Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough (1684 – 17 April 1714) was an English peer and

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Early life

Baptist Noel was born in 1684. He was the son of Baptist Noel and cousin of

Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough (c. 1661 – 21 September 1690) was an English peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Campden from 1683 to 1689. Early life Wriothesley Noel was born circa 1661. He was the son of Edward ...

Career

Noel inherited the

earldom Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

from his cousin in 1690. He served as the High Steward of

Chipping Campden Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. ("Chipping" is from Old English ''cēping'', 'market', 'market- ...

Personal life

Noel married his first cousin Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter of Catherine Wriothesley Noel (daughter of

Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden (1611 – 29 October 1682) was an English politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Custos Rotulorum of Rutland and the Member of Parliament for Rutland. Early life Baptist Noel was born at Exton Hall ...

) and

John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and 9th Earl of Rutland (29 May 163810 January 1711) was a British MP, and Whig politician. His divorce from his first wife caused much comment, partly because it was thought to have political implications. Lif ...

. They had three sons and three daughters: * Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough (1708-1751) *John Noel (died 1718) *James Noel (died 1752), MP for the county of Rutland, who died unmarried *Lady Susan(nah) Noel (1710-1758), who married

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury Bt PC FRS (9 February 1711 – 27 May 1771) was a British peer and philanthropist, who served as one of the leading figures in the foundation of the colony of Georgia and as Lord Lieutenant of Dors ...

, and had no children *Lady Catherine Noel, who died unmarried *Lady Mary Noel (died 1718)

Death and legacy

The earl died of

smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...

, aged 29, on 17 April 1714, and was succeeded by his eldest son.

References

1684 births 1714 deaths Earls of Gainsborough (1682 creation)

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