Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet
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Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet (7 August 1631 - 24 November 1679), 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 Lord Burghley
. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London
in 1655 and again from 1656 to 1658, for allegedly conspiring to capture Charles II
. In 1664 he succeeded his father in the earldom. He successfully claimed the barony of de Clifford through his maternal grandmother Lady Anne Clifford
(which had been in abeyance since the death of his great-grandfather George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland). This barony conferred the honour of hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland
Lord Thanet married Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork
, on 11 April 1664. They had no children. He died in November 1679, aged 48, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, John
. The Countess of Thanet died in September 1725.
Tufton was the eldest son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet
John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet
John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet 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 , daughter of...
, and Lady Margaret, 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...
. Through his father he was a great-great-grandson of Lord 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...
. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
in 1655 and again from 1656 to 1658, for allegedly conspiring to capture Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
. In 1664 he succeeded his father in the earldom. He successfully claimed the barony of de Clifford through his maternal grandmother 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...
(which had been in abeyance since the death of his great-grandfather George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland). This barony conferred the honour of hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland
High Sheriff of Westmorland
Westmorland in North West England no longer exists as a county, the original core of it having merged into the modern district of Eden within the county of Cumbria....
Lord Thanet married Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier.-Early years:...
, on 11 April 1664. They had no children. He died in November 1679, aged 48, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, John
John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet
John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet , styled The Honourable John Tufton until 1679, was an English politician and nobleman....
. The Countess of Thanet died in September 1725.