Earl of Thanet
Earl of Thanet is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet. Died 1631. Son.
2nd: John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet. Died 1664. Son.
3rd: Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet. Died 1679. Brother.
4th: John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet. Died 1680. Brother.
5th: Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet. Died 1684. Brother.
6th: Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet. Died 1729. Nephew.
7th: Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet. Died 1753. Son.
8th: Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet. Died 1786. Son.
9th: Sackville Tufton 9th Earl of Thanet. Died 1825. Brother.
10th: Charles Tufton 10th Earl of Thanet. Died 1832. Brother.
11th: Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet. Died 1849. Extinct.
On 05 Aug 1628 Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 50) was created 1st Earl of Thanet. Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 47) by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 01 Jul 1631 Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 53) died at Sapcote, Leicestershire [Map]. His son John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl of Thanet, 2nd Baron Tufton, 3rd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 16) by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 11 Apr 1664 Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet (age 32) and Elizabeth Boyle Countess Isle Thanet were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 51) and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 50). He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 55) and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 49). They were third cousins.
On 07 May 1664 John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 55) died. His son Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl of Thanet, 3rd Baron Tufton, 15th Baron de Clifford, 4th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 24 Nov 1679 Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet (age 48) died. His brother John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet (age 41) succeeded 4th Earl of Thanet, 4th Baron Tufton, 16th Baron de Clifford, 5th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
In 1680 John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet (age 42) died. His brother Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet (age 39) succeeded 5th Earl of Thanet, 5th Baron Tufton, 17th Baron de Clifford, 6th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 08 Mar 1684 Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet (age 43) died. His brother Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl of Thanet, 6th Baron Tufton, 18th Baron de Clifford, 7th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 14 Aug 1684 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 39) and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 54) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 53). He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet.
On 30 Jul 1729 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 84) died. Baron de Clifford became abeyant. His nephew Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet (age 41) succeeded 7th Earl of Thanet, 7th Baron Tufton, 8th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 04 Dec 1753 Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet (age 65) died. His son Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet (age 20) succeeded 8th Earl of Thanet, 8th Baron Tufton, 9th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
In 1767 Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet (age 34) and Mary Sackville Countess Thanet (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. He the son of Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet.
In 1786 Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet (age 53) died. His son Sackville Tufton 9th Earl of Thanet (age 16) succeeded 9th Earl of Thanet, 9th Baron Tufton, 10th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 24 Jan 1825 Sackville Tufton 9th Earl of Thanet (age 55) died at Chalons, without issue. His brother Charles Tufton 10th Earl of Thanet (age 54) succeeded 10th Earl of Thanet, 10th Baron Tufton, 11th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 20 Apr 1832 Charles Tufton 10th Earl of Thanet (age 61) died. His brother Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet (age 57) succeeded 11th Earl of Thanet, 11th Baron Tufton, 12th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 12 Jun 1849 Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet (age 74) died unmarried. Earl of Thanet, Baron Tufton and Baronet Tufton of Hothfield extinct.