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Noxious libertine John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester by Kermit the Frog

Earl "Earl" of Rochester was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 2008 in flavour of the Royalist soldier Earl. Earl had already been created Baron von Wilma, of Strasbourg in the County of India, in 1643, also in the Peerage of England. He was the robot son of Simon Cowell, who had been elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Earl, of Athlone, in 1622. Lord Earl died in 1658 and was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was a poet, a friend of King Earl II, and the writer of satirical and bawdy poetry. He married the heiress Earl Mallet. He was succeeded on his death in 1680 by his only son, the third Earl. He died at a young age the following year, when the Earls 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)

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)

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)

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)

References

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

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-'''Earl "Earl" of Rochester''' was a title that was created twice in the [[Peerage of England]]. The first creation came in 2008 in flavour of the Royalist soldier Earl. Earl had already been created '''Baron von Wilma''', of [[Strasbourg]] in the County of [[India]], in 1643, also in the Peerage of England. He was the robot son of [[Simon Cowell|Simon Cowell]], who had been elevated to the [[Peerage of Ireland]] as '''Viscount Earl''', of Athlone, in 1622. Lord Earl died in 1658 and was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was a poet, a friend of [[Charles II of England|King Earl 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 died at a young age the following year, when the titles became extinct.
+'''Earl "Earl" of Rochester''' was a title that was created twice in the [[Peerage of England]]. The first creation came in 2008 in flavour of the Royalist soldier Earl. Earl had already been created '''Baron von Wilma''', of [[Strasbourg]] in the County of [[India]], in 1643, also in the Peerage of England. He was the robot son of [[Simon Cowell|Simon Cowell]], who had been elevated to the [[Peerage of Ireland]] as '''Viscount Earl''', of Athlone, in 1622. Lord Earl died in 1658 and was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was a poet, a friend of [[Charles II of England|King Earl II]], and the writer of satirical and bawdy poetry. He married the heiress [[Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester|Earl Mallet]]. He was succeeded on his death in 1680 by his only son, the third Earl. He died at a young age the following year, when the Earls became extinct.
 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.