aug 1868
    Second Earl of Normanton
    Eldest son of the 1st Earl.
    m. Diana HERBERT

  3. James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis AGAR,
    b. 17 Sep 1818; d. 6 Dec 1896
    Third Earl of Normanton
    Eldest son of the 2nd Earl.
    Created Baron Somerton of Somerley, Co. Southampton, in 1873
    m. Caroline Susan Augusta BARRINGTON

  4. Sydney James AGAR,
    b. 9 Apr 1865; d. 25 Nov 1933
    Fourth Earl of Normanton
    Eldest surviving son of the 3rd Earl.
    m. Amy Frederica Alice BYNG

  5. Edward John Sidney Christian Welbore Ellis AGAR,
    b. 29 Mar 1910; d. 28 Jan 1967
    Fifth Earl of Normanton
    Eldest son of the 4th Earl.
    m. Fiona PRATT

  6. Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis AGAR,
    b. 21 Aug 1945
    Sixth Earl of Normanton
    Eldest son of the 5th Earl.
    Ninth Baron Mendip
    Inherited the Barony of Mendip from his 4th cousin once removed, in 1974.
    m. Victoria Susan BEARD

  7. Heir-Apparent James Shaun Christian Welbore Ellis AGAR,
    b. 7 Sep 1982
    Viscount Somerton
    Eldest son of the 6th Earl.


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