The Earl of Lichfield is a title originally created in the peerage of England that has twice become extinct and was recreated in the peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...

The subsidiary titles of the present Earl of Lichfield are Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave in the County of Suffolk, and Baron Soberton, of Soberton in the County of Southampton. Both are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and were created in 1806. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir of the Earl is Viscount Anson. Jump to: navigation, search 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. ...

Bernard Stewart, second son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox was rewarded by King Charles I for his actions at the battles of Newbury and Naseby, and created baron Stuart of Newbury and Earl of Lichfield in 1644. Charles Stewart (1639-1672), the son of Bernard's younger brother George, who had been killed at the battle of Edgehill, inherited the title upon his uncle's death on September 26, 1645 soon after the Battle of Rowton Heath. Charles' cousin, who held the titles of Duke of Richmond and Earl of Lennox through the 1st Duke of Lennox's eldest son James, died aged 11 in 1660 with Charles as his heir. He married the celebrated beauty and alleged former mistress of King Charles II, Frances Teresa Stuart. In disgrace with the king, Charles was sent into exile as ambassador to Denmark, where he drowned in December 12, 1672. All of the English and Scottish titles that had been bestowed upon the male heirs became extinct. Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–May 26, 1583) was the son of John Stewart, 5th Seigneur dAubigny. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ... The two Battles of Newbury took place near Newbury, Berkshire during the English Civil War in 1643 and 1644. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was the first major engagement of the First English Civil War. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland...

In 1674, King Charles II created Sir Edward Henry Lee Bt, Viscount Quarendon and Earl of Litchfield. The Earl married Charlotte Fitzroy in 1667. She was the illegitimate daughter of the King and Barbara Villiers. Their eldest son George Henry Lee (1690-1742) passed the title onto his son George Henry Lee (1718-1772) who died without issue. The last male heir of the Lees of Quarendon, was Edward's only surviving son Robert and when Robert died childless, the title became extinct once more. Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Charlotte Fitzroy (September 5, 1664 _ February 17, 1718) was the daughter of Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Charles II. Charlotte was married to Sir Edward Lee at the age of 9. ... // 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. ... Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine Barbara Villiers (November 1640 - October 9, 1709), Duchess of Cleveland, was one of the most notorious of Charles IIs mistresses. ...

George Anson (1697- 1762), joined the Royal Navy in 1712 and by 1722 had risen to Captain. During the War of the Austrian Succession he commanded HMS Centurian on a mission to harass and capture Spanish ships en-route from Acapulco to the Philippines. Anson returned to England in 1744 having captured the Señora de Cavadonga a galleon containing an immense amount of treasure worth around £500,000. His new wealth bought him status and privileges and he rose to become Admiral of the Fleet. George's elder brother, Thomas, had succeeded to the family estate in 1720 and served as Member of Parliament for Lichfield from 1747. Thomas inherited all his brother's enormous fortune and died unmarried in 1773. The family estate of Shugborough was left to his sister's son, George Adams of Orgreave. George Adams legally adopted the name of Anson on April 30, 1773 and in 1806 his son was created Viscount Anson. His grandson Thomas was created Earl of Lichfield in the 1831 coronation honours of William IV. George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (April 23, 1697 - 1762) was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Jump to: navigation, search The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ... Jump to: navigation, search Acapulco (formally: Acapulco de Juárez) is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) SSW of Mexico City, at 16. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Lichfield Cathedral June 2005 Lichfield is a small city in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ... Events Abu Muslim unites the Abbasid Empire against the Umayyads. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The fifth Earl, Thomas Patrick John Anson, was more commonly known as the society photographer Patrick Lichfield. Thomas Patrick Anson, the 5th Earl of Lichfield (born April 25, 1939), better known as Patrick Lichfield, is a British photographer and a first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, his mother Anne Bowes-Lyon (1917 - 1980) having been a niece of the late Queen Mother. ...

Earls of Lichfield, First Creation (1644)

• Bernard Stewart 1st Earl of Lichfield (c.1623-1645)
• Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (1639-1672)

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Earls of Lichfield, Second Creation (1674)

• Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield (1663-1716)
• George Henry Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (1690-1742)
• George Henry Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield (1718-1772)
• Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield (1706-1776)

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Viscounts Anson (1806)

• Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (1767-1818)
• Thomas William Anson, 2nd Viscount Anson (1795-1854) (became Earl of Lichfield in 1831)

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Earls of Lichfield, Third Creation (1831)

• Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield (1795-1854)
• Thomas George Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (1825-1892)
• Thomas Francis Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield (1856-1918)
• Thomas Edward Anson, 4th Earl of Lichfield (1883-1960)
• Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939-2005)
• Thomas William Robert Hugh Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield (b. 1978)