Anthony Ashley-Cooper


Anthony Ashley-Cooper is the name of eleven of the twelve Earls of Shaftesbury, only the sixth having Anthony as no part of his name:

  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury (1652-1699)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671-1713)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury (1711-1771)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury (1761-1811)
  • Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury (1768-1851)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury (1831-1886)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (1869-1961)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (1938-2004)
  • Anthony Nils Christian Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (1977-2005)
  • Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury (b. 1979)