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Henry Belasyse, or Bellasis, May 1604 to May 1647, was an English politician from

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who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1625 and 1642. A reluctant

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during the

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, his eldest son

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married the daughter of

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. He predeceased his father in May 1647.

Biography

Belasyse was the son of

Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg (1577 – 18 April 1653), styled Baron Fauconberg between 1627 and 1643 and Sir Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Baronet between 1624 and 1627, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times ...

and his wife Barbara Cholmeley. He matriculated at

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in 1615, and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1619. In 1625 Belasyse was elected

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for

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until 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for

and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament. In April 1640, he was re-elected for Yorkshire in the Short Parliament, and was elected for Yorkshire again in November 1640 for the

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. He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1642. Belasyse died at the age of 43, predeceasing his father.

Family

Belasyse married Grace Barton, daughter of Sir Thomas Barton. They had the following children: *

, who inherited the title

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from his grandfather in 1652, was created Earl of Fauconberg, and was ambassador to the Princes of Italy. *Henry, predeceased his father. *Roland, who was made a Knight of the Bath. *John, who died young. *Grace, who married

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. *Frances, who married Sir Henry Jones of Oxford. *Arabella, who married

Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet (c. 1640 – 2 August 1697) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1671 to 1685. Frankland was the eldest son of Sir Henry Frankland of Thirkelby, Yorkshire. On 24 December ...

of Thirkley. *Barbara, who married Sir Walter Strickland.

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