Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, (c. 16655 March 1726) was an English aristocrat, the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby,

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, and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn (daughter of

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), and the grandson of William Pierrepont of Thoresby. He was born at

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Political career

He had been the member of parliament for East Retford before his accession to the peerage as fifth Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1690. While serving as one of the commissioners for the union with

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, he was created Marquess of Dorchester in 1706, and took a leading part in the business of the

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. He was made a

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and in 1715 was created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull; afterwards serving as

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and

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. The Duke was a prominent figure in the fashionable society of his day.

Family

His first wife was Lady Mary Feilding, a daughter of

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, and his wife Mary King, whom he married in 1687. They had three daughters and a son: * Lady Mary Pierrepont (died 1762), who married the diplomat Edward Wortley-Montagu *Lady Frances Pierrepont (died 1761), who married John Erskine, Earl of Mar *Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (died 1727), who married

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, and was mother of Gertrude, Duchess of Bedford *William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, who died of

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, aged 20, in July 1713. He married and had a daughter Frances (died 1795) and a son Evelyn. His second wife was Lady Isabella Bentinck, daughter of

Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, (Dutch: ''Hans Willem Bentinck''; 20 July 164923 November 1709) was a Dutch-born English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, a ...

, whom he married in 1714. They had two daughters: *Lady Caroline Pierrepont (died 1753), who married

Thomas Brand (senior) Thomas Brand (senior) ( 1717 – 1770), was an English country landowner of The Hoo, Kimpton, Hertfordshire and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1741 to 1770. Brand was the only son of Thomas Brand and his wife Margaret Nichol ...

, MP *Lady Anne Pierrepont (1719–1739) He was succeeded by his grandson Evelyn, son of William.

References

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