Earl of Orford
The title of
Earl of Orford was created several times in British history - in the
Peerage of
England in
1697, in the
Peerage of Great Britain in
1742 for former prime minister
Robert Walpole, and in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom in
1806 for Lord Walpole, Walpole's distant relation. The most recent title became extinct in
1931.
Earls of Orford, Peerage of England (1697)
\nsubisidiary titles Viscount Barfleur (1697) and Baron Shingay (1697)\n*Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1652-1727)
Earls of Orford, Peerage of Great Britain (1742)
\nsubsidiary titles Viscount Walpole (1742) and Baron Houghton (1742).\n*Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745)\n*Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1701-1751)\n*George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (1730-1791)\n*Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797)
Earls of Orford, Peerage of the United Kingdom (1806)
\nsubsidiary titles Baron Walpole (1723), Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1756)\n*Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1723-1809)\n*Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1752-1822)\n*Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (1783-1858)\n*Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1813-1894)\n*Robert Horace Walpole, 5th Earl of Orford (1854-1931)\nOrford, Earl of