Biography of Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex 1625-1674
Paternal Family Tree: Cranfield
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Brett Countess Middlesex 1670
In 1599 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 24) and Elizabeth Sheppard were married.
Before 1621 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 46) and [his mother] Anne Brett Countess Middlesex were married.
In Jul 1621 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 46) was created 1st Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
In 1622 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 47) was created 1st Earl Middlesex. [his mother] Anne Brett Countess Middlesex by marriage Countess Middlesex.
In 1625 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex was born to Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 50) and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex.
On 14 Feb 1631 John Cope 3rd Baronet (age 22) and [his future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Fane (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 49). They were fourth cousins.
In 1636 [his future brother-in-law] Francis Fane (age 25) and Elizabeth West Baroness Darcy (age 55) were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 54).
After 13 Oct 1638 William Cope (age 26) and [his future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Fane (age 30) were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 56).
On 18 Dec 1638 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 51) and [his future wife] Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 25) were married at Church of St Bartholomew the Great. She by marriage Countess Bath, Countess Eu. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 56). They were second cousin twice removed.
Around 1645. Theodore Russel (age 31). Portrait of Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 20).
On 06 Aug 1645 [his father] Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 70) died. His son [his brother] James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Middlesex, 2nd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
On 16 Sep 1651 [his brother] James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 30) died. His brother Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Middlesex, 3rd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
On 01 May 1655 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 30) and Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 42) were married at St Bride's Church. She by marriage Countess Middlesex. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex.
On 24 Dec 1657 [his brother-in-law] Robert Fane (age 47) died.
On 13 Jun 1661 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 36) and Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 48) were divorced by decree of the Court of Arches having previously obtained a royal warrant dated 19 Mar 1661 to retain her precedency as Countess of Bath.
In Apr 1663 [his former brother-in-law] George Fane (age 47) died.
On 10 Oct 1669 [his former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Fane (age 61) died.
In 1670 [his mother] Anne Brett Countess Middlesex died.
On 26 Oct 1674 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 49) died without issue. Earl Middlesex, Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Bedfordshire extinct.
In 1675 Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 31) was created 1st Earl Middlesex, 1st Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex. His mother [his sister] Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 53) was sister to the last Earl of Middlesex of the previous creation Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex whose estates he had inherited.
On 11 Nov 1680 [his former wife] Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 67) died.
GrandFather: Thomas Cranfield
Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex
GrandFather: James Brett
Mother: Anne Brett Countess Middlesex