Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg

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Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg (c.1627 – December 31, 1700) was an English peer and the son of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg.

On November 18, 1657, he married Mary Cromwell, a younger daughter of Oliver Cromwell. On April 9, 1689, he was created Earl Fauconberg. He and his wife had no children and on his death, the earldom became extinct, but his viscountcy passed to his nephew.

Honorary titles
English Interregnum	Lord Lieutenant of Durham 1660–1661	Succeeded by John Cosin
	Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1660–1687	Succeeded by The Viscount Fairfax
	Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1660–1700	Succeeded by The Earl of Burlington
Preceded by The Lord Belasyse	Captain of the Gentleman Pensioners 1672–1674	Succeeded by The Earl of Roscommon
Preceded by The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1689–1692	Succeeded by The Marquess of Carmarthen
Peerage of England
New title	Earl Fauconberg 1689–1700	Extinct
Preceded by Thomas Belasyse	Viscount Fauconberg 1652–1700	Succeeded by Thomas Belasyse