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  EARL OF HOLDERNESSE - LoveToKnow Article on EARL OF HOLDERNESSE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
HOLDERNESSE, EARL OF, an English title borne by Sir John Ramsay and later by the family of Darcy.
Conyers Darcy (1599-1689), who was made earl of Holdernesse in 1682 only a few days after the death of Rupert, was the son and heir of Conyers Darcy, Lord Darcy and Conyers (c.
Roberts only son, Robert Darcy, 4th earl of Holdernesse (1718 17 78), was a diplomatist and a politician.
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 Earl of Holderness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title Earl of Holderness was created on three occasions in the Peerage of England.
As well as the Barony created with the Earldom, this Earl held the subsidiary titles Viscount of Haddington (1606), Lord Ramsay of Barns (1606) and Lord Ramsay of Melrose (1615), all in the Peerage of Scotland.
The second creation, in 1644, was as a subsidiary title of the Dukedom of Cumberland conferred on Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of King Charles I.
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 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Earls (2)
Geoffrey de Mandeville was created by king Stephen earl of Essex, William, third earl of Essex, succeeded to the title of earl of Albemarle in right of Hawise, his wife, daughter of William third earl of Albemarle, The titles became extinct at his death 24 November 1190.
Henry Bourchier, earl of Eu in the province of Normandy, was created by king Henry the sixth 1446 viscount Bourchier, and by king Edward the fourth earl of Essex, which titles became extinct in this family upon the death of Henry, second earl of Essex, 13 March 1539.
James Butler, earl of Ormond of the kingdom of Ireland, was created by king Henry the sixth earl of Wiltshire, which title became extinct by his attainder 4 November 1460.
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 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, commonly known as William Pitt the Elder, (November 15, 1708 - May 11, 1778) was an English politician, born in London, who was the nominal Prime Minister and Lord Privy Seal (1766-68) and Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1756-61).
Pitt served during the reign of George II and George III.
Having been previously raised to the peerage as the Earl of Chatham, he resigned in October, 1768.
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 HOLDERNESSE, EARL OF - Online Information article about HOLDERNESSE, EARL OF
Lord Ramsay of Barns, and in 1621 made him an English peer as earl of Holdernesse.
Rupert, earl of Holdernesse, but when the prince died unmarried in See also:
Robert's only son, Robert Darcy, 4th earl_ of Holdernesse (1718—1778), was a diplomatist and a politician.
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 Encyclopedia: George Grenville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In June 1747 Grenville became a lord of the treasury, and in 1754 treasurer of the navy and privy councillor.
In May 1762 he was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department, and in October First Lord of the Admiralty; and in April 1763 he became first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer.
The Earl of Chatham was a peerage given to William Pitt the Elder in 1766, after which he became Lord Privy Seal.
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 William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708–11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame as war minister during the Seven Years War and who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain.
In 1742 Walpole was at last forced to succumb to the long-continued attacks of opposition, and was succeeded as Prime Minister by the Earl of Wilmington, though the real power in the new government was divided between Carteret and the Pelham brothers (Henry and Thomas, Duke of Newcastle).
In view of his probable accession to power, preparations were made in the City of London for a banquet and a general illumination to celebrate the event.
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 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Dukes
Humphrey, sixth earl of Stafford, was admitted by king Henry the fourth 1403 to the titles of earl of Buckingham, Hereford and Northampton, in right of Anne his mother, daughter of Thomas Plantagenet, duke of Gloucester.
Henry, sixth earl of Warwick, was created by king Henry the sixth duke of Warwick; and upon his death 11 June 1445 the title of duke of Warwick became extinct, and that of earl descended to the family of Nevile.
Henry, second earl of Kingston, was created by that monarch 25 March 1645 marquis of Dorchester, which title became extinct in 1680, but was revived in favour of Evelyn, fifth earl of Kingston, by queen Anne 1706.
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 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (May 25, 1713 - March 10, 1792), was a Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762-1763) under George III.
A close relative of the Campbell clan (his mother was a daughter of the First Duke of Argyll), Bute succeeded to the earldom upon his father's death in 1723.
He was brought up thereafter by his maternal uncles, the Duke of Argyll and the Earl of Ilay, and studied at Eton and the University of Leiden.
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 Baron Darcy de Knayth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
At the death of the sixth baron, the barony fell into abeyance, which the Sovereign terminated in 1641 in favour of Conyers Darcy.
The two titles remained united until the death of the fourth earl, when the earldom went to a male heir, while the barony went to a female heir, Amelia.
Amelia married the fifth Duke of Leeds, and the sixth and seventh Dukes held the barony.
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 Read about Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Earl of Leicester) against Henry III, in the Second Barons' War, and was intended to provide some central authority over the Cinque Ports, which were essentially otherwise independent of the king's sheriffs.
Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel and 10th Earl of Surrey 1412
Lionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset 1708-1712 (served three terms).
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 Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Edward Conway, Earl of Conway 1681 - 1684
Charles Middleton, Earl of Middleton 1684 - 1688
Henry Howard, Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire 1771 - 1779
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 National Trust | Ham House | History
Ham House was built in 1610 for Sir Thomas Vavasour, Knight Marshal to James I. On Sir Thomas's death in 1620, the house passed briefly to the Earl of Holdernesse, before becoming the home of William Murray in 1626.
The 5th Earl partially re-landscaped the garden and was succeeded in 1799 by his brother, Wilbraham, who immediately made improvements inside and outside the house.
The 6th Earl was a generous patron of Reynolds and Gainsborough.
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 HOLDERNESSE, EARL OF - Encyclopedia Britannica - HOLDERNESSE, EARL OF - JCSM's Study Center
HOLDERNESSE, EARL OF This article appears in Volume V13, Page 583 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
In 1644 Charles I. created his nephew, Prince Rupert, earl of Holdernesse, but when the prince died unmarried in November 1682 the earldom again became
Conyers Darcy (15991689), who was made earl of Holdernesse in 1682 only a few days after the death of Rupert, was the son and
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 Secretary of State for the Northern Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham: 5 March 1689 - 26 December 1690
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: 24 November 1744 - 10 February 1746
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holdernesse: 23 March 1754 - 25 March 1761
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 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 94   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Robert Charles, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 8 Edgcumbe, b.
Robert of Orkney, Earl of Orkney Stuart, b.
Robert of Shrewsbury, Earl of Shrewsbury 3rd de Bellême, b.
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 Articles - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
His services were too great to be neglected, and in 1714 he was created Earl of Clare, and in 1715 Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He also became lord-lieutenant of the counties of Middlesex and Nottingham and a Knight of the Garter in 1718, in which year he increased his Whig connection by marrying Lady Henrietta Godolphin, granddaughter of the great Duke of Marlborough.
However, he was blamed for Great Britain's poor efforts in the French and Indian War (fought in the North American colonies), and in November 1756 he gave place to the Duke of Devonshire.
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 Lord_North   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (April 13, 1732–August 5, 1792), more often known by his earlier title, Lord North, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, and a major actor in the American Revolution.
Lord North was born at Wroxton Abbey as the eldest of six children; his parents were Francis, first Earl of Guilford and Lady Lucy Montagu.
He died on August 7th, 1792 in London and was buried at All Saints Church, Wroxton (Oxfordshire) near his family home of Wroxton Abbey.
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 President of the Board of Trade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Robert Darcy, 5th Earl of Holdernesse (January 31, 1718 - May 11, 1719)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (August 31, 1772 - November 10, 1775) (also Secretary of State for the Colonies)
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (August 23, 1786 - June 7, 1804) (also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1966
She married Sir John Ramsey, Earl of Holdernesse in July 1624.
She married Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Hon.
     Sir John Ramsey, Earl of Holdernesse was born circa 1580.
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 President of the Board of Trade - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth 1772-1775 (also Secretary of State for the Colonies)
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Lord Hawkesbury, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1796) 1786-1804 (also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
Richard le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty 1812-1818 (also Treasurer of the Navy[?])
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 The Thomas Gray Archive : Materials : Glossary : Place names
William Mason's distant relation Robert Darcy, 4th earl of Holdernesse (1718-1778).
Glamis Castle, the seat of the Earls of Strathmore, is situated beside the village of Glamis c.
William Mason's distant relation Robert Darcy, 4th earl of Holdernesse (1718-1778), is situated in historic County Yorkshire North Riding c.
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 Letters of David Hume to William Strahan - Part 3: The Online Library of Liberty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Viscount Beauchamp was the eldest son of the Earl of Hertford, late Ambassador to France (ante, p.
The Earl of Hardwicke, in his speech on this measure, stated that on the Accession of Anne two Judges were left out; on the Accession of George I, three Judges; and on that of George II, one Judge.
Hume is hinting at the Earl of Bute, or the Dowager Princess of Wales, or both.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2826
She was the daughter of Robert Ratcliffe, 5th Earl of Essex and Bridget Morrison.
She married Sir John Ramsey, Earl of Holdernesse on 8 February 1607/8.
She married Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holderness on 14 October 1616.
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 Frederick North, Lord North biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (April 13, 1732-August 5, 1792), more often known by his earlier title, Lord North, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, and a major actor in the American Revolution.
He left his seat in parliament when he went blind in 1790.
Later he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Guilford, so he spent his final years in the House of Lords.
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 The Rosy and Golden Cross
(2) On March 21 the Earl of Holdernesse informed General Yorke that George II entirely approved the manner in which he had conducted the conversation with Comte de Saint-Germain.
The King did not regard it as improbable that the latter was authorised to talk as he had done by persons of weight in the Councils of France, and even possibly with the King's knowledge.
Andrew Mitchell was desired, on the King of England's part, to communicate to the King of Prussia.
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 physics - Secretary of State for the Southern Department
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: 3 December 1706 - 13 June 1710
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holdernesse: 18 June 1751 - 23 March 1754
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holdernesse: 6 April - 27 June 1757
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 &c. | GOA / The Cabinet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department; currently Robert Darcy, Earl of Holdernesse.
Lord President of the Council; currently John Carteret, Earl of Granville.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; currently Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin and Earl of Kinnoull.
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 The Thomas Gray Archive : Materials : Glossary : Personal names
In 1737, through the good offices of Walpole, he was appointed tutor to the youthful Earl of Plymouth.
In 1738 he was elected to a Fellowship at King's, and having been ordained in 1740, he was in 1742, again by Walpole's influence, nominated to the Crown living of Aldingham, in Lancashire.
He was ordained Deacon 17 Nov., and Priest 24 Nov. 1754, and three days later was instituted Rector of Aston, Yorkshire, on the presentation of the Earl of Holdernesse, a distant connexion (see Letter 181 [TGA letter id. 210], n.
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