Earl of Southampton
Earl of Southampton was a title that was created three times in the Peerage of England.He had already been created Baron Wriothesley (pronounced "rose ley" /ˈroʊzli/) in 1544, also in the Peerage of England.He was succeeded by his second but only surviving son, the fourth Earl, who was a prominent statesman and served as Lord High Treasurer under Charles II between 1660 and 1667.The third creation came in 1670 for Barbara Palmer, mistress of Charles II.She was made Baroness Nonsuch and Duchess of Cleveland at the same time.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of SouthamptonPeerage of EnglandWilliam FitzWilliamThomas Wriothesley, 1st Baron WriothesleyLord ChancellorWilliam ShakespeareLord High TreasurerCharles IIFrancis Leigh, 1st Earl of ChichesterEarl of Chichesterletters patentBarbara PalmerDuchess of ClevelandWilliam Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of SouthamptonThomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of SouthamptonHenry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of SouthamptonJames Wriothesley, Lord WriothesleyThomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, 2nd Earl of ChichesterDuke of ClevelandDuke of SouthamptonBaron SouthamptonEarl of Winchester