What is earl of lovelace?

The Earl of Lovelace is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first holder of the title was William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace, who was created in 1838. The earldom is named after the village of Lovelace in Surrey, England, where the first earl owned a large estate.

The most famous holder of the title was Ada Lovelace, daughter of the poet Lord Byron and wife of the 1st Earl of Lovelace. Ada was a mathematician and writer who is credited with being the world's first computer programmer, as she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.

The current holder of the title is Ralph Palmer, 12th Earl of Lovelace, who inherited the earldom in 1964. He is the great-grandson of the 1st Earl of Lovelace and Ada Lovelace. The Palmer family also owns a number of estates and properties, including Ockham Park and Torridon House.