Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton
Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton (1632–1706) was an English aristocrat and diplomat.
Career[]
He succeeded his father, Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton, as Baron Hatton and also as governor of Guernsey in 1670.[1]
He and his family were living in the governor's official residence, Castle Cornet, in 1672 when its keep and some living quarters were destroyed by an explosion; his mother and wife were killed.[2] Hatton and his three young daughters were rescued by servant James Chappell.[3]
In 1682, he was created Viscount Hatton, of Gretton, Northamptonshire.[4]
Family[]
He first married on 12 February 1667 to Cecily Tufton and had the following issue:
- Anne (d. 1743), m. Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
He married secondly Frances (d. 1684) daughter of Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet[2] and had one daughter that survived infancy.
His last wife was Elizabeth the daughter of Sir William Haslewood of Maidwell, Northamptonshire[2][5] and had a large family including two sons:
- (1690–1760), succeeded to his father's titles and estates
- (c. 1700–1762), who enjoyed the same dignities for a short time after his brother's death.
Succession[]
Both his sons inherited the title Viscount Hatton in turn: William on his father's death in 1706, and Henry Charles for two years (1760–1762).
When Henry Charles died, the titles became extinct. The family line continues with the Finch-Hattons, earls of Winchelsea and Nottingham, whose ancestor, Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, married Anne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Hatton.
References[]
- ^ Henning 1983
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Broadway 2004
- ^ "Learn: Black Lives in Britain". English Heritage. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Burke 1841
- ^ Le Neve 1873
External links[]
Bibliography[]
- Broadway, Jan (2004). Hatton, Christopher, first Viscount Hatton (bap. 1632, d. 1706). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- Burke, John (1841). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. London: Scott, Webster, and Geary.
- Henning, Basil Duke (1983). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660–1690. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer.
- Le Neve, Peter (1873). Le Neve's pedigrees of the knights made by King Charles II., King James II., King William III. and Queen Mary, King William alone, and Queen Anne. Harleian Society.
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