Earl Scots or , Cornish . An earl has the title "Earl of [X]" when the title originates from a placename, or "Earl [X]" when the title comes from a surname. In either case, he is referred to as "Lord [X]", and his wife as "Lady [X]". A countess who holds an earldom in her own right also uses "Lady [X]", but her husband does not have a title (unless he has one in his own right). The eldest son of an earl, though not himself a peer, is entitled to use a courtesy title, usually the highest of his father's
Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield until 1934. The title was created for a third time when Thomas Anson was created Earl of Lichfield in the 1831 coronation honors of William IV. Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield (3 July 1706 – 3 November 1776) was an English politician and peer. An uncle of the 3rd Earl, George Henry Lee II, he was a son of Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield and his wife Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Charles II. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford from 1754 to 1768, and considered a Tory.