Charles Tufton, 10th Earl of Thanet explained

Charles Tufton, 10th Earl of Thanet (10 September 1770 – 20 April 1832) was an English nobleman. He became Earl of Thanet on 24 January 1825,[1] on the death of his elder brother Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet. He was hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1825 to 1832.

He died 20 April 1832, aged 61. The title passed to his brother Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet

Coronet:A Coronet of an Earl
Escutcheon:Sable an Eagle displayed Ermine within a Bordure Argent.
Crest:A Sea Lion sejant Argent.
Supporters:On either side an Eagle Ermine.
Motto:Ales Volat Propriis (The bird flies to its own)[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thanet, Earl of (E, 1628 - 1849) . Cracroft's Peerage.
  2. Book: Debrett, John . Debrett's complete peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland . 1838 . Macmillan . London . 91. 978-0-333-66093-5 .