Earl of the Isle of Thanet, in practice shortened to Earl of Thanet, was a title in the

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. 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, in 1626, also in the Peerage of England. The Baronetcy, of Hothfield in the County of Kent, was created in the

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in 1611 for his father, John Tufton.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> Lord Thanet was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He married Lady Margaret Sackville, daughter of

Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset (18 March 1589 – 28 March 1624) was the eldest surviving son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset, by his first wife, Margaret, a daughter of the Duke of Norfolk. Born at Charterhouse, London, Sackville ...

and

Lady Anne Clifford Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, ''suo jure'' 14th Baroness de Clifford (30 January 1590 – 22 March 1676) was an English peeress. In 1605 she inherited her father's ancient barony by writ and became ''suo jure'' ...

. Their son, the third Earl, successfully claimed the barony of de Clifford through his maternal grandmother Lady Anne (which had been in

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since the death of his great-grandfather

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland Sir George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, 13th Baron de Clifford, 13th Lord of Skipton, (8 August 155830 October 1605), was an English peer, naval commander, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was notable at court for his jo ...

). The third Earl was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He represented

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in Parliament. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl. He sat as

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for Appleby. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Earl. He also represented Appleby in Parliament and served as

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and

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. He had no surviving male issue and on his death in 1729 the barony of de Clifford fell into abeyance between his daughters (see

Baron de Clifford Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford (''c.''1274–1314), feudal baron of Clifford in Herefordshire, feudal baron of Skipton in Yorkshire and feudal baron of Appleby in Westmo ...

for further history of the barony). The remaining titles were passed on to the late Earl's nephew, the seventh Earl. He was the son of the Honourable Sackville Tufton, fifth son of the second Earl. He represented Appleby in Parliament from 1722 to 1729. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, the eighth Earl. His three sons, the ninth, tenth and eleventh Earls, all succeeded in the titles. The latter served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kent. He never married and the titles became extinct on his death in 1849. The last Earl of Thanet devised his estates on his reputed natural son by a French woman, Richard Tufton, who was created a Baronet in 1851. Richard's son, the second Baronet, was created

Baron Hothfield Baron Hothfield, of Hothfield in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1881 for Sir Henry Tufton, 2nd Baronet, who was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland the same year and who also served br ...

in 1881.

Tufton Baronets, of Hothfield (1611)

Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet (died 1624) was an English landowner. Career and family He was the son of John Tufton and Mary Baker, a daughter of Sir John Baker. His family home was at Hothfield in Kent. He twice served as Sheriff of Kent, was k ...

(d. 1624) * Sir Nicholas Tufton, 2nd Baronet (1578–1631) (created Baron Tufton in 1626 and Earl of Thanet in 1628)

Earls of Thanet (1628)

Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet (1578–1631) was an English peer. Nicholas Tufton was the son of Sir John Tufton, and Christian Browne, the daughter of Sir Humphrey Browne, Justice of the Common Pleas, by Agnes Hussey, the daughter of Joh ...

(1578–1631) *

John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet 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 Cec ...

(1608–1664) *

Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet 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, ...

(1631–1679) *

John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet (7 August 1638 – 27 April 1680), styled The Honourable John Tufton until 1679, was an English politician and nobleman. Tufton was the second son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, by Lady Margaret, daughter ...

(1638–1680) *

Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet (30 May 1640 or 1641 – 8 March 1684), styled The Honourable Richard Tufton until 1680, was an English nobleman. Tufton was the third son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and Lady Margaret, daughter of Richa ...

(1640–1684) *

Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC (30 August 1644 – 30 July 1729)G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, ...

(1644–1729) **John Tufton, Lord Tufton (1686–1686) **Thomas Tufton, Lord Tufton (1690–1690) **John Tufton, Lord Tufton (1691–1691) *

Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet (11 May 1688 – 4 December 1753) of Newbottle, Northamptonshire, known as Sackville Tufton until 1729, was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 until 1729 when he succeeded to t ...

(1688–1753) **John Tufton, Lord Tufton (c. 1724–1734) *

Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet (Lord Thanet) (1733–1786) was an English nobleman. Life He was the second son of Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet. Tufton received his early education at Westminster School. He was hereditary High Sheriff ...

(1733–1786) *

Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet (30 June 1769 – January 1825) succeeded to his title in April 1786, following the death of his father Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet. Two of his younger brothers were John Tufton and Henry Tufton, ...

(1767–1825) *

Charles Tufton, 10th Earl of Thanet Charles Tufton, 10th Earl of Thanet (10 September 1770 – 20 April 1832) was an English nobleman. He became Earl of Thanet on 24 January 1825, on the death of his elder brother Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet. He was hereditary High Sheriff o ...

(1770–1832) *

Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet Henry James Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet (2 January 1775 – 12 June 1849) was a peer in the peerage of England and a noted English cricketer of the 1790s. Biography Henry Tufton belonged to an aristocratic family that was prominent in cricket ...

(1775–1849)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thanet Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England 1628 establishments in England Noble titles created in 1628

Tufton Baronets, of Hothfield (1611)

Earls of Thanet (1628)

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