Earl of Eltham

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Earldom of Eltham
Creation date	16 July 1917
Creation	Second
Monarch	King George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Adolphus Cambridge
Last holder	George Cambridge
Remainder to	The 1st Earl’s heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Viscount Northallerton
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	16 April 1981
Motto	FIDES ET FIDELIS (Fearless and faithful)

The title of Earl of Eltham has been created twice as a subsidiary title. The first creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1726 as a subsidiary title for the Duke of Edinburgh, eldest son of the Prince of Wales. This merged in the crown in 1760.

The second creation was in 1917 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Duke of Teck, brother of Queen Mary, who gave up his German titles for the British title of Marquess of Cambridge.

Earls of Eltham, first creation (1726)[]

• Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
• George, Prince of Wales (1738-1820), merged in crown 1760.

Earls of Eltham, second creation (1917)[]

• see Marquess of Cambridge