Earl of Winchilsea
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held by the Finch family that have been united under a single holder since 1729. The Finch family is believed to be descended from Henry FitzHerbert, Lord Chamberlain
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to King Henry I
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(r. 1100–1135). The name change came in the 1350s after marriage to an heiress member of the Finch family. A later member of the family, Sir William Finch, was knighted in 1513. His son Sir Thomas Finch (died 1563), was also knighted for his share in suppressing Sir Thomas Wyatt
Thomas Wyatt the younger
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's insurrection
Wyatt's rebellion
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against Queen Mary I
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, and was the son-in-law of Sir Thomas Moyle
Thomas Moyle
Sir Thomas Moyle was a commissioner for Henry VIII in the dissolution of the monasteries, and speaker of the House of Commons in the Parliament of England from 1542 to 1544.-Life:...
, some of whose lands Finch's wife inherited. Thomas's eldest son Moyle Finch represented Weymouth, Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
and Winchilsea
Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...
in the House of Commons
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. In 1611 he was created a Baronet, of Eastwell
Boughton Aluph and Eastwell
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in the County of Kent
Kent
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.
History
Finch married Elizabeth Heneage, only daughter of Sir Thomas Heneage (1533–1595), Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdVice-Chamberlain of the Household
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to Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England
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. After Sir Moyle's death in 1614 Elizabeth and her sons made considerable efforts to have the family's status elevated. On 8 July 1623 Elizabeth was raised to the Peerage of England as Viscountess Maidstone, and on 12 July 1628 she was further honoured when she was made Countess of Winchilsea. Lady Winchilsea and Sir Moyle Finch's youngest son the Hon. Sir Heneage Finch
Heneage Finch (Speaker)
Sir Heneage Finch was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1607 and 1626. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons in 1626....
served as Speaker of the House of Commons
Speaker of the British House of Commons
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and was the father of Heneage Finch
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, PC , Lord Chancellor of England, was descended from the old family of Finch, many of whose members had attained high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, recorder of London, by his first wife Frances Bell, daughter of Sir Edmond Bell of...
, who was created Earl of Nottingham
Earl of Nottingham
Earl of Nottingham is a title that has been created seven times in the Peerage of England.-Earls of Nottingham, First creation :* John de Mowbray , 5th Baron Mowbray-Earls of Nottingham, Second creation :...
in 1681.
Sir Moyle Finch hade been succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Theophilus, the second Baronet. He sat as Member of Parliament
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for Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
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but died childless in circa 1619. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He represented Winchilsea and Kent in the House of Commons. In 1634 he also succeeded his mother as second Earl of Winchilsea. His son, the third Earl, supported the Restoration in 1660 and was thanked for his efforts the same year when he was created Baron FitzHerbert of Eastwell, in the County of Kent, in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his grandson, the fourth Earl. He was the son of William Finch, Viscount Maidstone (1652–1672), eldest son of the third Earl. Lord Winchilsea served as President of the Board of Trade and as Lord Lieutenant of Kent
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kent. Since 1746, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Kent.-Lords Lieutenant of Kent:*Sir Thomas Cheney 1551–?*William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham 3 July 1585 – 6 March 1597...
. His wife Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, was a well-known poetess.
However, they had no children and Winchilsea was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth Earl. He had earlier represented Hythe
Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)
Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member...
in Parliament. He was childless and was succeeded by his half-brother, the sixth Earl. He never married and on his death in 1729 the barony of FitzHerbert of Eastwell became extinct. He was succeeded in the remaining titles by his second cousin the second Earl of Nottingham, who became the seventh Earl of Winchilsea as well (see below for earlier history of this branch of the family). He was a noted statesman and served as First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for the Southern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
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, Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
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and as Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council
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. On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the eighth Earl of Winchilsea. He was also a politician and held office as First Lord of the Admiralty and as Lord President of the Council.
He was childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. William Finch, second son of the seventh Earl of Winchilsea and second Earl of Nottingham. He was Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
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for many years and was also an influential figure in the history of cricket
Cricket
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. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the tenth Earl. He was the son of George Finch-Hatton (1747–1823) (who assumed the additional surname of Hatton), son of the Hon. Edward Finch, fifth son of the seventh Earl, and his wife the Hon. Anne Hatton, daughter of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton (see the Viscount Hatton
Viscount Hatton
Viscount Hatton, of Grendon, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1683 for Christopher Hatton, 2nd Baron Hatton. He was the son of the prominent Royalist Christopher Hatton, who was created Baron Hatton, of Kirby, in the Peerage of England in 1643. He was a relation and heir of...
) and a relation of the famous Sir Christopher Hatton
Christopher Hatton
Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:...
. Lord Winchilsea and Nottingham is famous for his duel with the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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, who was Prime Minister
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at the time. The duel, which was over the issue of Catholic emancipation
Catholic Emancipation
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and related to insulting remarks made by the Earl, took place at Battersea Fields
Battersea Park
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on 21 March 1829. Both men deliberately aimed wide and Winchilsea apologised.
He died in 1858 and was succeeded by his son, the eleventh Earl. He represented Northamptonshire North in Parliament as a Tory
Tory
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. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his half-brother, the twelfth Earl. He sat briefly as Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire South
South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Lincolnshire, formally called the Southern Division of Lincolnshire or Parts of Kesteven and Holland, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire...
and for Spalding
Spalding (UK Parliament constituency)
Spalding was a county constituency in Lincolnshire, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the thirteenth Earl. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventeenth Earl of Winchilsea and twelfth Earl of Nottingham (the title having descended from father to son), who succeeded in 1999.
The Hon. Sir Heneage Finch
Heneage Finch (Speaker)
Sir Heneage Finch was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1607 and 1626. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons in 1626....
was the third and youngest son of Sir Moyle Finch and the Countess of Winchilsea. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons
Speaker of the British House of Commons
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from 1625 to 1628. His son Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, PC , Lord Chancellor of England, was descended from the old family of Finch, many of whose members had attained high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, recorder of London, by his first wife Frances Bell, daughter of Sir Edmond Bell of...
was a prominent lawyer and politician and served as Lord Chancellor of England from 1675 to 1682. He was created a Baronet, of Raunston in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of England in 1660 and in 1673 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Finch, of Daventry in the County of Northampton. In 1681 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Nottingham, also in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his son, Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 7th Earl of Winchilsea PC , was an English Tory statesman during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.-Early life:...
, who in 1729 succeeded his second cousin as seventh Earl of Winchilsea
Earl of Winchilsea
Earl of Winchilsea and Earl of Nottingham are two titles in the Peerage of England held by the Finch family that have been united under a single holder since 1729. The Finch family is believed to be descended from Henry FitzHerbert, Lord Chamberlain to King Henry I . The name change came in the...
. See above for further history of the titles.
Several other members of the Finch family have also gained distinction. The Hon. Heneage Finch
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford, PC, KC was an English lawyer and statesman.-Early life:Second son of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, he was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on November 18, 1664...
, second son of the first Earl of Nottingham, was made Earl of Aylesford
Earl of Aylesford
Earl of Aylesford, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1714 for the lawyer and politician Heneage Finch, 1st Baron Guernsey. He had already been created Baron Guernsey in the Peerage of England in 1703...
in 1714. The Hon. Edward Finch
Edward Finch (composer)
Edward Finch , was an English composer.Finch was born in 1664, was the fifth son of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, proceeding M.A. in 1679, and becoming a fellow of Christ's. He represented the university of Cambridge in the parliament of...
, fifth son of the first Earl of Nottingham, was a composer and sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge University
Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)
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. He later took holy orders and served as Prebendary
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of York
Diocese of York
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and Canterbury
Diocese of Canterbury
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. The Hon. Edward Finch, fifth son of the seventh Earl of Winchilsea and second Earl of Nottingham, sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge University
Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Election Systems:...
from 1727 to 1768. The Hon. Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton
Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton
Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton was an English politician and Australian federationist.Finch-Hatton was born in Eastwell Park, Kent, England, the fourth son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea and his wife Fanny Margaretta, daughter of Edward Royd Rice of Dane Court, Kent...
, fourth son of the tenth Earl, represented Newark
Newark (UK Parliament constituency)
Newark is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885, it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in the House of Commons. The Hon. Denys Finch Hatton
Denys Finch Hatton
Denys George Finch Hatton was a big-game hunter, and the lover of Karen Blixen , who wrote about him in her autobiographical book Out of Africa first published in 1937...
http://thecedartree.co.uk/Ewerby/Denys.htm, younger brother of the fourteenth Earl, moved to East Africa and became a noted pilot and hunter, and a close friend of Karen Blixen
Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...
. In the film Out of Africa he was played by Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
. John Finch, 1st Baron Finch of Fordwich
John Finch
John Finch, 1st Baron Finch was an English judge, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He was Speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:...
, was the son of Sir Henry Finch, younger brother of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet, of Eastwell. George Finch
George Finch (1794–1870)
George Finch , of Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:Finch was the illegitimate son of George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea. In 1808 he was granted a license to use the Finch arms...
, illegitimate son of the ninth Earl of Winchilsea, was a politician. His son, George Finch
George Finch (1794–1870)
George Finch , of Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:Finch was the illegitimate son of George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea. In 1808 he was granted a license to use the Finch arms...
, was Father of the House of Commons
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.
The earldom of 1628 is sometimes written Winchelsea
Winchelsea
Winchelsea is a small village in East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately two miles south west of Rye and seven miles north east of Hastings...
, after the modern spelling of the town (and Cinque Port
Cinque Ports
The Confederation of Cinque Ports is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex. It was originally formed for military and trade purposes, but is now entirely ceremonial. It lies at the eastern end of the English Channel, where the crossing to the continent is narrowest...
) in East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
. The family motto is Nil conscire sibi (L: Conscious of no evil).
The ancestral family seat is the Kirby Hall
Kirby Hall
Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. . Construction on the building began in 1570 based on the designs in French architectural pattern books and expanded in the classical style over the course of the decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined...
estate, near Corby
Corby
Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...
, in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. The estate is still (2009) owned by the Earl of Winchilsea, although the palatial hall - now partially de-roofed - is no longer lived in by the family. The hall itself and the adjacent gardens are today administered by English Heritage.
Finch Baronets, of Eastwell (1611)
- Sir Moyle Finch, 1st BaronetSir Moyle Finch, 1st BaronetSir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet was an English politician.He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Finch of Eastwell, Kent and the brother of Henry Finch....
(d. 1614) - Sir Theophilus Finch, 2nd Baronet (c. 1573–c. 1619)
- Sir Thomas Finch, 3rd BaronetThomas Finch, 2nd Earl of WinchilseaThomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea was an English peer and Member of Parliament.Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea...
(1578–1639) (succeeded as Earl of Winchilsea in 1634)
Earls of Winchilsea (1628) and Nottingham (1681)
- Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of WinchilseaElizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of WinchilseaElizabeth Finch, née Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea was an English peeress.Elizabeth was the daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Heneage, who was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the latter years of the reign of Elizabeth I...
(1556–1634) - Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of WinchilseaThomas Finch, 2nd Earl of WinchilseaThomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea was an English peer and Member of Parliament.Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea...
(1578–1639) - Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea, 1st Baron FitzHerbert of EastwellHeneage Finch, 3rd Earl of WinchilseaSir Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea of Eastwell, Kent, was the 3rd Earl of Winchilsea.Finch was the son of Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea, and the grandson of Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea. His first cousin was Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham. He married four...
(c. 1635–1689)- William Finch, Viscount Maidstone (1652–1672)
- Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea, 2nd Baron FitzHerbert of EastwellCharles Finch, 4th Earl of WinchilseaCharles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea PC was a British peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Maidstone until 1689. He was the son of William Finch, Lord Maidstone and Elizabeth Wyndham....
(1672–1712) - Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Baron FitzHerbert of EastwellHeneage Finch, 5th Earl of WinchilseaHeneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea FSA was an English peer, styled Hon. Heneage Finch until 1712. He was the son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea and Mary Seymour....
(1657–1726) - John Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea, 4th Baron FitzHerbert of EastwellJohn Finch, 6th Earl of WinchilseaJohn Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea was an English peer.He was son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea and his fourth wife Elizabeth Ayres ....
(1683–1729) - Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea, 2nd Earl of NottinghamDaniel Finch, 2nd Earl of NottinghamDaniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 7th Earl of Winchilsea PC , was an English Tory statesman during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.-Early life:...
(1647–1730) - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of NottinghamDaniel Finch, 8th Earl of WinchilseaDaniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham, KG, PC was a British politician. Styled Lord Finch until 1730, he was the eldest son of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and his second wife Anne Hatton, daughter of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton...
(c. 1709–1769) - George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea, 4th Earl of NottinghamGeorge Finch, 9th Earl of WinchilseaGeorge Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea KG PC FRS was an important figure in the history of cricket. His main contributions to the game were patronage and organisation but Winchilsea, an amateur, was also a very keen player....
(1752–1826) - George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, 5th Earl of NottinghamGeorge Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of WinchilseaGeorge William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, 5th Earl of Nottingham , politician.Hatton, born at Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire, on 19 May 1791, was grandson of Edward Finch-Hatton, and son of George Finch-Hatton of Eastwell Park, near Ashford, Kent, M.P...
(1791–1858) - George James Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of Winchilsea, 6th Earl of NottinghamGeorge Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of WinchilseaGeorge James Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of Winchilsea and 6th Earl of Nottingham , styled Viscount Maidstone between 1826 and 1857, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1815–1887)- George William Heneage Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone (1852–1879)
- Murray Edward Gordon Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea, 7th Earl of NottinghamMurray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of WinchilseaMurray Edward Gordon Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea and 7th Earl of Nottingham , styled the Hon. Murray Finch-Hatton until 1887, was a British Conservative politician and agriculturalist....
(1851–1898)- George Edward Henry Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone (1882–1892)
- Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea, 8th Earl of NottinghamHenry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of WinchilseaHenry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea and 8th Earl of Nottingham was an English peer.He was second son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea and his third wife Frances Margaretta Rice...
(1852–1927) - Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea, 9th Earl of Nottingham (1885–1939)
- Christopher Guy Heneage Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea, 10th Earl of Nottingham (1911–1950)
- Christopher Denys Stormont Finch-Hatton, 16th Earl of Winchilsea, 11th Earl of Nottingham (1936–1999)
- Daniel James Hatfield Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea, 12th Earl of Nottingham (b. 1967)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is Tobias Joshua Stormont Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone (b. 1998)
Earls of Nottingham (1681)
- Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of NottinghamHeneage Finch, 1st Earl of NottinghamHeneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, PC , Lord Chancellor of England, was descended from the old family of Finch, many of whose members had attained high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, recorder of London, by his first wife Frances Bell, daughter of Sir Edmond Bell of...
(1621–1682) - Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of NottinghamDaniel Finch, 2nd Earl of NottinghamDaniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 7th Earl of Winchilsea PC , was an English Tory statesman during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.-Early life:...
(1647–1730) (succeeded as Earl of Winchilsea in 1729)
See also
- Earl of AylesfordEarl of AylesfordEarl of Aylesford, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1714 for the lawyer and politician Heneage Finch, 1st Baron Guernsey. He had already been created Baron Guernsey in the Peerage of England in 1703...
- Baron Finch of Fordwich
- Earl of NottinghamEarl of NottinghamEarl of Nottingham is a title that has been created seven times in the Peerage of England.-Earls of Nottingham, First creation :* John de Mowbray , 5th Baron Mowbray-Earls of Nottingham, Second creation :...
- Viscount HattonViscount HattonViscount Hatton, of Grendon, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1683 for Christopher Hatton, 2nd Baron Hatton. He was the son of the prominent Royalist Christopher Hatton, who was created Baron Hatton, of Kirby, in the Peerage of England in 1643. He was a relation and heir of...