Earl Middlesex

Earl Middlesex is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

Earl Middlesex (1st Creation)

In 1622 Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 47) was created 1st Earl Middlesex. Anne Brett Countess Middlesex by marriage Countess Middlesex.

On 06 Aug 1645 Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 70) died. His son James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Middlesex, 2nd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire.

On 03 Mar 1646 James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 25) and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Middlesex. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. He the son of Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex.

On 16 Sep 1651 James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 30) died. His brother Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Middlesex, 3rd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire.

On 01 May 1655 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 30) and Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 42) were married at St Bride's Church. She by marriage Countess Middlesex. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex.

On 26 Oct 1674 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 49) died without issue. Earl Middlesex, Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire extinct.

Earl Middlesex (2nd Creation)

In 1675 Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 31) was created 1st Earl Middlesex, 1st Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex. His mother Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 53) was sister to the last Earl of Middlesex of the previous creation Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex whose estates he had inherited.

On 07 Mar 1685 Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 42) and Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Dorset, Countess Middlesex. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and Mary Noel Countess Northampton. He the son of Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset and Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 63).

On 19 Jul 1799 John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 54) died. His son George Frederick Sackville 4th Duke Dorset (age 5) succeeded 4th Duke Dorset, 10th Earl Dorset, 5th Earl Middlesex, 10th Baron Buckhurst, 5th Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.