John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet
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John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (15 December 1608 – 7 May 1664) was an English nobleman and supporter of Charles I of England
. He was the eldest son of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet
and Lady Frances Cecil granddaughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
.
On 21 April 1629, he married Lady Margaret Sackville (1614- 1676), daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
and Lady Anne Clifford
. They had eleven children:
Thanet was a staunch Cavalier
, and in 1642 led a regiment to try to raise a rebellion in Sussex
in support of Sir William Brockman
in Kent
. However, Brockman's revolt quickly collapsed and the Earl was forced to surrender. He suffered considerably from confiscations and sequestrations of his large estates during the English Civil War
.
Among his properties was Bodiam Castle
, purchased from the Levett
family in 1639, which Thanet sold for £6,000 in 1644.
Curiously, he was succeeded as Earl of Thanet
by four of his sons in succession, the first three having no issue.
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. He was the eldest son of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet
Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet
Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet was an English peer.The son of Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet, he represented Peterborough in 1601 and Kent from 1624 to 1625 as Member of Parliament. Tufton was knighted by James I on 13 April 1603, and was appointed a justice of the peace in Kent and then a...
and Lady Frances Cecil granddaughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572...
.
On 21 April 1629, he married Lady Margaret Sackville (1614- 1676), daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset was the son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset....
and Lady Anne Clifford
Lady Anne Clifford
Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford was the only surviving child of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland by his wife Lady Margaret Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford...
. They had eleven children:
- Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of ThanetNicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of ThanetNicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet , styled Lord Tufton until 1664, was an English nobleman.Tufton was the eldest son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, and Lady Margaret, daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford. Through his father he was a great-great-grandson of...
(1631–1679) - Lady Margaret Tufton (b. 13 July 1636), married George Coventry, 3rd Baron CoventryGeorge Coventry, 3rd Baron CoventryGeorge Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry and Mary Craven....
on 18 July 1653 - John Tufton, 4th Earl of ThanetJohn Tufton, 4th Earl of ThanetJohn Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet , styled The Honourable John Tufton until 1679, was an English politician and nobleman....
(1638–1680) - Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of ThanetRichard Tufton, 5th Earl of ThanetRichard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet , styled The Honourable Richard Tufton until 1680, was an English nobleman....
(1640–1684) - Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of ThanetThomas Tufton, 6th Earl of ThanetThomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl...
(1644–1729) - Col. Sackville TuftonSackville TuftonColonel Sackville Tufton was the son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his second wife Margaret Sackville. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Wilbraham of Newbottle, Northumberland. They had twelve children:...
(c.1647–1721) - Lady Anne Tufton, died young
- Lady Frances Tufton, married Henry Drax, died without issue
- Lady Cicely Tufton (2 June 1648 – 30 December 1672), married on 12 February 1667 Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton
- Lady Mary Tufton (d. February 1674), married Sir William Walter, 2nd Baronet (d. 1693)
- Lady Anne Tufton, married Samuel Grimston
Thanet was a staunch Cavalier
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
, and in 1642 led a regiment to try to raise a rebellion in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
in support of Sir William Brockman
Sir William Brockman
Sir William Brockman was an English military leader, politician, and land owner, and who fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Early life:...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. However, Brockman's revolt quickly collapsed and the Earl was forced to surrender. He suffered considerably from confiscations and sequestrations of his large estates during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
Among his properties was Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War...
, purchased from the Levett
Levett
Levett is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, now Jonquerets-de-Livet, in Eure, Normandy. Ancestors of the earliest Levett family in England, the de Livets were lords of the village of Livet, and undertenants of the de Ferrers, among the most powerful of...
family in 1639, which Thanet sold for £6,000 in 1644.
Curiously, he was succeeded as Earl of Thanet
Earl of Thanet
Earl of the Isle of Thanet, in practice shortened to Earl of Thanet, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Nicholas Tufton, 1st Baron Tufton. He had already succeeded as second Baronet of Hothfield in 1631 and been created Baron Tufton, of Tufton in the County of Sussex,...
by four of his sons in succession, the first three having no issue.