Earl of Macclesfield is a title that has been created twice. The first creation came in the

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in 1679 in favour of the soldier and politician Charles Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard. He had already been created Baron Gerard, of Brandon in the County of Suffolk, in 1645, and was made Viscount Brandon, of Brandon in the County of Suffolk, at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of England. Lord Macclesfield was the great-grandson of the distinguished judge Sir Gilbert Gerard,

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from 1581 to 1594. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was involved in the

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of 1683, was sentenced to death but later pardoned by the King. On his death without legitimate issue in 1701 the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Earl. He had earlier represented Yarmouth, Lancaster and

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in the

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. When he died in 1702 the titles became extinct. William Dorington or Dorrington, Colonel of the King's Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Guards, was created Earl of Macclesfield in the

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in or about 1716. The title, such as it was, became extinct in 1841. The second creation came in the

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in 1721 when the noted lawyer Thomas Parker, 1st Baron Parker, was made Viscount Parker, of Ewelm in the County of Oxford, and Earl of Macclesfield, in the County Palatine of Chester. He was

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from 1710 to 1718 and

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from 1718 to 1725. Parker had already been created Lord Parker, Baron of Macclesfield, in the County Palatine of Chester, in 1716. This title is also in the Peerage of Great Britain. In contrast to the barony the viscountcy and earldom were created with remainder, in default of male issue, to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet of Hursley Park, and her issue male. In 1725 Lord Macclesfield was convicted of corruption and forced to pay a £30,000 fine. He was succeeded by his son George, the second Earl, who was a distinguished astronomer and served as president of the

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for many years. On George's death the titles passed to his son Thomas, the third Earl. He had sat as Member of Parliament for

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and Rochester. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Earl. He was a prominent politician and served as President of the Board of Agriculture from 1816 to 1818. When he died the titles passed to his younger brother, the fifth Earl. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl. He had represented Oxfordshire in the House of Commons as a

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. He was succeeded by his grandson, the seventh Earl. He was the son of George Augustus Parker, Viscount Parker, eldest son of the sixth Earl. Lord Macclesfield was

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from 1954 to 1963. the titles are held by his grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1992. Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, first husband of the

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, is the son of Derek Henry Parker-Bowles (who assumed his mother's maiden surname of Bowles), grandson of Reverend the Hon. Algernon Robert Parker, third son of the sixth Earl. Consequently, he is in distant

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to the earldom and its subsidiary titles. Another member of the family was the Right Reverend Wilfrid Parker (1883–1966), son of the Hon. Cecil Thomas Parker, second son of the sixth Earl. He served as Bishop of Pretoria (1933–1950). The family seat of the Parker family is

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, near

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, but the castle and estate is held by the Beechwood Estates Company, the Macclesfield family estate management company. Following a long-running and acrimonious court battle, the ninth Earl was evicted from the family seat at the end of 2004.

Earls of Macclesfield, first creation (1679)

* Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (1618–1694) * Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (1659–1701) * Fitton Gerard, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield (1665–1702)

Earls of Macclesfield, second creation (1721)

Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, (23 July 1666 – 28 April 1732) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1710. He was Lord Chief Justice from 1710 to 1718 and acted briefly as one of the regents be ...

(1667–1732) * George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c. 1697–1764) * Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield (1723–1795) *

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(1755–1842) * Thomas Parker, 5th Earl of Macclesfield (1763–1850) * Thomas Augustus Wolstenholme Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield (1811–1896) **George Augustus Parker, Viscount Parker (1843–1895) * George Loveden William Henry Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield (1888–1975) * George Roger Alexander Thomas Parker, 8th Earl of Macclesfield (1914–1992) * Richard Timothy George Mansfield Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield (b. 1943) The

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is the present holder's younger brother, the Hon. (Jonathan) David Geoffrey Parker (b. 1945)
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Timothy George Parker (b. 1969) * ''

(1667–1732)'' ** '' George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c. 1697–1764)'' *** '' Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield (1723–1795)'' **** ''

(1755–1842)'' **** ''Thomas Parker, 5th Earl of Macclesfield (1763–1850)'' ***** '' Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield (1811–1896)'' ******''George Parker, Viscount Parker (1843–1895)'' ******* ''

George Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield George Loveden William Henry Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield (24 May 188820 September 1975), of Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire, was a British House of Lords, peer and landed gentry, landowner. He was among the last to serve simultaneously as Lord ...

(1888–1975)'' ******** '' George Parker, 8th Earl of Macclesfield (1914–1992)'' ********* Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield (b. 1943) *********(1) Jonathon David Geoffrey Parker (b. 1945) **********(2) Timothy George Parker (b. 1969) ********''Hon. Jocelyn Parker (1920–2009)'' *********(3) Robert Parker (b. 1955) ******''Rev. Hon. Algernon Parker (1849–1940)'' *******''Robert Parker (1878–1942)'' ********''Alexander Parker (1910–1991)'' *********(4) Patrick Parker (b. 1956) ********''Michael Parker (1916–1996)'' *********(5) Timothy Parker (b. 1944) *********(6) Alexander Parker (b. 1950) **********(7) Benjamin Parker (b. 1980) **********(8) David Parker (b. 1982) *******''Eustace Parker Bowles (1884–1952)'' ********''Derek Parker Bowles (1915–1977)'' *********(9)

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(b. 1939) first husband of

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. **********(10) Tom Parker Bowles (b. 1974) son of

and

and also stepson of King

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and stepbrother of

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, and

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. ***********(11) Frederick Parker Bowles (b. 2010) *********(12) Simon Parker Bowles (b. 1944) **********(13) Luke Parker Bowles (b. 1974) ***********(14) Oliver Parker Bowles (b. 2011) **********(15) Sam Parker Bowles (b. 1981) ******''Hon. Francis Parker (1851–1931)'' *******''Oliver Parker (1891–1968)'' ********''Timothy Parker (1924–1995)'' *********(16) Oliver Parker (b. 1953) *********(17) Michael Parker (b. 1955) **********(18) Thomas Parker (b. 1992) ******''Rev. Hon. Archibald Parker (1859–1931)'' *******''Rev. Frederick Parker (1894–1977)'' ********''Archibald Parker (1928–1984)'' *********Philip Parker (b. 1955) **********Archie Parker (b. 1987) **********Edward Parker (b. 2007) ******''Hon. Henry Parker (1860–1952)'' *******''Major Peter Parker (1918–2011)'' ********Henry Parker (b. 1957) *********Redvers Parker (b. 1992) ******''Hon. Alexander Parker (1864–1958)'' *******''Sidney Parker (1899–1969)'' ********David Parker (b. 1943) *********Christopher Parker (b. 1976) *********Charles Parker (b. 1977)

Ancestry

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macclesfield Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England Earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain Parker family 1679 establishments in England Noble titles created in 1679 Noble titles created in 1716 Noble titles created in 1721 Extinct earldoms in the Jacobite Peerage Peerages created with special remainders Peerages created for lord high chancellors of Great Britain

Earls of Macclesfield, first creation (1679)

Earls of Macclesfield, second creation (1721)

Ancestry

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