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Earl De La Warr is a title created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1761.
The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe (1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain, '\'Baron De La Warr (1299) and Baron De La Warr (1572) in the Peerage of England, and Baron Buckhurst'' (1864) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The second Creation of the barony De La Warr, however, bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299.
The state of Delaware is named after the Delaware River which is named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr.
Barons De La Warr, Second Creation (1572)
Earls De La Warr (1761)
