Earl Banbury
Earl Banbury is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury. Died 1632. Brother.
2nd: Edward Knollys. Died 1580. Nephew.
3rd: Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury. Died 1674. Son.
4th: Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury. Died 1740. Son.
5th: Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury. Died 1771. Son.
6th: William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury. Died 1776. Brother.
7th: Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury. Died 1793. Son.
8th: William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury. Died 1834. Extinct.
In 1626 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 82) was created 1st Earl Banbury. Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 43) by marriage Countess Banbury.
On 25 May 1632 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His eldest son His brother Edward Knollys de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that Edward (age 5) had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) whom Edward's mother (age 49) subsequently married around a month after William's death.
Before Jun 1645 Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 18) was killed in an argument. His brother Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Banbury, 3rd Viscount Wallingford, 3rd Baron Knollys although was never summoned to Parliament as a consequence of questions over his father's paternity.
In 1674 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 43) died. His son Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 11) de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.
On 10 Jun 1685 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 23) unsuccessfully petitioned the House of Lords to become Earl Banbury.
On 16 May 1689 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 26) and Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Banbury. Said to be at the Nag's Head Coffee-House James Street although this may have been the location of the reception. He the son of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury and Anne or Abigail Sherard.
On 26 Aug 1740 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 78) died at Dunkirk. His son Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 37) de jure 5th Earl Banbury, 5th Viscount Wallingford, 5th Baron Knollys.
On 13 Mar 1771 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 67) died. He was buried on 19 Mar 1771 at St John the Baptist Church, Burford. His son William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury (age 44) de jure 6th Earl Banbury, 6th Viscount Wallingford, 6th Baron Knollys.
In 1776 William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury (age 49) died. His brother Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury (age 48) de jure 7th Earl Banbury.
On 18 Mar 1793 Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury (age 65) died. He was buried at Winchester Cathedral [Map]. His son William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury (age 30) de jure 8th Earl Banbury, 7th Viscount Wallingford, 7th Baron Knollys.
In 1813 William Knollys' (age 49) claim to the Earldom of Banbury and Baron Knollys was rejected. Earl Banbury, Baron Knollys extinct.
On 20 Mar 1834 William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury (age 71) died. The House of Lords passed a resolution rejecting his claim to the Earldom and as a consequence Earl Banbury, Viscount Wallingford and Baron Knollys extinct.