William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1662 – 17 September 1690) was a British peer and

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. The second son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby

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and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn, Pierrepont was born on the Evelyn estate of

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. He was educated at

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. He inherited the

Earldom 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. Th ...

in June 1682 from his elder brother

Robert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull Robert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1660 – June 1682) was an English peer. The eldest son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn, and the grandson of William Pierrepont of Thoresby, ...

. In 1689 and 1690 he acted as Colonel of a Regiment of Foot,

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and

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, Chief Justice in Eyre North of the Trent, and High Steward of Kingston-upon-Hull. He died in 1690 of

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, and was succeeded as 5th Earl by his younger brother Evelyn Pierrepont.

External links

Biography of William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c.1662-1690) - The University of Nottingham

References

, - , - 1662 births 1690 deaths Lord-Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire Lord-Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire

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