Earl of Thanet
Earl of the Isle of Thanet, in practice shortened to Earl of Thanet, was a title in the
Baronetage of England in 1611 for his father, John Tufton.[1] Lord Thanet was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He married Lady Margaret Sackville, daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford. Their son, the third Earl, successfully claimed the barony of de Clifford through his maternal grandmother Lady Anne (which had been in abeyance since the death of his great-grandfather George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
).
The third Earl was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He represented
Lord-Lieutenant of Kent
. He never married and the titles became extinct on his death in 1849.
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Their former seats included Skipton Castle, Appleby Castle, and Hothfield Place, Kent.
The last Earl of Thanet devised his estates on his reputed natural son by a French woman, Richard Tufton, who was created a Baronet in 1851. Richard's son, the second Baronet, was created Baron Hothfield in 1881.
Tufton Baronets, of Hothfield (1611)
- Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet (d. 1624)
- Sir Nicholas Tufton, 2nd Baronet (1578–1631) (created Baron Tufton in 1626 and Earl of Thanet in 1628)
Earls of Thanet (1628)
- Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet (1578–1631)
- John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (1608–1664)
- Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet (1631–1679)
- John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet (1638–1680)
- Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet (1640–1684)
- Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet (1644–1729)
- John Tufton, Lord Tufton (1686–1686)
- Thomas Tufton, Lord Tufton (1690–1690)
- John Tufton, Lord Tufton (1691–1691)
- Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet (1688–1753)
- John Tufton, Lord Tufton (c. 1724–1734)
- Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet (1733–1786)
- Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet (1767–1825)
- Charles Tufton, 10th Earl of Thanet (1770–1832)
- Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet (1775–1849)
See also
References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]