John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet

Who was John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet?

John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet was an English nobleman and supporter of Charles I of England. He was the eldest son of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet and Lady Frances Cecil granddaughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley .

On 21 April 1629, he married Lady Margaret Sackville, daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford. They had eleven children:

Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet

Lady Margaret Tufton, married George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry on 18 July 1653

John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet

Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet

Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet

Col. Sackville Tufton

Lady Anne Tufton, died young

Lady Frances Tufton, married Henry Drax, died without issue

Lady Cicely Tufton, married on 12 February 1667 Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton

Lady Mary Tufton, married Sir William Walter, 2nd Baronet

Lady Anne Tufton, married Samuel Grimston

Thanet was a staunch Cavalier, and in 1642 led a regiment to try to raise a rebellion in Sussex in support of Sir William Brockman in Kent. However, Brockman's revolt quickly collapsed and the Earl was forced to surrender.