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Viscount Wallingford is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically, Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Viscountcies of England.
Summary
1616. William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury created.
25th May 1632. Son Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury de jure.
June 1645. Brother Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury succeeded.
1674. Son Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury de jure.
26th August 1740. Son Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury de jure.
13th March 1771. Son William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury de jure.
18th March 1793. Nephew William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury de jure.
20th March 1834. William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury extinct.
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 25th May 1632 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His son Edward (age 5) de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that Edward 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 June 1645 Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 18) was killed in a duel. His brother Nicholas (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 (age 11) de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.
On 26th August 1740 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 78) died at Dunkirk. His son Charles (age 37) de jure 5th Earl Banbury, 5th Viscount Wallingford, 5th Baron Knollys.
On 13th March 1771 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 67) died. He was buried on 19th March 1771 at St John the Baptist Church, Burford. His son William (age 44) de jure 6th Earl Banbury, 6th Viscount Wallingford, 6th Baron Knollys.
On 18th March 1793 Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury (age 65) died. He was buried at Winchester Cathedral [Map]. His son William (age 30) de jure 8th Earl Banbury, 7th Viscount Wallingford, 7th Baron Knollys.
On 20th March 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.