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Earl Macclesfield (1st Creation)

On 23 Jul 1679 Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield (age 61) was created 1st Earl Macclesfield, 1st Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk.Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 07 Jan 1694 Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield (age 76) died. His son Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Macclesfield, 2nd Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk, 2nd Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk. Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 26) by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 05 Nov 1701 Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 42) died without legitimate issue; his two children with Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 33) had been declared illegitimate. His brother Fitton Gerard 3rd Earl Macclesfield (age 38) succeeded 3rd Earl Macclesfield, 3rd Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk, 3rd Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk.

On 15 Nov 1712 Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 37) duelled with James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon (age 54) at Hyde Park [Map] over a legal dispute about the estate and inheritance of the late Earl Macclesfield. Mohun had married Charlotte Orby Baroness Mohun Okehampton grand-daughter of Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield. James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon had married Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon (age 32). The two seconds, Macartney and Colonel Hamilton, were both charged as accessories to murder. Hamilton gave himself up, Macartney fled into exile in Hanover. Colonel Hamilton was found guilty of manslaughter.

James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon died from wounds received duelling. His son James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon (age 9) succeeded 5th Duke Hamilton, 2nd Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 2nd Baron Dutton of Cheshire.

Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton died from wounds received duelling; his father had also been killed in a duel. Baron Mohun Okehampton and Baronet Mohun of Boconnoc in Cornwall extinct.

Earl Macclesfield (2nd Creation)

In 1721 Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield (age 54) was created 1st Earl Macclesfield.

On 28 Apr 1732 Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield (age 65) died at Soho Square [Map]. His son George Parker 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Macclesfield.

On 17 Mar 1764 George Parker 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 68) died. His son Thomas Parker 3rd Earl Macclesfield (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Macclesfield. Mary Heathcote Countess Macclesfield by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 09 Feb 1795 Thomas Parker 3rd Earl Macclesfield (age 71) died. His son George Parker 4th Earl Macclesfield (age 39) succeeded 4th Earl Macclesfield. Mary Frances Drake Countess Macclesfield by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 20 Mar 1842 George Parker 4th Earl Macclesfield (age 87) died. His brother Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield (age 79) succeeded 5th Earl Macclesfield. Eliza Wolstenholme Countess Macclesfield (age 61) by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 31 Mar 1850 Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield (age 87) died. His son Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl Macclesfield.

Before 24 Jul 1896 Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield (age 85) and Mary Frances Grosvenor Countess Macclesfield (age 74) were married. She by marriage Countess Macclesfield. She the daughter of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster. He the son of Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield and Eliza Wolstenholme Countess Macclesfield.

On 24 Jul 1896 Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield (age 85) died. His grandson George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield (age 8) succeeded 7th Earl Macclesfield whic title he held for seventy-nine years.

In 1909 George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield (age 20) and Lilian Joanna Vere Boyle Countess Macclesfield were married. She by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 20 Sep 1975 George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield (age 87) died. His son George Parker 8th Earl Macclesfield (age 61) succeeded 8th Earl Macclesfield. Valerie Mansfield Countess Macclesfield (age 56) by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 07 Dec 1992 George Parker 8th Earl Macclesfield (age 78) died. His son Richard Parker 9th Earl Macclesfield (age 49) succeeded 9th Earl Macclesfield.