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  BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1999 | 06/99 | royal wedding | Wessex titles for Edward and Sophie
Prince Edward has been made Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn in honour of his marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones.
The title Viscount Severn is derived from the Welsh roots of Miss Rhys-Jones's family.
"Viscount Severn was used by minor members of the royal family years ago.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/special_report/1999/06/99/royal_wedding/373120.stm   (577 words)

  
 Sophie, the Countess of Wessex
The title "Viscount Severn" was revived and added to her husband's titles at the time of their marriage to reflect the origins of Sophie's family (in the Welsh border country).
Her full title is Her Royal Highness, The Princess Edward of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Countess of Wessex and Viscountess Severn.
Since her marriage, the countess has taken the name "Sophie Wessex" for everyday use.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/so/Sophie_Rhys-Jones.html   (204 words)

  
 Viscount Reports Higher Revenues, Reduced Losses : ArriveNet Press Releases : Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Viscount Systems Inc., is a designer and manufacturer of Telecommunications and electronic door control access systems for the security industry.
Viscount's products have been installed in approximately 35,000 sites in over 30 countries and are sold through a 500 member, North America-wide dealer network comprised of security equipment vendors, including affiliates of Tyco/ADT and Honeywell.
Financial statements are available from the company's registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2002, which may be viewed at www.sec.gov or the company's web site www.viscount.com under the heading "Investor Relations".
press.arrivenet.com /technology/article.php/327642.html   (564 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Wessex
Wessex was used by the English author, Thomas Hardy, as an imaginary county of southwestern England, the setting for most of his novels.
In an unusual move Prince Edward was made Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn in honour of his marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones.
The title Earl of Wessex has not been in use for over 900 years.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/w/we/wessex.html   (318 words)

  
 Library : If You Like Regency Romances ...
Viscount Severn is forced to wed the lady he ruined before going to India ten years ago.
Lady Vescinda Bancroft plays along with Viscount Adrian Sherworth's mistaken belief that she is an ill-bred hoyden.
Lucien Payne, Viscount Northrop, assumes Miss Sophia Bancroft will stop solving mysteries once they're engaged, but she can't resist taking an interest in his investigation of Napoleon's agents.
www.ci.glendale.ca.us /library/regency_romances.asp   (2242 words)

  
 Severn (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Severn Valley, a fictional setting in the writings of Ramsey Campbell
Severn Sound, a UK Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts throughout Gloucestershire
The Severn (radio), a radio station serving Shrewsbury and Oswestry
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Severn_(disambiguation)   (159 words)

  
 Fancy's Fleeting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
You know, the one where the truly wicked Viscount Severn ruins the not-exactly-beautiful Primula Greetwell and for his crime is banished to India by his even-more-forbidding father, the Earl of Malhythe?
The one where, when Severn is permitted to return to London ten years later, he finds the price for his return is his immediate marriage to the self-same damsel he ruined a decade before?
Of course, all of what I call "The Edghill Repertory Company" is here: the characters who appear from book to book, waiting patiently -- and sometimes not so patiently -- until they're given whole books of their own.
www.sff.net /people/eluki/fancy.htm   (463 words)

  
 Titles are a blend of old and the new
But the courtesy title of Viscount Severn is a fresh creation.
Their titles will be Viscount Severn for the eldest son, Lady X Mountbatten-Windsor for daughters and the Honourable X Mountbatten-Windsor for younger sons.
Severn was chosen for the viscountcy because it reflects the Countess's Anglo-Welsh roots.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/06/21/nwed121.html   (283 words)

  
 Mandy's British Royalty - Royal Biographies
Born in Oxford on January 20, 1965, she was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and West Kent College before pursuing a career in public relations.
It was also decided, with the couple's agreement, that any children they might have should not be given the style His or Her Royal Highness, but would have courtesy titles as sons or daughters of an earl.
Viscount Linley also published his first book "Classical Furniture" in 1993 and a second book, "Extraordinary Furniture" in 1996.
www.mandysroyalty.org /RoyalBio.html   (3748 words)

  
 edward   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He was born on 10 March 1964 and christened Edward Antony Richard Louis at Buckingham Palace.
He was known as Prince Edward until his marriage, when he was created The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn.
Upon marriage, Prince Edward was created The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn, to be known as HRH The Earl of Wessex.
home.wanadoo.nl /english.site/royal/edward.htm   (248 words)

  
 C.U.H.&G.S. -- Proclamations, Letters Patent and Warrants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
For granting unto H.R.H. the Prince Edward, C.V.O. and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten the dignities of Viscount Severn and Earl of Wessex.
For granting unto Capt. Sir Alexander Mountbatten, G.C.V.O. (formerly H.H. Prince Alexander of Battenberg) and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten the dignities of Viscount Launceston in the county of Cornwall, Earl of Berkhampsted and Marquess of Carisbrooke.
Sir Louis Mountbatten, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G. (formerly H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg) and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten the dignities of Viscount Alderney in the county of Southampton, Earl of Medina and Marquess of Milford Haven.
www.societies.cam.ac.uk /cuhags/info/proclp-w.htm   (900 words)

  
 The Royal Family > TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex > Background
He was born on 10 March 1964 and christened Edward Antony Richard Louis.
Upon his marriage to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999, he was created The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn.
At the same time it was announced that His Royal Highness will be given the title Duke of Edinburgh in due course, when the present title now held by Prince Philip eventually reverts to the Crown.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/page5561.asp   (172 words)

  
 Questions About Titles - The Royal Forums
Her brother Patrick is the Honorable Charles Armstrong-Jones and will become Viscount Linley when his father gains the title Earl of Snowdon which will be upon the present Earl of Snowdon's death.
Maybe their child will be prince or princess and HRH, or maybe it will just be a viscount or a lady, know one really knows because a letters patent has not been issued by the Queen stipulating that the child of the Earl and Countess of Wessex will not be a prince or princess.
Their eldest son will be 'X' Viscount Severn (Severn being the lower title of the Earldom of Wessex).
www.theroyalforums.com /forums/f23/questions-about-titles-258.html   (2461 words)

  
 Mandy's British Royalty - The Wessex Wedding: 1999
Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was walking down the aisle to marry his love of 6 years, Sophie Rhys-Jones.
Upon taking her wedding vows, Sophie would be Countess of Wessex and Viscountess Severn.
The Queen seemed to have a wonderful time and was seen wearing a lovely ostrich-feathered hat, lavender to match her dress.
www.mandysroyalty.org /WessexWed.html   (994 words)

  
 Voices of Unreason >> JUNE 19, 1999: THE ROYAL WEDDING STORY
In the future, when Edward and Sophie have children...which is something most of us are waiting for eagerly!...their oldest son will take the title Lord So-and-So, Viscount Severn.
When Edward takes the title Duke of Edinburgh after the passing of both his parents, Viscount Severn will become the Earl of Wessex, and his oldest son, if he has one, will become Viscount Severn.
All and all, the ceremony was lovely...as intimate and personal as they could have wanted it, and semi-public too, to keep the rest of us happy.
www.voicesofunreason.com /essays/royalweddingstory   (1699 words)

  
 Royal Facts of 1999 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lady Diana Seymour (daughter of the late Hugh Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford and of Countess Pamela de Caraman-Chimay) was engaged to Henry Beaumont [of the viscounts Allendale] in September.
David Randolph Moray Stuart, 2nd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (eldest son of the late James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn [of the earls of Moray] and of the late Lady Rachel Cavendish [of the dukes of Devonshire] and husband of his third wife Margaret Anne Du Cane) died.
Alexander Montagu, Viscount Mandeville (eldest son of Angus Charles Drogo Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester and of his first wife Mary Eveleen McClure) and his wife Wendy Dawn Burford had their second child, the Honourable Ashley Faith Maxine Nell Montagu.
www.angelfire.com.cob-web.org:8888 /in/heinbruins/Facts.html   (8108 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Devil's Wager: Books: Mary Spencer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In return, Geoffrey requests that Lad assist in overseeing the well-being of his only beloved child, Christabella Howell, who is assumed to be the daughter of the esteemed Professor Howell.
Christabella is in love with the intelligent but socially misfit Wulf, also known as Viscount Severn, who doesn't seem to be in a hurry to marry.
The Viscount was a childhood `friend' of Diana's only because he was the only one of her class around to socialize with, and though she grew up with him she recognized that he possessed a cruel streak that he hid under the guise of a charming demeanor.
www.amazon.com /Devils-Wager-Mary-Spencer/dp/0440224934   (2635 words)

  
 Book Review
After a week, he returns her to her parents home, laughing at his latest exploit.
Ten years later, the Earl gives Severn a choice: marry a bride of his father's choosing or be banished from home and his fortune.
Severn chooses marriage and discovers on his wedding day that his bride is Primula.
www.allreaders.com /BookRView.asp?BRID=85137   (128 words)

  
 Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex photos, info and news - People
On his wedding day, the Queen conferred the titles of Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn on Prince Edward.
This was a break with tradition whereby the sons of a sovereign were usually created a Duke.
Although the first born male of the couple could use the Earl's courtesy title of Viscount Severn, subsequent males and females would be styled the Honourable or Lady, respectively.
people.monstersandcritics.com /archive/peoplearchive.php/Prince_Edward/biog   (1498 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex (Edward Anthony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor) (born March 10, 1964), is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
On his marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones on June 19, 1999, he was created the Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn.
Formerly styled HRH The Prince Edward his proper style is now His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex KCVO.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Edward,_Earl_of_Wessex   (394 words)

  
 tribuneindia...Spotlight
WINDSOR, England, June 19 (Reuters) — Prince Edward, the last of Queen Elizabeth’s children to marry, today wedded public relations executive Sophie Rhys-Jones in a ceremony short on pomp but full of show business glitter.
On the day of their marriage, Queen Elizabeth made her youngest son the Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn.
Sophie will be her royal highness the Countess of Wessex.
www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jun20/spotlite.htm   (626 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On their wedding day, the Queen created the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn (reflecting the origins of Sophie's family in the Welsh border country).
Although the first born male of the couple could use the Earl's title of Viscount Severn, subsequent males and females would be styled Lady [2] Mountbatten-Windsor or, for males, The Honourable [3] Mountbatten-Windsor.
The Countess of Wessex began to take on royal duties after her wedding, though still worked at RJH under the name Sophie Wessex.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sophie,_Countess_of_Wessex   (1011 words)

  
 Wessex domain revives 1066 and all that   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In addition to the earldom of Wessex, Prince Edward will also carry the title of Viscount Severn.
It is believed to be an 18th-century title and is associated with the Welsh antecedents of his wife's family, which orginates from close to the source of the River Severn.
His new wife, however, will be known as Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/06/20/nroy620.html   (490 words)

  
 CNN - New royal couple named Earl and Countess of Wessex - June 19, 1999
WINDSOR, England (CNN) -- Queen Elizabeth II granted new titles to her youngest son and his bride Sunday as the wedding of Prince Edward to public relations executive Sophie Rhys-Jones drew near Saturday afternoon.
Edward will be known as the Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn, and will inherit his father's title, Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday.
Rhys-Jones will be known as Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex, palace officials said.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/europe/9906/19/britain.royal.wedding.02/index.html   (884 words)

  
 HELLO! Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
And on January 6, 1999, the Prince and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones announced their engagement, marrying in St George's Chapel on June 19 that same year.
Prince Edward became Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn on his marriage; his bride, the Countess of Wessex.
They choose to be known as Edward Wessex and Sophie Wessex in their respective businesses.
www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/wessex   (506 words)

  
 Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She carried a small shower bouquet of blown ivory garden roses, scented stephanotis, clustered lily of the valley and ivory freesia.
Prince Edward has now been made Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn in honour of his wedding to Sophie.
Sophie will now be styled Her Royal Highness, The Countess of Wessex.
www.paralumun.com /sophie.htm   (239 words)

  
 RTE News - Prince weds fiancĂ©e at Windsor Castle
The wedding ceremony was led by the Anglican Bishop of Norwich Peter Nott.
Ealier today the Prince was given the title of Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn, the bride will become Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex.
It was also announced today that Prince Edward will be given the Dukedom of Edinburgh after the death of the Queen and the present Duke of Edinburgh.
www.rte.ie /news/1999/0619/wedding.html   (101 words)

  
 GNN - Government News Network
TITLE OF HRH THE PRINCE EDWARD The Queen has today been pleased to confer an Earldom on The Prince Edward.
His titles will be Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn.
The Prince Edward thus becomes His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones on marriage will become Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex.
www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=28257&NewsAreaID=2   (154 words)

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