Earl Darnley

Earl Darnley is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

There have been one creations of Earl Darnley:

1st. 1725. John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley 1687-1728. Extant

Earl Darnley (1st Creation)

In 1725 John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley (age 38) was created 1st Earl Darnley.

In 1728 John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley (age 41) died. His son Edward Bligh 2nd Earl Darnley (age 13) succeeded 2nd Earl Darnley.

In 1747 Edward Bligh 2nd Earl Darnley (age 32) died. His brother John Bligh 3rd Earl Darnley (age 27) succeeded 3rd Earl Darnley, 12th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 31 Jul 1781 John Bligh 3rd Earl Darnley (age 61) died. His son John Bligh 4th Earl Darnley (age 14) succeeded 4th Earl Darnley, 13th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 17 Mar 1831 John Bligh 4th Earl Darnley (age 63) died. His son Edward Bligh 5th Earl Darnley (age 36) succeeded 5th Earl Darnley, 14th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire. Emma Jane Parnell Countess Darnley by marriage Countess Darnley.

On 12 Feb 1835 Edward Bligh 5th Earl Darnley (age 39) died. His son John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley (age 7) succeeded 6th Earl Darnley, 15th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire. Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley (age 6) by marriage Countess Darnley.

On 14 Dec 1896 John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley (age 69) died. His son Edward Bligh 7th Earl Darnley (age 45) succeeded 7th Earl Darnley, 16th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 31 Oct 1900 Edward Bligh 7th Earl Darnley (age 49) died. His brother Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Darnley. Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 40) by marriage Countess Darnley. His daughter Elizabeth Bligh 17th Baroness Clifton succeeded 17th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 11 Oct 1923 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 37) and Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Darnley. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 64) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 63).

In 1927 Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 68) died. His son Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 40) succeeded 9th Earl Darnley.

On 30 Nov 1940 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 54) and Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Darnley. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 80).

On 29 May 1955 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 68) died. His son Major Peter Stuart Bligh 10th Earl of Darnley (age 39) succeeded 10th Earl Darnley, 19th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 18 Jun 2017 Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh 11th Earl of Darnley (age 75) died. His son Ivo Bligh 12th Earl of Darnley (age 49) succeeded 12th Earl Darnley, 21st Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.