Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare (24 April 1633 – 16 January 1689) was an

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politician who sat in the

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in 1660. He was styled Lord Haughton from 1637 until he succeeded to the title

Earl of Clare Earl of Clare was a title of British nobility created three times: once each in the peerages of England, Great Britain and Ireland. The title derives from Clare, Suffolk, where a prominent Anglo-Norman family was seated since the Norman Conques ...

in 1666.

Life

Holles was the son of John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare and Elizabeth Vere, daughter of

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. He was baptised at the

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on 18 May 1633. His godfathers were his grandfathers,

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and Horatio, Baron Vere: his godmother was Mary Courteen, Countess of Kent. He travelled abroad in 1645. In April 1660, he was elected

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for

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in the Convention Parliament.
://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/holles-gilbert-1633-89 History of Parliament Online – Holles, Gilbert, Lord Houghton] Holles died in 1689 and was buried at Haughton.

Family

Holles married Grace Pierrepont, daughter of Hon. William Pierrepont (politician), William Pierrepont and Elizabeth Harris, on 9 July 1655 in

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Church, London, England. They had seven children: *

John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne John Holles, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Order of the Garter, KG, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (9 January 1662 – 15 July 1711) was an English Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer. Early life Holles was born in Edwinstowe, Nottingha ...

(1662–1711) * Lady Elizabeth Holles (c. 1657 – 9 November 1725), married in 1676 Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard * Lady Mary Holles, married Hugh Boscawen * Lady Grace Holles (d. 13 September 1700), married on 21 May 1686 Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton * Hon. William Holles * Hon. Denzell Holles * Lady Ann Holles

References

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