A 1641 painting of Christopher Hatton by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

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.[1]

He and his family were living in the governor's official residence, Castle Cornet, in 1672 when its keep and some living quarters were destroyed by an explosion; his mother and wife were killed.[2] Hatton and his three young daughters were rescued by black servant James Chappell.[3]

Kirby Hall, Gretton Corby, Northamptonshire.(Seat of the Hattons)

In 1682, he was created Viscount Hatton, of Gretton, Northamptonshire.[4]

Family

Christopher's younger brother was the botanist Charles Hatton.

He first married on 12 February 1667 to Lady Cecily Tufton, daughter of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and Lady Margaret Sackville, daughter and heiress of 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford. They had the following issue:

Viscountess Frances Hatton by Mary Beale

He married secondly Frances (d. 1684) daughter of Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet[2] and had one daughter that survived infancy.

His last wife was Elizabeth the daughter of Sir William Haslewood of Maidwell, Northamptonshire,[2][5] she was a first cousin of Anne Finch.[6] They had a large family including two sons:

  • William Hatton (1690–1760), succeeded to his father's titles and estates
  • Henry Hatton (c. 1700–1762), who enjoyed the same dignities for a short time after his brother's death.

Succession

Both his sons inherited the title Viscount Hatton in turn: William on his father's death in 1706, and Henry Charles for two years (1760–1762).

When Henry Charles died, the titles became extinct. The family line continues with the Finch-Hattons, Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham, whose ancestor, Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and 2nd Earl of Nottingham, married Anne Hatton, daughter of the 1st Viscount Hatton.

References

  1. Henning 1983
  2. 1 2 3 Broadway 2004
  3. "Learn: Black Lives in Britain". English Heritage. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. Burke 1841
  5. Le Neve 1873
  6. "Notes on Anne Finch's Poems: No. 169". www.jimandellen.org. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

Bibliography


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