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The title '''Earl of Rochester''' was created twice in the [[Peerage of England]]. |
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[[Image:Jacob Huysmans - Portrait of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Notorious libertine [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester]] by [[Jacob Huysmans]]]] |
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'''Earl of Rochester''' was a title that was created twice in the [[Peerage of England]]. The first creation came in 1652 in favour of the [[Cavalier|Royalist]] soldier [[Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester|Henry Wilmot, 2nd Viscount Wilmot]]. He had already been created '''Baron Wilmot''', of [[Adderbury]] in the County of [[Oxford]], in 1643, also in the Peerage of England. He was the son of [[Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot|Charles Wilmot]], who had been elevated to the [[Peerage of Ireland]] as '''Viscount Wilmot''', of Athlone, in 1622. Lord Rochester died in 1658 and was succeeded by his son [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester]]. He was a poet, a friend of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]], and the writer of satirical and bawdy poetry. He married the heiress [[Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester|Elizabeth Malet]]. He was succeeded on his death in 1680 by his only son, the third Earl. He, in turn, died at a young age the following year, when the titles became extinct. |
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The second creation came in 1682 in favour of the statesman and writer the Honourable [[Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester|Laurence Hyde]]. He was made '''Baron Wotton Basset''' and '''Viscount Hyde''', of Kenilworth in the County of Warwick, at the same time, also in the Peerage of England. Hyde was the second son of [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]]. He was succeeded by his only son Henry, the second Earl. He notably served as [[Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall]]. In 1723 he succeeded his cousin as fourth [[Earl of Clarendon]]. His only surviving son [[Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury]], was summoned to the [[House of Lords]] through a [[writ of acceleration]] in his father's junior title of Baron Hyde in 1750. However, he died in May 1753, predeceasing his father by seven months. On Lord Clarendon and Rochester's death in December of the same year all the titles became extinct. |
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The title was created first for [[Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester|Henry Wilmot]], but it became extinct at the death of the third Earl, there being no male heirs remaining. This title had the subsidiary titles of ''Viscount Wilmot'' (1621) in the [[Peerage of Ireland]] and ''Baron Wilmot'' (1643) in the Peerage of England. |
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The second creation was in 1682 for [[Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester|Laurence Hyde]]. He held the subsidiary titles of ''Viscount Hyde of Kenilworth'' and ''Baron Wotton Basset'', both created at the same time as the main peerage. This title merged with the Earldom of Clarendon in 1723, and became extinct along with it in 1753. |
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==Viscounts Wilmot (1621)== |
==Viscounts Wilmot (1621)== |
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*[[Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot]] ( |
*[[Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot]] (1571–1644) |
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*[[Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester|Henry Wilmot, 2nd Viscount Wilmot]] ( |
*[[Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester|Henry Wilmot, 2nd Viscount Wilmot]] (1612–1658) (created '''Baron Wilmot''' in 1643 and '''Earl of Rochester''' in 1652) |
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==Earls of Rochester; Second creation (1682)== |
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**Hon. Edward Hyde (d. 1702) |
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**Hon. Laurence Hyde (1703–1704) |
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**[[Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury|Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, 5th Baron Hyde]] (1710–1753) |
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== See also == |
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* [[Rochester, Kent]] |
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== References == |
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When Henry Hyde succeeded to the [[Earl of Clarendon|Earldom of Clarendon]] in 1723, the two peerages became merged. |
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*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rochester}} |
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[[Category:Earls of Rochester]] |
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[[Category:Hyde family (English aristocracy)| Earl]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:13, 21 January 2024
Earl of Rochester was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1652 in favour of the Royalist soldier Henry Wilmot, 2nd Viscount Wilmot. He had already been created Baron Wilmot, of Adderbury in the County of Oxford, in 1643, also in the Peerage of England. He was the son of Charles Wilmot, who had been elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Wilmot, of Athlone, in 1622. Lord Rochester died in 1658 and was succeeded by his son John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester. He was a poet, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of satirical and bawdy poetry. He married the heiress Elizabeth Malet. He was succeeded on his death in 1680 by his only son, the third Earl. He, in turn, died at a young age the following year, when the titles became extinct.
The second creation came in 1682 in favour of the statesman and writer the Honourable Laurence Hyde. He was made Baron Wotton Basset and Viscount Hyde, of Kenilworth in the County of Warwick, at the same time, also in the Peerage of England. Hyde was the second son of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. He was succeeded by his only son Henry, the second Earl. He notably served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall. In 1723 he succeeded his cousin as fourth Earl of Clarendon. His only surviving son Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Hyde in 1750. However, he died in May 1753, predeceasing his father by seven months. On Lord Clarendon and Rochester's death in December of the same year all the titles became extinct.
Viscounts Wilmot (1621)
[edit]- Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot (1571–1644)
- Henry Wilmot, 2nd Viscount Wilmot (1612–1658) (created Baron Wilmot in 1643 and Earl of Rochester in 1652)
Earls of Rochester; First creation (1652)
[edit]- Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (1612–1658)
- John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680)
- Charles Wilmot, 3rd Earl of Rochester (1671–1681)
Earls of Rochester; Second creation (1682)
[edit]- Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (1642–1711)
- Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1672–1753)
- Hon. Edward Hyde (d. 1702)
- Hon. Laurence Hyde (1703–1704)
- Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, 5th Baron Hyde (1710–1753)