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Holles was elected MP for Nottinghamshire as Lord Houghton on 14 January 1689, but was called to the House of Lords two days later when his father died and he became the 4th Earl of Clare. He became Gentleman of the Bedchamber to William III and Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. He was created the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, of the 2nd creation ...
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (1693–1768), Prime Minister twice, a nephew of John Holles (above). He died without male issue. He died without male issue. At this point, his father's baronetcy and barony of 1706, his own earldom and the dukedom of 1715 became extinct.
The Duke of Newcastle is a title that has been created thrice in British history. The first Duke may refer to: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1592–1676), English polymath and aristocrat; John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1662–1711), English peer; Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693–1768), British Whig statesman
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In 1711 one of the family, Thomas Pelham, inherited the title and vast estate of John Holles, the Duke of Newcastle who had been his mother's brother. [7] The heir's only obligation was to append 'Holles' to his name and so he became Thomas Pelham-Holles. [7] In 1712 he also inherited the Pelham estates in Sussex, from his father. [7]
John Holles (1662–1711) Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 4th Earl of Clare: Grace Holles (c. 1668–1700) Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham (1653–1712) Dukedom of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2nd creation) extinct, 1711 Earldom of Clare extinct, 1711: Earl of Clare (2nd creation, 1714) Marquess of Clare and Duke of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (3rd creation), 1715
Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer (née Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles; [1] 11 February 1694 – 9 December 1755) was an English noblewoman, the only child and heiress of John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
John Holles, 4th Earl of Clare: 1689: 1711: Created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, see above Earl of Bolingbroke (1624) Paulet St John, 3rd Earl of Bolingbroke: 1688: 1711: Earl of Westmorland (1624) Charles Fane, 3rd Earl of Westmorland: 1666: 1691: Died Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland: 1691: 1693: Died Vere Fane, 5th Earl of Westmorland ...