Background
He inherited the title upon the death of his father in 1970 and the peerage became extinct when he died without an heir.
He inherited the title upon the death of his father in 1970 and the peerage became extinct when he died without an heir.
Eton College.
Henry George Herbert Milles-Lade, 5th Earl Sondes family estate in Kent had been in family hands for over 700 years and once stretched to over 85000 acres in early 1900"son The estate at Earl Sondes death was 6,900 acres (2,800 ha) including a core of 2,663 acres (1,078 ha) around the villages of Sheldwich and Badlesmere with the balance at the Swale Estuary, Oare and Faversham Creeks. (6) 1968 (divorced 1969) Primrose Ann Cresswell (former wife of Richard Hugh Nicholas Cresswell), daughter of Lawrence Stopford Llewellyn Cotter (1912-1943) younger son of Sir James Laurence Cotter, 5th Baronet.
The Honourable Henry George Herbert Milles-Lade ( 1 May 1940 -17 January 1941) Viscount Throwley ( 17 January 1941 - 30 April 1970) The Right Honourable The Earl Sondes ( 30 April 1970 - 2 December 1996) There were no heirs to his titles and on Right Honourable Henry George Herbert 5th Earl Sonde"s death on 2 December 1996 the titles became extinct.
Earl Sondes of Lees Court, County of Kent created: Letter patent 4 May 1880 - Extinct 2 December 1996 Visount Throwley of Throwley, County of Kent created letter patent 4 May 1880 - Extinct 2 December 1996 Baron Sondes of Lees Court, County of Kent created Letter patent 20 May 1760 - Extinct 2 December 1996.