Biography of James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex 1621-1651
Paternal Family Tree: Cranfield
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Brett Countess Middlesex 1670
In 1599 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 24) and Elizabeth Sheppard were married.
Before 1621 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 46) and [his mother] Anne Brett Countess Middlesex were married.
In 1621 James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex was born to Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 46) and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex.
In Jul 1621 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 46) was created 1st Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
In 1622 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 47) was created 1st Earl Middlesex. [his mother] Anne Brett Countess Middlesex by marriage Countess Middlesex.
Around 1645. Theodore Russel (age 31). Portrait of James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 24).
On 06 Aug 1645 [his father] 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 04 Jun 1646 Thomas Grey (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Bourchier (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. He the son of Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford (age 47) and Anne Cecil Countess Stamford (age 50).
Between 15 Sep 1648 and 27 Nov 1648 the Treaty of Newport attempted to reconcile King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 47) (who was imprisoned at nearby Carisbrooke Castle [Map]) with Parliament. Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles (age 48) and Henry Vane "The Younger" (age 35) represented Parliament. James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 37) represented King Charles. The Treaty eventually came to nothing.
Parliament was also represented by John Crew 1st Baron Crew (age 50), John Glynne (age 46), Nathaniel Fiennes (age 40), William Pierrepont of Thoresby (age 40), Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 45), William Fiennes 1st Viscount Saye and Sele (age 66), Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery (age 63), William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 57), James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 27) and Thomas Wenman 2nd Viscount Wenman (age 52).
On 16 Sep 1651 James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 30) died. His brother [his brother] Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Middlesex, 3rd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
After 16 Sep 1651 Chichester Wrey 3rd Baronet (age 23) and [his wife] Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex (age 20) were married. She by marriage Lady Wrey of Trebitch in Cornwall. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. They were fourth cousins.
Before 1652 John Weesop. Portrait of James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Cranfield was born to James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex.
GrandFather: Thomas Cranfield
James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex
GrandFather: James Brett
Mother: Anne Brett Countess Middlesex