Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton (1632–1706) was an English aristocrat and diplomat.
He succeeded his father,Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton, as 2nd Baron Hatton and also as governor ofGuernsey 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 servantJames Chappell.[3]
He continue to employ his father's steward and composerGeorge Jeffreys to care for his family'sKirby Hall estate. Many of Jeffreys's letters are preserved in the Hatton-Finch correspondence; they cover a period of nearly forty years.[4]
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In 1682, he was createdViscount Hatton, ofGretton, Northamptonshire by KingCharles II.[5]
Christopher's younger brother was the botanistCharles Hatton.
He first married on 12 February 1667 to Cecily (d. 1672), daughter ofJohn Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and Lady Margaret Sackville, daughter and heiress of3rd Earl of Dorset andLady Anne Clifford. They had the following issue:
In 1676 he married secondly Frances Yelverton (d. 1684), daughter ofSir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet.[2] They had several children, but only one daughter survived infancy.
In 1684 he hadWilliam Mason create monuments to his two wives and deceased children at Gretton. In 1706 he was buried in the same church.[7]
In August 1685 he married as his third wife Elizabeth Haslewood (d. 1733), the daughter and heiress of Sir William Haslewood ofMaidwell,Northamptonshire.[2][8] Elizabeth was first cousin toAnne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (wife ofHeneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea).[9] They had several children, including two sons:
Elizabeth died in Kensington on 15 January 1733.[12]
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). As neither married, the title became extinct on the death of Henry Charles.[10]
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 1stViscount Hatton.
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| Preceded by | Baron Hatton 1670–1706 | |
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