Earl Winchilsea

Summary

1628. 1st. Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 71] created.

23rd March 1634. 2nd. Son Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea [aged 55] succeeded.

4th November 1639. 3rd. Son Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea [aged 11] succeeded.

1689. 4th. Grandson Charles Finch 4th Earl Winchilsea [aged 16] succeeded.

16th August 1712. 5th. Uncle Heneage Finch 5th Earl Winchilsea [aged 55] succeeded.

30th September 1726. 6th. Half Brother John Finch 6th Earl Winchilsea [aged 43] succeeded.

9th September 1729. 7th. Second Cousin Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea [aged 82] succeeded.

1st January 1730. 8th. Son Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham [aged 40] succeeded.

2nd August 1769. 9th. Nephew George Finch 9th Earl Winchilsea 4th Earl Nottingham [aged 16] succeeded.

2nd August 1826. 10th. First Cousin Once Removed George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham 10th Earl Winchilsea [aged 35] succeeded.

8th January 1858. 11th. Son George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham 11th Earl Winchilsea [aged 42] succeeded.

9th June 1887. 12th. Half Brother Murray Finch-Hatton 7th Earl Nottingham 12th Earl Winchilsea [aged 36] succeeded.

7th September 1898. 13th. Brother Henry Finch-Hatton 8th Earl Nottingham 13th Earl Winchilsea [aged 45] succeeded.

14th August 1927. 14th. Son Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton 9th Earl Nottingham 14th Earl Winchilsea [aged 42] succeeded.

10th February 1939. 15th. Son Christopher Finch-Hatton 10th Earl Nottingham 15th Earl Winchilsea [aged 27] succeeded.

7th March 1950. 16th. Son Christopher Finch-Hatton 11th Earl Nottingham 16th Earl of Winchilsea [aged 13] succeeded.

26th June 1999. 17th. Son Daniel Finch-Hatton 12th Earl Nottingham 17th Earl of Winchilsea [aged 31] succeeded.

On 23rd March 1634 Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 77] died. Her son Thomas [aged 55] succeeded 2nd Earl Winchilsea, 2nd Viscount Maidstone. Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea [aged 40] by marriage Countess Winchilsea.

On 4th November 1639 Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea [aged 61] died. His son Heneage [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Earl Winchilsea, 3rd Viscount Maidstone, 4th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

Around 1650 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea [aged 22] and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset [aged 62] and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset [aged 50]. He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 10th April 1673 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea [aged 45] and Catherine Norcliffe Countess Winchelsea were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea.

On 29th October 1681 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea [aged 53] and Elizabeth Ayres Countess Winchelsea were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea.

On 15th May 1684 Heneage Finch 5th Earl Winchilsea [aged 27] and Anne Kingsmill Countess Winchelsea [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea [aged 56] and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea.

On 16th August 1712 Charles Finch 4th Earl Winchilsea [aged 39] died. His uncle Heneage [aged 55] succeeded 5th Earl Winchilsea, 5th Viscount Maidstone, 6th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

On 30th September 1726 Heneage Finch 5th Earl Winchilsea [aged 69] died. His half brother John [aged 43] succeeded 6th Earl Winchilsea, 6th Viscount Maidstone, 7th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

Before September 1734 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham [aged 45] and Frances Feilding Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea, Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Basil Feilding 3rd Earl Desmond 4th Earl Denbigh and Hester Firebrace Countess Desmond and Denbigh. He the son of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

On 17th October 1849 George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham 10th Earl Winchilsea [aged 58] and Fanny Margaretta Rice Countess Nottingham Winchilsea were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.

On 14th August 1927 Henry Finch-Hatton 8th Earl Nottingham 13th Earl Winchilsea [aged 74] died. His son Guy [aged 42] succeeded 9th Earl Nottingham, 14th Earl Winchilsea, 14th Viscount Maidstone, 15th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

On 10th February 1939 Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton 9th Earl Nottingham 14th Earl Winchilsea [aged 53] died. His son Christopher [aged 27] succeeded 10th Earl Nottingham, 15th Earl Winchilsea, 15th Viscount Maidstone, 16th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Gladys Széchényi Countess Winchilsea and Nottingham [aged 26] by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.

In 1962 Christopher Finch-Hatton 11th Earl Nottingham 16th Earl of Winchilsea [aged 25] and Shirley Hatfield Countess of Nottingham and Winchilsea were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Christopher Finch-Hatton 10th Earl Nottingham 15th Earl Winchilsea and Gladys Széchényi Countess Winchilsea and Nottingham [aged 49].