Viscount Maidstone is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically.
In 1623 Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 66] was created 1st Viscountess Maidstone with a remainder to her heirs male.
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.
In 1689 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea [aged 61] died. His grandson Charles [aged 16] succeeded 4th Earl Winchilsea, 4th Viscount Maidstone, 5th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
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.
On 9th September 1729 John Finch 6th Earl Winchilsea [aged 46] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His second cousin Daniel [aged 82] succeeded 7th Earl Winchilsea, 7th Viscount Maidstone, 8th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea by marriage Countess Winchilsea.
On 1st January 1730 Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea [aged 82] died. His son Daniel [aged 40] succeeded 8th Earl Winchilsea, 8th Viscount Maidstone, 3rd Earl Nottingham, 3rd Baron Finch Daventry, 9th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
On 2nd August 1769 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham [aged 80] died. His nephew George [aged 16] succeeded 9th Earl Winchilsea, 9th Viscount Maidstone, 4th Earl Nottingham, 4th Baron Finch Daventry, 10th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
On 2nd August 1826 George Finch 9th Earl Winchilsea 4th Earl Nottingham [aged 73] died unmarried without legitimate issue. His first cousin once removed George [aged 35] succeeded 5th Earl Nottingham, 10th Earl Winchilsea, 10th Viscount Maidstone, 5th Baron Finch Daventry, 11th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Georgiana Charlotte Graham Countess Nottingham Winchelsea [aged 32] by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea. His illegitimate son George Finch [aged 31] inherited his manors at Burley-on-the-Hill House and Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire.
On 8th January 1858 George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham 10th Earl Winchilsea [aged 66] died at Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire [Map]. His son George [aged 42] succeeded 6th Earl Nottingham, 11th Earl Winchilsea, 11th Viscount Maidstone, 6th Baron Finch Daventry, 12th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Constance Henrietta Paget Countess Nottingham Winchilsea [aged 34] by marriage Countess Nottingham.
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 9th June 1887 George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham 11th Earl Winchilsea [aged 72] died. His half brother Murray [aged 36] succeeded 7th Earl Nottingham, 12th Earl Winchilsea, 12th Viscount Maidstone, 7th Baron Finch Daventry, 13th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Edith Harcourt Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham [aged 31] by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.
On 7th September 1898 Murray Finch-Hatton 7th Earl Nottingham 12th Earl Winchilsea [aged 47] died. His brother Henry [aged 45] succeeded 8th Earl Nottingham, 13th Earl Winchilsea, 13th Viscount Maidstone, 8th Baron Finch Daventry, 14th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
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.
On 7th March 1950 Christopher Finch-Hatton 10th Earl Nottingham 15th Earl Winchilsea [aged 38] died. His son Christopher [aged 13] succeeded 11th Earl Nottingham, 16th Earl Winchilsea, 16th Viscount Maidstone, 9th Baron Finch Daventry, 17th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
On 26th June 1999 Christopher Finch-Hatton 11th Earl Nottingham 16th Earl of Winchilsea [aged 62] died. His son Daniel [aged 31] succeeded 12th Earl Nottingham, 17th Earl Winchilsea, 17th Viscount Maidstone, 10th Baron Finch Daventry, 18th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.