Thomas Frankland; they had no children. Death Lord Lichfield died on 17 September 1772. The Earldom of Lichfield passed to his uncle Robert Lee. End of the line The 3rd and 4th earls, George Henry II and Robert Lee respectively, died without issue, therefore the estate eventually reverted to the 2nd Earl's eldest surviving daughter, and sister of the 3rd Earl, Lady Charlotte Lee. In 1744 Charlotte had married the 11th Viscount Dillon. Their son Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon inherited the estate of Ditchley but not the title. Ditchley remained the home of the Viscounts Dillon until 1934. The title would be created for a third time when Thomas Anson would be created Earl of Lichfield in the coronation honours of William IV in 1831. Notes and references Notes Citations Sources – L to M (for Lichfield) – (for timeline) Further reading Murdoch, Tessa (ed.), Noble Households: Eighteenth-Century Inventories of Great English Houses (Cambridge, John Adamson, 2006) . For an inventory of the earl's furniture, paintings, linen and china at Ditchley, Oxfordshire, following his death in 1772, see pp. 153–65. 1718 births 1772 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Oxford British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1741–1747 Lichfield, George Lee, 3rd Earl of Deputy Lieutenants of Oxfordshire 3rd Earl of Lichfield Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People from Windsor, Berkshire