Earl of Southampton is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Earl of Southampton:
1st. 15th October 1537. William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton. Extinct. 15th October 1542.
2nd. 16th February 1547. Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton. Extinct. 16th May 1667.
3rd. 1670. Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland. Extinct. 18th May 1774.
Summary
15th October 1537. William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 47] created. See Birth and Christening Edward VI.
15th October 1542. William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton extinct.
On 15th October 1537 the future Edward VI was christened by Bishop John Stokesley [aged 62] at the Chapel Royal in Hampton Court Palace [Map]. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 48] performed the Baptismal Rites, and was appointed Godfather. Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 64] and Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 21] were Godparents.
King Edward VI of England and Ireland was created Duke of Cornwall, 1st Earl Chester.
Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu carried the Salt. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 53] was Godfather and supported the Marchioness of Exeter. Richard Long [aged 43] was knighted. Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex [aged 52], Philip Boteler [aged 45], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 66] and John Gage [aged 57] attended. Mary Scrope [aged 61] carried Lady Mary's train. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 54] carried a covered basin. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex carried the canopy.
Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 37] helped his young niece the future Elizabeth I to carry the Crisom. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 41] supported his wife Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter [aged 34] to carry the child. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 60] bore a taper of virgin wax. William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel [aged 61] carried the train of the Prince's robe. Christopher Barker proclaimed the Prince's titles.
Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was created 1st Earl Hertford.
Nicholas Carew [aged 41], Francis Bryan [aged 47], Anthony Browne [aged 37] and John Russell 1st Earl Bedford [aged 52] surrounded the font.
Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire [aged 27], Edward Neville [aged 66], Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour [aged 29], Richard Long and John Wallop [aged 47] carried the canopy.
Arthur Hopton [aged 48], Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton and Bishop John Bell attended.
William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 47] was created 1st Earl of Southampton. Mabel Clifford Countess Southampton [aged 55] by marriage Countess of Southampton.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 18th October 1837. Also, on Saint Lukes daiec, being Thursdaie, the Prince was proclaymed at the court "Edward, sonne and heire to King Henrie the Eight, Prince of Wales, Duke of Comewall, and Earle of Chesterd." Also the King made that daie tow earles and six knightes, that is to saie: Mr. Fittes Williams, Lord Admirall and Vice-Treasorer, was made Earle of Hamptone, and the Queenes brother, Viscount Beawchamp, was made Earle of Hertfordef and Mr. Powlett was made Vice-Treasorer,a and Sir John Russell, Controler of the Kinges howse, Mr. Henageb, Mr. Longc, and Mr. Knevett of the Kinges Privie Chamber, knightes, and Mr. Coffin, and Mr. Listred, knightes and Mr. Semere, the Queenes brother, knight..
Note c. October 18th.
Note d. This passage would seem to countenance the common account that the infant prince was almost immediately invested with these titles, whereas he himself tells us in his journal that he was only about to be created so when his father died, in which he is confirmed by Burnet, who says that Edward was called Prince of Wales, as the heirs to this crown are, yet he was not invested with that dignity by a formal creation.
Note e. William Fitzwilliam, descended from the ancestor of the present Earl Fitswilliam, was created Earl of Southampton, October 18th, 1537.
Note f. By which title he is known until the accession, in 1547, of his nephew Edward VI. when he was created Duke of Somerset, and was made Lord Protector of the Kingdom.
Note a. Sir William Poulet, Comptroller of the Household, was made Treasurer of the Household in 1587, when the Comptrollership was conferred on Sir John Russell, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, who eventually became first Earl of Bedford.
Note b. Thomas Hennage.
Note c. Richard Long, Master of the Buckhonnds.
Note d. Richard Lister, Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
Note e. The Queen's younger brother, Thomas Seymour.
On 15th October 1542 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 52] died at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map]. Earl of Southampton extinct. Anthony Browne [aged 42] inherited Cowdray House [Map].
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16th February 1547. Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 41] created. See Coronation of Edward VI.
30th July 1550. Son Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton [aged 5] succeeded.
4th October 1581. Son Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton [aged 7] succeeded.
10th November 1624. Son Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 17] succeeded.
16th May 1667. Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester extinct.
On 16th February 1547, three weeks's after the death of King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [deceased], the new Council promoted themselves...
Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 41] was created 1st Earl of Southampton in accordance with Henry VIII's will for which he was nominated executor. Jane Cheney Countess Southampton [aged 38] by marriage Countess of Southampton.
Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 47] was created 1st Duke Somerset. Since he was Protector and head of the Privy Council at the time he effectively created himself Duke. Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset [aged 50] by marriage Duchess Somerset.
William Willoughby 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham [aged 32] was created 1st Baron Willoughby Parham. Elizabeth Heneage Baroness Willoughby of Parham [aged 29] by marriage Baroness Willoughby Parham.
On 30th July 1550 Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 44] died. He was buried on 4th August 1550 at St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map]. His son Henry [aged 5] succeeded 2nd Earl of Southampton.
Before 6th October 1573 Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton [aged 28] and Mary Browne Countess Southampton [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. He the son of Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton and Jane Cheney Countess Southampton [aged 64].
On 4th October 1581 Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton [aged 36] died. His son Henry [aged 7] succeeded 3rd Earl of Southampton. His wardship was sold by the Queen to her kinsman, Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham [aged 45], for £1000. Howard then transferred his wardship to William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley [aged 61].
On 30th August 1598 Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton [aged 24] and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. He the son of Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton and Mary Browne Countess Southampton [aged 46]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 10th November 1624 Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton [aged 51] died. He was buried at Titchfield, Hampshire [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 17] succeeded 4th Earl of Southampton.
In or before 1636 Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 28] and Rachel Massue Countess Southampton [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. He the son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton [aged 63].
Before 1646 Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 38] and Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. She the daughter of Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 47] and Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester. He the son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton [aged 73].
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 7th May 1659 Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 52] and Frances Seymour Countess Southampton [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset [aged 71] and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset [aged 59]. He the son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 16th May 1667 Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 60] died. Earl of Southampton, Earl Chichester extinct.
See Earldoms of England Chronologically, Created Countesses of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1670. Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland [aged 29] created.
9th October 1709. Son Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 47] succeeded.
9th September 1730. Son William Fitzroy 3rd Duke Cleveland 2nd Duke Southampton [aged 32] succeeded.
18th May 1774. William Fitzroy 3rd Duke Cleveland 2nd Duke Southampton extinct.
In 1670 Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland [aged 29] was created 1st Duchess Cleveland, 1st Countess of Southampton and 1st Baroness Nonsuch by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 39] for having given birth to five of his illegitimate children.
On 9th October 1709 Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland [aged 68] died at Chiswick Mall. Her son Charles [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Duke Cleveland, 2nd Earl of Southampton and 2nd Baron Nonsuch. Anne Pulteney Duchess Southampton Duchess of Cleveland [aged 45] by marriage Duchess Cleveland.
On 9th September 1730 Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 68] died. He was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey. His son William [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Duke Cleveland, 2nd Duke Southampton, 3rd Earl of Southampton, 2nd Earl Chichester, 3rd Baron Nonsuch and 2nd Baron Newbury.
On 18th May 1774 William Fitzroy 3rd Duke Cleveland 2nd Duke Southampton [aged 76] died. Duke Cleveland, Duke Southampton, Earl of Southampton, Earl Chichester, Baron Nonsuch and Baron Newbury extinct.