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2 unusual facts about John Tufton


John Tufton

John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (1608 – 1664), English nobleman, supporter of Charles I

John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet

He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Richard.


Bodiam Castle

His son, John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, inherited Nicholas's property on his father's death in 1631; it was John Tufton who reunited possession of castle and manor when he bought Bodiam Castle in 1639.

Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland

He married secondly, before 26 October 1608, Cecily, eldest daughter of Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet, Hothfield, Kent, (and his second wife, Christian, daughter of Sir Humphrey Browne), and widow of Sir Edward Hungerford.


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