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The Marquess's subsidiary titles are: Earl of Bristol (created 1714), Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk (1826), and Baron Hervey, of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk (1703). The Barony is in the Peerage of England, the Earldom of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain and the Earldom of Jermyn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The title Earl Jermyn is the courtesy title of the Marquess' eldest son and heir.

The Herveys lived at the Ickworth estate since the 15th century. On the death of the 5th Marquess, it was given to the National Trust in lieu of death duties.

1 Earls of Bristol, First Creation ( 1622)

• John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol ( 1580- 1653)
• George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol ( 1612- 1676)
• John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol (d. 1698)

2 Earls of Bristol, Second Creation ( 1714)

• John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol ( 1665Events March 4 Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War March 6 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 The Duke of York defeats the- 1751Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. His mother Augusta of Saxe-Gotha becomes Dowager Princess of Wales. First publ)
• George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of BristolGeorge William Hervey, 2nd earl of Bristol ( August 31, 1721 March 18? or 20?, 1775), the eldest son of John, Lord Hervey of Ickworth, by his marriage with Mary (1700-1768), daughter of Nicholas Lepell. He served for some years in the army, and in 1755 wa ( 1721Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November- 1775Events February 9 American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion March 23 American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech " give me liberty or give me death" in Williamsburg, Virginia. April 14 American Re)
• Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of BristolAugustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol ( May 19, 1724 December 23, 1779) was a British admiral and politician. As a young man, he entered the navy, where his promotion was rapid. He distinguished himself in several encounters with the French, and was o ( 1724Events January 14 King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 The premiere of Giulio Cesare an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 Treaty of Constantinople signed. Partitioned Persia between the Ottoman Empir- 1779Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is fo)
• Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol ( 1730- 1803)
• Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl of Bristol ( 1769- 1859) (became Marquess of Bristol in 1826)