Earl of Middlesex
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Earl of Middlesex was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of England
. The first creation came in 1622 for Lionel Cranfield, 1st Baron Cranfield
, the Lord High Treasurer
. He had already been created Baron Cranfield, of Cranfield in the County of Bedford, the year before, also in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his elder son, the second Earl. On his early death in 1651 the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Earl. The latter died childless in 1674 when the titles became extinct.
Lady Frances Cranfield, daughter of the first Earl and sister of the second and third Earls, married Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset
. The barony and earldom were revived in 1675 in favour of their son Charles
, who two years later also succeeded his father in the earldom of Dorset. See Duke of Dorset
for further history of this creation.
see Duke of Dorset
for further history of the titles
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. The first creation came in 1622 for Lionel Cranfield, 1st Baron Cranfield
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex was a successful merchant in London, England.-Life:He was the second son of Thomas Cranfield, a mercer at London, and his wife Martha Randill, the daughter and heiress of Vincent Randill of Sutton-at-Hone, Kent. He was apprenticed in to Richard Sheppard, a...
, the Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer
The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Act of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third highest ranked Great Officer of State, below the Lord High Chancellor and above the Lord President...
. He had already been created Baron Cranfield, of Cranfield in the County of Bedford, the year before, also in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his elder son, the second Earl. On his early death in 1651 the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Earl. The latter died childless in 1674 when the titles became extinct.
Lady Frances Cranfield, daughter of the first Earl and sister of the second and third Earls, married Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset
Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset
Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset was an English peer and politician.He was born at Dorset House, the second of three children of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset...
. The barony and earldom were revived in 1675 in favour of their son Charles
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex was an English poet and courtier.-Early Life:He was son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset...
, who two years later also succeeded his father in the earldom of Dorset. See Duke of Dorset
Duke of Dorset
Duke of Dorset was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1720 for the politician Lionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset. The Sackville family descended from Sir Richard Sackville. His only surviving son, Thomas Sackville, was a statesman, poet and dramatist and notably served as...
for further history of this creation.
Earls of Middlesex; First creation (1622)
- Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of MiddlesexLionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of MiddlesexLionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex was a successful merchant in London, England.-Life:He was the second son of Thomas Cranfield, a mercer at London, and his wife Martha Randill, the daughter and heiress of Vincent Randill of Sutton-at-Hone, Kent. He was apprenticed in to Richard Sheppard, a...
(1574–1645) - James Cranfield, 2nd Earl of MiddlesexJames Cranfield, 2nd Earl of MiddlesexJames Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex , styled Lord Cranfield from 1622 until 1645, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and inherited his peerage in 1645....
(1621–1651) - Lionel Cranfield, 3rd Earl of MiddlesexLionel Cranfield, 3rd Earl of MiddlesexLionel Cranfield, 3rd Earl of Middlesex was an English peer, styled Hon. Lionel Cranfield from 1640 until 1651....
(1625–1674)
Earls of Middlesex; Second creation (1675)
- Charles Sackville, 1st Earl of MiddlesexCharles Sackville, 6th Earl of DorsetCharles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex was an English poet and courtier.-Early Life:He was son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset...
(1638–1706) (succeeded as 6th Earl of Dorset in 1677) - Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 2nd Earl of MiddlesexLionel Sackville, 1st Duke of DorsetLionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, PC was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the son of the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex and the former Lady Mary Compton, younger daughter of the 3rd Earl of Northampton...
(1688–1765) (created Duke of Dorset in 1720)
see Duke of Dorset
Duke of Dorset
Duke of Dorset was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1720 for the politician Lionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset. The Sackville family descended from Sir Richard Sackville. His only surviving son, Thomas Sackville, was a statesman, poet and dramatist and notably served as...
for further history of the titles