Viscount Wallingford

Viscount Wallingford is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically, Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Viscountcies of England.

In 1616 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 72) was created 1st Viscount Wallingford. Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 33) by marriage Viscountess Wallingford.

On 25 May 1632 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His eldest son His brother Edward Knollys de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that Edward (age 5) had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) whom Edward's mother (age 49) subsequently married around a month after William's death.

Before Jun 1645 Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 18) was killed in an argument. His brother Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Banbury, 3rd Viscount Wallingford, 3rd Baron Knollys although was never summoned to Parliament as a consequence of questions over his father's paternity.

In 1674 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 43) died. His son Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 11) de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.

On 26 Aug 1740 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 78) died at Dunkirk. His son Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 37) de jure 5th Earl Banbury, 5th Viscount Wallingford, 5th Baron Knollys.

On 13 Mar 1771 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 67) died. He was buried on 19 Mar 1771 at St John the Baptist Church, Burford. His son William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury (age 44) de jure 6th Earl Banbury, 6th Viscount Wallingford, 6th Baron Knollys.

On 18 Mar 1793 Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury (age 65) died. He was buried at Winchester Cathedral [Map]. His son William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury (age 30) de jure 8th Earl Banbury, 7th Viscount Wallingford, 7th Baron Knollys.

On 20 Mar 1834 William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury (age 71) died. The House of Lords passed a resolution rejecting his claim to the Earldom and as a consequence Earl Banbury, Viscount Wallingford and Baron Knollys extinct.