Earl Rivers
Earl Rivers is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Rivers (1st Creation)
Earl Rivers is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers. Died 1469. Son.
2nd: Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers. Died 1483. Brother.
3rd: Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers. Died 1491. Extinct.
Before Mar 1466 Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 61) was created 1st Earl Rivers by King Edward IV of England (age 23).
On 12 Aug 1469 Woodvilles father and son were beheaded at Kenilworth Castle [Map] by supporters of Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 40).
Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 64) was beheaded. His son Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl Rivers. Elizabeth Scales Countess Rivers by marriage Countess Rivers.
John Woodville (age 24) was beheaded.
On 25 Jun 1483 supporters of the Woodviles were executed at Pontefract Castle [Map] ...
Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 43) was beheaded. His brother Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers (age 30) succeeded 3rd Earl Rivers.
Richard Grey (age 26) and Thomas Vaughan (age 73) were beheaded.
On 06 Mar 1491 Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers (age 38) died. Earl Rivers extinct.
Earl Rivers (2nd Creation)
Earl Rivers is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers. Died 1640. Grandson.
2nd: John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers. Died 1654. Son.
3rd: Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers. Died 1694. Son.
4th: Richard Savage 4th Earl Rivers. Died 1712. First Cousin.
5th: John Savage 5th Earl Rivers. Died 1737. Extinct.
On 04 Nov 1626 Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 61) was created 1st Earl Rivers with a special remainder to his grandson John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 23). Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 59) by marriage Countess Rivers.
On 25 Feb 1640 Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 75) died at Winchester House Broad Street. His grandson John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Rivers, 2nd Viscount Colchester. Baron Darcy of Chiche extinct.
Before 06 Mar 1647 John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 44) and Mary Ogle Countess Rivers were married. She by marriage Countess Rivers. He the son of Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage and Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers (age 66).
On 10 Oct 1654 John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 51) died at Frodsham Castle [Map]. His son Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Rivers, 3rd Viscount Colchester, 3rd Viscount Savage, 3rd Baron Darcy of Chiche, 4th Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire. Elizabeth Scrope Countess Rivers (age 27) by marriage Countess Rivers.
In 1684 Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers (age 56) and Arabella Bertie Countess Rivers were married. She by marriage Countess Rivers. She the daughter of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 53) and Mary Massingberd. He the son of John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers and Catherine Parker.
On 14 Sep 1694 Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers (age 66) died at Great Queen Street St Giles in the Fields Church, Camden. His son Richard Savage 4th Earl Rivers (age 40) succeeded 4th Earl Rivers, 4th Viscount Colchester, 4th Viscount Savage, 4th Baron Darcy of Chiche, 5th Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire.
On 18 Aug 1712 Richard Savage 4th Earl Rivers (age 58) died. His first cousin John Savage 5th Earl Rivers (age 47) succeeded 5th Earl Rivers, 5th Viscount Colchester, 5th Viscount Savage, 5th Baron Darcy of Chiche, 6th Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire.
On 09 May 1737 John Savage 5th Earl Rivers (age 72) died unmarried since he was a Catholic priest. Earl Rivers, Viscount Colchester, Viscount Savage, Baron Darcy of Chiche and Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire extinct.
Earl Rivers (3rd Creation)
Earl Rivers is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Created Countesses of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
In 1641 Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers (age 60) was created 1st Earl Rivers for life by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 40) since she had been passed over when her father's Earldom Earl Rivers passed from her father to her eldest son John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 37).
On 09 Mar 1650 Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers (age 69) died. Earl Rivers extinct since it was a created for life only .