Viscount Rothermere

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Viscount Rothermere, of Hemsted in the county of Kent,[1][2] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the press lord Harold Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth.[3] He had already been created a baronet, of Horsey in the County of Norfolk, on 14 July 1910,[4] and Baron Rothermere, of Hemsted in the County of Kent, in 1914.[5] Every holder of the titles has served as chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust plc. As of 2022 the titles are held by the first Viscount's great-grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1998.

Viscount Rothermere
Arms of the 4th Viscount
Creation date1919
Created byGeorge V
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderHarold Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth
Present holderJonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
Heir apparentVere Richard Jonathan Harold Harmsworth
Subsidiary titlesBaron Rothermere
Seat(s)Ferne House
MottoBene Qui Sedulo (He who acts diligently acts well)

Harold Harmsworth,
1st Viscount Rothermere

The first Viscount Rothermere was the younger brother of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, and the elder brother of Cecil Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth, Sir Leicester Harmsworth, 1st Baronet, and Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth, 1st Baronet.

The family seat is Ferne House, near Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire.

Viscounts Rothermere (1919) edit

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Vere Richard Jonathan Harold Harmsworth (born 1994).

Line of succession edit

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References edit

  1. ^ "Page 8221 | Issue 31427, 1 July 1919 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
  2. ^ "Rothermere, Viscount (UK, 1919)". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ "No. 31427". The London Gazette. 1 July 1919. p. 8221.
  4. ^ "No. 28400". The London Gazette. 26 July 1910. p. 5392.
  5. ^ "No. 28797". The London Gazette. 30 January 1914. p. 810.
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