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James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (born 17 December 2007), styled Viscount Severn from 2007 until 2023, is the younger child and son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
When Prince Edward became the Duke of Edinburgh, his son, James, inherited father's more senior subsidiary title, and is now styled as James, Earl of Wessex, instead of James, Viscount Severn ...
The current Earl of Wessex is also Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Forfar, and Viscount Severn. [1] This Earl of Wessex title is currently used as a courtesy title by the Duke's son and heir apparent to the earldoms of Wessex and Forfar, James Mountbatten-Windsor. In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son, Prince Edward, married Sophie Rhys-Jones.
They have two children: Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex. Edward's mother conferred him the additional title of Earl of Forfar in 2019. On Edward's 59th birthday in 2023, his brother Charles III granted him the title Duke of Edinburgh as a life peerage , a dukedom previously held by their father, who ...
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh sat in the front row of the royal box next to her son, James, Earl of Wessex. Her daughter, Lady Louise, is on the other side of James. Chris Jackson - Getty Images.
Born in 1964, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is Queen Elizabeth II’s youngest child. ... 15. James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn. Next in line to the throne after Prince Edward are Prince ...
Between 17th December 2007 and 10th March 2023, Viscount Severn was used as a courtesy title by Prince Edward's son, James, Earl of Wessex. When his father was conferred the Dukedom of Edinburgh, James instead became styled Earl of Wessex. The title will once again be used as a courtesy title should James have a son.
On the day of their marriage, Prince Edward was created a hereditary peer as Earl of Wessex with the subsidiary title of Viscount Severn (derived from the Welsh roots of his wife's family). [25] The couple spent their honeymoon at Balmoral Castle. [24] Following their union, the Earl and Countess of Wessex moved to Bagshot Park, their home in ...