1715-1773
Although the family of PIERREPONT did not attain the honours of the peerage until a period of comparatively recent date, yet they were persons of distinction ever since the Conquest: In which eventful era, ROBERT DE PIERREPONT was of the retinue of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, and at the time of the General Survey, held lands in Suffolk and Sussex, amounting to ten knights' fees, under that nobleman.
The great-grandson of this Robert, another
ROBERT DE PIERREPONT, was a person of such extensive property, that being made prisoner fighting on the side of HENRY III, at the battle of Lewes, he was forced to give security for the payment of the then great sum of seven hundred marks for his ransom.
He was, however, relieved from the obligation by the subsequent victory of the royalists at Evesham, Worcestershire.
He was succeeded by his son,
SIR HENRY DE PIERREPONT, a person of great note at the period in which he lived.
In the eighth year of EDWARD I's reign, Sir Henry having lost his seal, came into the Court of Chancery, then at Lincoln, and declared that if anyone should find it, with its seal, thereafter, that it should not be valid.
He married Annora, daughter of Michael, and sister and heir of Lionel de Manvers, whereby he acquired extensive land in Nottinghamshire, with the Lordship of Holme, now called Holme Pierrepont.
Sir Henry died about the twentieth year of EDWARD I's reign, and was succeeded by his elder son,
SIMON DE PIERREPONT, who was one of those that by special writ had summons amongst the barons of the realm, to repair with all speed to the King, wheresoever he should be in England, to treat of certain weighty affairs relating to his and their honour.
This Simon leaving only a daughter, Sibilla, was succeeded by his brother,
ROBERT DE PIERREPONT, a very eminent person in the reigns of EDWARD I and EDWARD II, and distinguished in the wars of Scotland.
ROBERT DE PIERREPONT, a very eminent person in the reigns of EDWARD I and EDWARD II, and distinguished in the wars of Scotland.
He espoused Sarah, daughter and heir of Sir John Heriez, and was succeeded by his son,
SIR EDMUND DE PIERREPONT, from whom we pass to his lineal descendant,
SIR GEORGE PIERREPONT (1510-64), of Whaley, Derbyshire, and Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, who, at the dissolution of the monasteries, in the reign of HENRY VIII, purchased large manors in Nottinghamshire, part of the possessions of the Abbot and Convent of Welbeck; and others in Derbyshire, which had belonged to Newstead Abbey.
He died in the sixth year of ELIZABETH I, and was succeeded by his son,
SIR HENRY PIERREPONT (1546-1615), who wedded Frances, elder daughter of Sir William Cavendish, of Chatsworth, and sister of William, Earl of Derbyshire, and had issue,
ROBERT PIERREPONT (1584-1643), who was elevated to the peerage, 1627, in the dignities of Baron Pierrepont and Viscount Newark; and the next year was advanced to an earldom, as EARL OF KINGSTON-UPON-HULL.
His lordship wedded, in 1601, Gertrude, eldest daughter and co-heir of the Hon Henry Talbot, and
had issue,
HENRY, 2nd Earl (1606-80), who married firstly, Cecilia, daughter of Paul, 1st Viscount Bayning, and had issue,
The 2nd Earl was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1647, by the title Marquess of Dorchester; though his lordship died without surviving male issue, and the marquessate expired.
The earldom of Kingston-upon-Hull subsequently reverted to Lord Dorchester's great-nephew and heir male,
ROBERT, 3rd Earl (c1660-82), who died unmarried, when the titles passed to his next brother,
WILLIAM, 4th Earl (c1662-90), who died unmarried, and was succeeded by his brother,
EVELYN, 5th Earl, KG (1665-1726), who married firstly, Mary, daughter of William, 3rd Earl of
Denbigh, and had issue,
His Grace was succeeded by his grandson,
WILLIAM, 2nd Duke, KG (1711-73), who wedded, in 1769, Elizabeth, Countess of Bristol (former wife of the 3rd Earl of Bristol), by whom he had no issue.
Following the decease of the 2nd and last Duke, the titles expired.
Former seats ~ Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire; Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottinghamshire.
Former London residence ~ Kingston House.
First published in August, 2017.
SIR EDMUND DE PIERREPONT, from whom we pass to his lineal descendant,
SIR GEORGE PIERREPONT (1510-64), of Whaley, Derbyshire, and Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, who, at the dissolution of the monasteries, in the reign of HENRY VIII, purchased large manors in Nottinghamshire, part of the possessions of the Abbot and Convent of Welbeck; and others in Derbyshire, which had belonged to Newstead Abbey.
He died in the sixth year of ELIZABETH I, and was succeeded by his son,
SIR HENRY PIERREPONT (1546-1615), who wedded Frances, elder daughter of Sir William Cavendish, of Chatsworth, and sister of William, Earl of Derbyshire, and had issue,
ROBERT, his heir;Sir Henry was succeeded by his son,
Grace; Elizabeth.
ROBERT PIERREPONT (1584-1643), who was elevated to the peerage, 1627, in the dignities of Baron Pierrepont and Viscount Newark; and the next year was advanced to an earldom, as EARL OF KINGSTON-UPON-HULL.
His lordship wedded, in 1601, Gertrude, eldest daughter and co-heir of the Hon Henry Talbot, and
had issue,
HENRY, his successor;He was succeeded by his eldest son,
William;
Francis;
Robert;
Gervase;
George;
Frances.
HENRY, 2nd Earl (1606-80), who married firstly, Cecilia, daughter of Paul, 1st Viscount Bayning, and had issue,
Henry;His lordship espoused secondly, Catherine, daughter of James, 7th Earl of Derby, by whom he had no issue.
Robert;
Anne; Grace.
The 2nd Earl was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1647, by the title Marquess of Dorchester; though his lordship died without surviving male issue, and the marquessate expired.
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| Henry, 1st Marquess of Dorchester (Image: Royal College of Physicians) |
The earldom of Kingston-upon-Hull subsequently reverted to Lord Dorchester's great-nephew and heir male,
ROBERT, 3rd Earl (c1660-82), who died unmarried, when the titles passed to his next brother,
WILLIAM, 4th Earl (c1662-90), who died unmarried, and was succeeded by his brother,
EVELYN, 5th Earl, KG (1665-1726), who married firstly, Mary, daughter of William, 3rd Earl of
Denbigh, and had issue,
WILLIAM (1692-1713), father of WILLIAM;He wedded secondly, in 1714, Isabella, daughter of William, 1st Earl of Portland, and had issue,
Mary; Frances; Evelyn.
Caroline; Anne.His lordship was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1706, as Marquess of Dorchester; and further advanced, in 1715, to a dukedom, as DUKE OF KINGSTON-UPON-HULL.
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| 1st Duke of Kingston KG (Image: National Portrait Gallery) |
His Grace was succeeded by his grandson,
WILLIAM, 2nd Duke, KG (1711-73), who wedded, in 1769, Elizabeth, Countess of Bristol (former wife of the 3rd Earl of Bristol), by whom he had no issue.
Following the decease of the 2nd and last Duke, the titles expired.
Former seats ~ Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire; Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottinghamshire.
Former London residence ~ Kingston House.
First published in August, 2017.
Holme Pierrepont is wonderfully secluded even though it's so close to Nottingham. My parents and I enjoyed concerts there. The Brackenburys, whose home it is, are 19th generation residents.
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