The title of Earl of Chichester has been created several times in British history. The first was in the Peerage of England in 1644 for Lord Dunsmore. This title became extinct in 1667, having passed in 1653 to the Earl of Southampton. The title was created anew in 1675 as a subsidiary title of the Dukedom of Southampton created in that year for Charles II's illegitimate son Charles Fitzroy. That title became extinct in 1774. The most recent creation was in 1801 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... The title of Earl of Southampton was created three times in the Peerage of England - in 1537, 1544, and 1670. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... The Dukedom of Cleveland was a peerage in the Peerage of England, and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...

The current earl holds the subsidiary title of Baron Pelham of Stanmer (1762) in the Peerage of Great Britain, and is an English baronet (1611). 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) is the holder of a title, similar to a knighthood except that it is hereditary, known as a baronetcy. ... Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ...

Earls of Chichester, First Creation (1644)

• Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester (d. 1653)
• Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1608-1667)

Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (1607 - 16 May 1667), styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was a 17th century English statesman, a staunch supporter of Charles II who would rise to the position of Lord High Treasurer after the English Restoration. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia July 3 - Quebec City founded by Samuel de Champlain. ... Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ...

Earls of Chichester, Second Creation (1675)

See Duke of Southampton. Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... The Dukedom of Cleveland was a peerage in the Peerage of England, and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...

Barons Pelham of Stanmer (1762)

• Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer (1693-1768)
• Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baron Pelham of Stanmer (1728-1805) (became Earl of Chichester in 1801)

1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme (July 21, 1693 - November 17, 1768) was a Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Earls of Chichester, Third Creation (1801)

• Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester (1728-1805)
• Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1756-1826)
• Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester (1804-1886)
• Walter John Pelham, 4th Earl of Chichester (1838-1902)
• Francis Godolphin Pelham, 5th Earl of Chichester (1844-1905)
• Jocelyn Brudenell Pelham, 6th Earl of Chichester (1871-1926)
• Francis Godolphin Henry Pelham, 7th Earl of Chichester (1905-1926)
• John Buxton Pelham, 8th Earl of Chichester (1912-1944)
• John Nicholas Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester (b. 1944)

Heir Presumptive and Cousin: Richard Anthony Henry Pelham (b. 1952) 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1756-1826), known before 1805 as Lord Pelham, son of the 1st earl, was surveyor-general of ordnance in Lord Rockinghams 2nd ministry (1782), and Chief Secretary for Ireland in the coalition ministry of 1783. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...