Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield

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Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield (4 February 1663 – 14 July 1716) was the son of Sir Francis Henry Lee of Ditchley, 4th Bart of Quarendon, and Elizabeth Pope (daughter of Thomas Pope, 2nd Earl of Downe), and great grandson of Henry Lee of Ditchley. Lee was created Earl of Lichfield in 1674, and was Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire from 1688 to 1689.

On 6 February 1676/1677 he was wed to Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, the daughter of King Charles II and his mistress Barbara Palmer. At the time of their marriage, the groom was ten years old and the bride was nine years old. They had 11 children:

• Charles Lee (?-1708])
• Vice Admiral FitzRoy Henry Lee (c. 1698 - 14 April 1750), Commodore Governor of Newfoundland
• Elizabeth Lee
• Charlotte Lee (13 March 1678 - 22 January 1721) - (1) Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (21 March 1679 - 16 April 1715), (2) Christopher Crowe (c. 1681 - 9 November 1749) Consul of Leghorn
• Charles Lee, Viscount Quarendon (6 May 1680 - October 1680)
• Edward Henry Lee, Viscount Quarendon (6 June 1681 - 21 October 1713)
• George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (12 March 1690 - 13 February 1742) - Frances Hales (? - 3 February 1769)
• Captain Hon. James Lee (1681-1711)
• Barbara Lee (3 March 1694 - ?) - (1) Colonel (__) Lee, (2) Sir George Browne, 3rd Bt. (c. 1694 - 20 June 1754), the son of Sir Charles Browne, 2nd Bt., and Mary Pitt
• Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield (3 July 1706 - 4 November 1766) - Catherine Stonehouse (before 1730 - 8 March 1784), the daughter of Sir John Stonehouse, Bt.
• Ann Lee (1716-?)

Preceded by New Creation	Earl of Lichfield 1673–1716	Succeeded by George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield