Earl Macclesfield

Earl Macclesfield is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Earl Macclesfield:

1st. 23rd July 1679. Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield. Extinct. 26th December 1702.

2nd. 1721. Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield. Extant.

Earl Macclesfield 1st Creation 1679

Summary

23rd July 1679. Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield [aged 61] created.

7th January 1694. Son Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield [aged 35] succeeded.

5th November 1701. Son Fitton Gerard 3rd Earl Macclesfield [aged 38] succeeded.

26th December 1702. Fitton Gerard 3rd Earl Macclesfield extinct.

On 23rd July 1679 Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield [aged 61] was created 1st Earl Macclesfield, 1st Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk.Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 7th January 1694 Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield [aged 76] died. His succeeded son Charles [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Macclesfield, 2nd Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk, 2nd Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk. Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield [aged 26] by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 5th November 1701 Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield [aged 42] died without legitimate issue; his two children with Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield [aged 33] had been declared illegitimate. His succeeded brother Fitton Gerard 3rd Earl Macclesfield [aged 38] succeeded 3rd Earl Macclesfield, 3rd Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk, 3rd Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk.

On 26th December 1702 Fitton Gerard 3rd Earl Macclesfield [aged 39] died. Earl Macclesfield, Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk and Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk extinct.

On 15th November 1712 Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton [aged 37] duelled with James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 54] at Hyde Park [Map] over a legal dispute about the estate and inheritance of the late Earl Macclesfield. Mohun had married Charlotte Orby Baroness Mohun Okehampton grand-daughter of Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield. James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon had married Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 32]. The two seconds, Macartney and Colonel Hamilton, were both charged as accessories to murder. Hamilton gave himself up, Macartney fled into exile in Hanover. Colonel Hamilton was found guilty of manslaughter.

James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon died from wounds received duelling. His succeeded son James [aged 9] succeeded 5th Duke Hamilton, 2nd Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 2nd Baron Dutton of Cheshire.

Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton died from wounds received duelling; his Charles Mohun 3rd Baron Mohun Okehampton had also been killed in a duel. Baron Mohun Okehampton and Baronet Mohun of Boconnoc in Cornwall extinct.

Earl Macclesfield 2nd Creation 1721

Summary

1721. Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield [aged 54] created.

28th April 1732. Son George Parker 2nd Earl Macclesfield [aged 36] succeeded.

17th March 1764. Son Thomas Parker 3rd Earl Macclesfield [aged 40] succeeded.

9th February 1795. Son George Parker 4th Earl Macclesfield [aged 39] succeeded.

20th March 1842. Son Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield [aged 79] succeeded.

31st March 1850. Son Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield [aged 39] succeeded.

24th July 1896. Son George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield [aged 8] succeeded.

20th September 1975. Son George Parker 8th Earl Macclesfield [aged 61] succeeded.

7th December 1992. Son Richard Parker 9th Earl Macclesfield [aged 49] succeeded.

In 1721 Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield [aged 54] was created 1st Earl Macclesfield.

On 28th April 1732 Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield [aged 65] died at Soho Square [Map]. His succeeded son George [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Macclesfield.

On 17th March 1764 George Parker 2nd Earl Macclesfield [aged 68] died. His succeeded son Thomas Parker 3rd Earl Macclesfield [aged 40] succeeded 3rd Earl Macclesfield. Mary Heathcote Countess Macclesfield by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 9th February 1795 Thomas Parker 3rd Earl Macclesfield [aged 71] died. His succeeded son George Parker 4th Earl Macclesfield [aged 39] succeeded 4th Earl Macclesfield. Mary Frances Drake Countess Macclesfield by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 20th March 1842 George Parker 4th Earl Macclesfield [aged 87] died. His succeeded brother Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield [aged 79] succeeded 5th Earl Macclesfield. Eliza Wolstenholme Countess Macclesfield [aged 61] by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 31st March 1850 Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield [aged 87] died. His succeeded son Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield [aged 39] succeeded 6th Earl Macclesfield.

Before 24th July 1896 Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield [aged 85] and Mary Frances Grosvenor Countess Macclesfield [aged 74] were married. Mary Frances Grosvenor Countess Macclesfield by marriage Countess Macclesfield. She the daughter of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster. He the son of Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield and Eliza Wolstenholme Countess Macclesfield.

On 24th July 1896 Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield [aged 85] died. His succeeded grandson George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield [aged 8] succeeded 7th Earl Macclesfield whic title he held for seventy-nine years.

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In 1909 George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield [aged 20] and Lilian Joanna Vere Boyle Countess Macclesfield were married. She by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 20th September 1975 George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield [aged 87] died. His succeeded son George Parker 8th Earl Macclesfield [aged 61] succeeded 8th Earl Macclesfield. Valerie Mansfield Countess Macclesfield [aged 56] by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 7th December 1992 George Parker 8th Earl Macclesfield [aged 78] died. His succeeded son Richard Parker 9th Earl Macclesfield [aged 49] succeeded 9th Earl Macclesfield.