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Viscount Hatton, of Grendon, was a title in the
Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerag ...
. It was created in 1683 for Christopher Hatton, 2nd Baron Hatton. He was the son of the prominent Royalist
Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton (12 December 1540 – 20 November 1591) was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England. He was one of the judges who found Mary, Queen of Scots guilty of treason. Early ...
, who was created Baron Hatton, of Kirby, in the Peerage of England in 1643. He was a relation and heir of Sir Christopher Hatton,
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Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history ...
. The first Viscount was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Viscount. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Viscount. When he died in 1762 the titles became extinct. The Hon. Anne Hatton, daughter of the first Viscount, married Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and 2nd Earl of Nottingham. His grandson George Finch assumed the additional surname of Hatton and the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham are now the representatives of the Hatton family.


Barons Hatton (1643)

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Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton Order of the Bath, KB Privy Council of England, PC Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (28 June 1605 – 4 July 1670) was first cousin twice removed to the Elizabethan politician, Sir Christopher Hatton and ...
(1605–1670) * Christopher Hatton, 2nd Baron Hatton (1632–1706)


Viscounts Hatton (1683)

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Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton (1632–1706) was an English aristocrat and diplomat. Career He succeeded his father, Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton, as 2nd Baron Hatton and also as governor of Guernsey in 1670. He and his fami ...
(1632–1706) * William Seton Hatton, 2nd Viscount Hatton (1690–1760) * Henry Charles Hatton, 3rd Viscount Hatton (c. 1700–1762)


See also

* Hatton Baronets


References

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www.thepeerage.com
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