Baron Pierrepont is a title that has been created four times in British history. The first creation came in the
Peerage of England
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on 29 June 1627 when
Sir Robert Pierrepont was created Baron Pierrepont, also being created Viscount Newark at the same time. He was further created
Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
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It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east o ...
in 1628. The fifth Earl was created
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain, with the title Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull being a title in the Peerage of England. The Earldom was created on 25 July 1628 for Robert Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. ...
in 1715 in the
Peerage of Great Britain
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, with the Dukedom becoming extinct on the death of the second Duke in 1773.
The second creation came in the
Peerage of Ireland
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on 29 March 1702 when
Gervase Pierrepont was created Baron Pierrepont, of
Ardglass
Ardglass () is a coastal fishing village, townland (of 321 acres) and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the historic Barony (geographic), barony of Lecale Lower. It is still a relatively important fis ...
,
County Down
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. On 19 October 1714 he was also made Baron Pierrepont, of Hanslope in the County of Buckingham, in the
Peerage of Great Britain
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, being the third creation of the title, with this creation giving Gervase Pierrepont an automatic seat in the
House of Lords
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. He was the third son of the Honourable
William Pierrepont, second son of
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (6 August 158425 July 1643) was an English nobleman who joined the Royalist side in the English Civil War after some delay and became lieutenant-general of the counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Hunt ...
. The titles became extinct on his death on 22 May 1715.
The fourth creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain on 23 July 1796 when
Charles Pierrepont was made Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham. He was made Viscount Newark, of Newark on Trent, at the same time. Born Charles Medows, he was the son of Philip Medows and Lady Frances, daughter of William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston, eldest son and heir apparent of
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, (c. 16655 March 1726) was an English aristocrat, the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn (daughter of John Evelyn), and the grandson of ...
. In 1788 he succeeded to the Pierrepont estates and assumed by Royal sign manual the same year the surname of Pierrepont in lieu of Medows. In 1806 he was further honoured when he was created
Earl Manvers
Earl Manvers was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Medows Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham, and Viscoun ...
. All these titles became extinct on the death of the sixth Earl Manvers in 1955.
Barons Pierrepont; first creation (1627)
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Robert Pierrepont, 1st Baron Pierrepont (1584–1643) (created Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1628)
* For further succession, see
Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east o ...
Baron Pierrepont, of Ardglass, and of Hanslope; second and third creations (1702 and 1714)
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Gervase Pierrepont, 1st Baron Pierrepont, of Ardglass (1649–1715) (further created Baron Pierrepont, of Hanslope in 1714)
Barons Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont; fourth creation (1796)
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Charles Pierrepont, 1st Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont (1737–1816) (created Earl Manvers in 1806)
* For further succession, see
Earl Manvers
Earl Manvers was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Medows Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham, and Viscoun ...
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1627 establishments in England
Noble titles created in 1627
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1702
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland
Noble titles created in 1714
Noble titles created in 1796
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain