Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, PC (c. 1669 – 1 May 1738) was a British nobleman, peer, and

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. Charles Howard was the eldest son of Edward Howard, 2nd Earl of Carlisle, and inherited his title on the death of his father in 1692. He married in 1683 Lady Anne de Vere Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex.

Political career

He was elected as MP for Morpeth in 1689, with a London home in

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. He was appointed Governor of Carlisle from 1693 to 1728 and

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and of

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from 1694 to 1714. William III made him a

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between 1700 and 1702,

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from 1701 to 1702 and

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in 1701. He acted as

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between 1701 and 1706 because his cousin, the Duke of Norfolk, was a minor. On

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's death on 1 August 1714 he was appointed Lord Justice of the Realm until the arrival of King

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on 18 September 1714. The new king reappointed him as First Lord of the Treasury from 23 May 1715 to 10 October 1715 and made him

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between 1715 and 1722.

Business dealings

From 1699 to 1709 Carlisle was involved with the fraudulent schemes of pirate John Breholt. First Carlisle backed a plan to dive on and salvage a supposed wreck off

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- Breholt even named his ship ''Carlisle'' - which came to naught, after which Breholt let slip that he intended to sail for

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and then to Madagascar to engage in outright piracy. A few years later Carlisle backed Breholt's plan (presented directly to Queen Anne) to pardon the pirates of Madagascar and have them return to England with their collected wealth. This scheme fell apart when Breholt's pirate past was exposed.

Personal life

In 1699 he commissioned a new Baroque mansion,

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, in

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to the design of

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which is still occupied by his descendants. He died in Bath in 1738 and is buried in the mausoleum at Castle Howard. He had six children: *

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(1693–1758) * General

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(c. 1696–1765) * Lady Harriet Howard, died young * Lady Elizabeth Anne Howard, married

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* Lady Anne Howard, married

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(d. 1747) * Lady Mary Howard, unmarried

References

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