The Earl of Sussex | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Lennard, ascribed to Willem Wissing | |
| Born | Thomas Lennard 13 May 1654 |
| Died | 30 October 1715 (aged 61) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Francis Lennard, 14th Baron Dacre Elizabeth Bayning, Countess of Shepey |
| Relatives | Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning (grandfather) Anne Manners, Lady Roos (cousin) Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (cousin) |
Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre, (13 May 1654 – 30 October 1715) was an English peer. He became Earl of Sussex in 1674 when he married Lady Anne Fitzroy, illegitimate daughter of Charles II and Lady Barbara Palmer. The Baron Dacre title became abeyant in 1715 following his death.