Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester 1598-1653

On 28th April 1598 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester was born to Francis Leigh [aged 19] and Mary Egerton [aged 19].

Before 1601 [his father] Francis Leigh [aged 21] and [his mother] Mary Egerton [aged 21] were married.

Before 1608 Francis Anderson [aged 26] and [his future wife] Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester were married.

In July 1616 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 18] and Susan Northam were married.

In July 1617 [his wife] Susan Northam died.

On 31st July 1617 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 19] and Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester were married.

In 1618 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 19] was created 1st Baronet Leigh of Newnham in Warwickshire.

After 1618 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough [aged 66] and [his sister-in-law] Jane Boteler Countess Marlborough were married.

On 11th January 1620 [his daughter] Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton was born to Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 21] and [his wife] Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester. She married before 1646 Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester, son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton, and had issue.

In 1625 [his father] Francis Leigh [aged 46] died.

On 5th February 1626 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough [aged 74] was created 1st Earl Marlborough by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 25]. [his sister-in-law] Jane Boteler Countess Marlborough by marriage Countess Marlborough.

On 7th February 1626 Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland [aged 26] were married. He the illegitmate son of Charles Blount 1st Earl Devonshire and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.

In July 1627 Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport [aged 30] was created 1st Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight. [his sister-in-law] Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland [aged 27] by marriage Countess Newport in the Isle of Wight.

In 1628 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 29] was created 1st Baron Dunsmore of Dunsmore in Warwickshire with special remainder to his stepson John Anderson 1st Baronet who was the son of his second wife Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester and Francis Anderson. John Anderson 1st Baronet predeceased Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester so the remainder had no effect.

In 1644 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 45] was created 1st Earl Chichester with special remainder to [his future son-in-law] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 36] who was the husband of his daughter Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton [aged 23]. Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester by marriage Countess Chichester.

Before 1646 [his son-in-law] 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].

On 16th September 1652 [his wife] Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester died.

On 21st December 1653 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 55] died. Baronet Leigh of Newnham in Warwickshire, Baron Dunsmore of Dunsmore in Warwickshire extinct.

His son-in-law Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Earl Chichester.

[his daughter] Mary Leigh Viscountess Grandison was born to Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester and Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester. She married her first cousin once removed George Villiers 4th Viscount Grandison and had issue.