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HOLLES, Denzil (Denzell) (1598-1680)

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b. 31 Oct. 1598, UNL, Portland (Bentinck) mss PwV 5, f. 294. 2nd s. of John Holles† (c.1567–1637), later earl of Clare, and Anne (1576–1651), da. of Sir Thomas Stanhope,‡ of Shelford, Notts.; bro. John Holles, later 2nd earl of Clare. educ. Christ’s, Camb. matric. June 1611, BA 1613, MA 1616; G. Inn 1615; travelled abroad 1618–19. APC 1618–19, p. 100; Thoroton Rec. Soc. xxxv. 230. m. (1) 4 June 1626, Dorothy (d. 21 June 1640), da. and h. of Sir Francis Ashley‡, of Dorchester Friary, 4s. (3 d.v.p.); (2) 12 Mar. 1642, Jane (d. 1666), da. and coh. of Sir John Shurley‡ of Isfield, Suss., wid. of Sir Walter Covert of Slaugham, Suss. and John Freke of Cerne Abbey, Dorset, s.p.; (3) 14 Sept. 1666, Esther (d.1684), da. and coh. of Gideon Le Lou, of Colombières, Normandy, France, wid. of Jacques Richer, of Cambernon, Normandy, s.p. d. 17 Feb. 1680; will 26 July 1670–9 Mar. 1679, pr. 27 Feb. 1680. TNA, PROB 11/362.
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Commr. cttee. of safety 1642, CJ, ii. 651. Uxbridge negotiations 1645, admiralty 1645, propositions for relief of Ireland 1645, abuses in heraldry 1646, exclusion from sacrament 1646, bishops’ lands 1646, indemnity complaints 1647, compounding 1647, appeals from Oxford 1647, scandalous offences 1648, A. and O. i. 609, 612, 669, 723, 839, 853, 905, 914, 927, 937, 1208. trade 1660 – 72, plantations 1660 – 70, appeals for prizes 1666; CSP Dom. 1666–7, pp. 17, 355. council of state 25 Feb.-31 May 1660; A. and O. ii. 1418. commr. to try regicides, 1660; State Trials, v. 986. PC 1 June 1660 – 7 Jan. 1676, 22 Apr. 1679 – d.; high steward, queen consort 1662–d.; TNA, SP29/47/116; CTB, iv. 154. amb. extraordinary to France 1662 – 66; amb. plenip. Breda 22 Mar. – 13 Sept. 1667.

Freeman, Dorchester 1628, Poole 1671; C.H. Mayo, The Municipal Records of the Borough of Dorchester, Dorset, 395, 425; Poole Archives, B17, 25. custos rot. Dorset 1641 – 42, Mar. 1660 – d.; ld. lt. Bristol 1642.

Col. of ft. (parl.) 1642. E. Peacock, Army Lists, 39.

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HOLLES, Denzil (1598-1680), of Dorchester Friary, Dorset and Damerham, Wilts.
Associated with: Damerham by 1635–d.;Add. 32679, ff. 3-4.; Dorchester Friary, Dorset 1635–d.;VCH Dorset, ii. 95.; Pepperharrow House, Surrey 1642–d.;VCH Surrey, iii. 51; P. Crawford, Denzil Holles 1598-1680: A Study of his Political Career, 71; PROB 11/362.; 13-14 Great Piazza, Covent Garden, Westminster 1644–52; 43 King Street, Covent Garden, Westminister 1666–d.Survey of London, xxxvi. 96; Verney ms mic. 636/23, Sir R. Verney to Mr Rider, ?Aug. 1669; Morrice, Entring Bk, ii. 221.;
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ALINGTON, Giles (1680-91)

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b. 4 Oct. 1680, 2nd but 1st surv. s. and h. of William Alington, Bar. Alington, and his 3rd w. Diana, da. of William Russell, 5th earl of Bedford and wid. of Sir Greville Verney, bt., of Compton Verney, Warws. educ. Eton. unm. d. 18 Sept. 1691.
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ALINGTON, Giles (1680-91)
Associated with: Horseheath, Cambs; Gt. Wymondley, Herts.
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Creighton, Anne
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ALINGTON, William (1634-85)

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bap. 25 June 1634, Suffolk RO, Bury St Edmunds Branch, FL592/4/1. 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of William, Bar. Alington of Killard [I] of Horseheath, Cambs. and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache‡, 2nd Bt. of Helmingham, Suff. educ. Padua 1652. m. (1) Catherine (d. 19 Nov. 1662), da. and h. of Sir Henry Stanhope‡, styled. Ld. Stanhope, 1da. d.v.p.; (2) lic. 30 July 1664, Julianna (d. 14 Sept. 1667), da. Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden, 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; C.E. Parsons, All Saints Church, Horseheath, 48. (3) 15 July 1675, Diana (d. 13 Dec. 1701), da. William Russell, 5th earl of Bedford, wid. of Sir Greville Verney, of Compton Verney, Warws. 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. d. 1 Feb. 1685; will, 16 May 1684, pr. 6 May 1685. TNA, PROB 11/380.
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Commr. corps. 1662 – 63, foreign plantations 1670 – 72, trade and plantations 1672 – 74.

Col. of foot 1667, 1677, 1678 – 79, maj. gen. 1678; capt. indep. regt. foot in the Tower; constable of the Tower, Dec. 1678 – d.

Dep. lt. Cambs. c. Aug. 1660–81; recorder, Cambridge 1679 – d.; ld. lt., Tower Hamlets 8 June 1679 – d.; ld. lt., Cambs. 9 Mar. 1681 – d.

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ALINGTON, William, 3rd Baron Alington of Killard [I] (c.1634-85), of Horseheath, Cambs. and Southampton Square, Bloomsbury.
Associated with: Horseheath, Cambs.; Southampton Square, Bloomsbury; Great Wymondley, Herts.
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Creighton, Anne
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KEPPEL, Arnold Joost van (1670-1718)

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bap. 30 Jan. 1670, 1st surv. s. of Oswald van Keppel, heer van der Voorst, baron van Keppel [Dutch], (d.1685) and Reinira Anna Geertruid, da. of Johan van Lintelo. educ. unknown; L.L.D., Camb. 1705. m. 15 June 1701, Geertruid Johanna Quirina (d. Dec. 1741), da. of Adam van der Duyn, heer van St Gravenmoer [Dutch], 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1685; KG 14 May 1700. d. 18 May 1718; will 11 May 1718, pr. 13 July 1721. TNA, PROB 11/580.
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Page of honour 1689 – 90; groom of the bedchamber 1690 – 95; master of the robes 1695-by 1701; gent. of the bedchamber 1701 – 02.

Col., regt. of carabineers (Dutch Army) 1694 – 1713, regt. of Swiss (Dutch Army) 1698–1713, Het Staatsche Leger, vii. 237, 267. regt. of ft. (Dutch Army) 1701 – 13; maj.-gen. of horse (Dutch Army) 1697 – 1701; lt.-gen. 1701 – 09; gen. 1709 – 13; capt. 1st tp. Life Gds. 1699 – 1710; gov. Tournai May-July 1713. Ibid. 234, 267, 334; viii, pt. 3. pp. 430, 489.

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KEPPEL, Arnold Joost van (1670-1718)
Associated with: Kensington Palace (to 1702); De Voorst, Netherlands; The Hague, Netherlands.Horwitz, Parl. Pol. 203; J. Israel, The Dutch Republic, 886; Add. 61655, f. 72; Add. 61159, passim; TNA, PROB 11/580.;
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Arnold Joost van Keppel, earl of Albemarle, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, by (oils, c.1700, NPG); Arnold Joost van Keppel, earl of Albemarle by Sir Godfrey Kneller (oils, 1702, Chatsworth, Derbys.)

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RICH, Robert (c. 1620-75)

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b. c.1620, s. of Henry Rich† (later Bar. Kensington and earl of Holland) and Isabel, da. of Sir Walter Cope‡. m. (1) 8 Apr. 1641, Elizabeth (d.1661), da. of Sir Arthur Ingram of Temple Newsam, Yorks. and Eleanor, da. of Sir Henry Slingsby of Redhouse, Yorks.; (2) 16 Nov. 1661 (with £3,000), TNA, E 192/17/3, abstract of the settlement of the earl of Holland’s estate c.1673. Anne (d.1689), Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester, and Anne, da. of Robert Rich†, 2nd earl of Warwick, 1s. 3da. d. 10 Apr. 1675; PRO, E 192/13/1; E 192/13/9 will 8 Apr. 1675, pr. 21 Apr. 1675. PROB 11/347.
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RICH, Robert (c. 1620-75)
Associated with: Holland House, Kensington, Mdx.; St. James’ Fields [Square], Mdx. and Warwick House, High Holborn, Mdx.
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DARCY, Robert (1681-1722)

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b. 24 Nov. 1681, 2nd but 1st. surv. s. of John Darcy‡ (1659-89) and Bridget, da. Robert Sutton, Bar. Lexinton; bro. of Conyers Darcy‡. educ. King’s, Camb. 1698; travelled abroad (Italy) 1701-2. Add. 70073-4, newsletter of 21 Feb. 1702. m. 26 May 1715, Frederica, da. Meinhard Schomberg, 3rd duke of Schomberg and suo jure Countess of Mertola [Portugal], 3s. (2 d.v.p.), 1da. Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 83-84; CTB, xxxi. 153. d. 20 Jan. 1722; will 12 July 1717, pr. 12 June 1723. TNA, PROB 11/591.
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First Ld. Board of Trade 31 Jan. 1718 – 2 May 1719; PC 13 Feb. 1718 – d.; gent. of bedchamber, 1719 – d.

Constable, Middleham Castle, 1693 – d.; bailiff and steward, liberty of Richmond, 1693 – d.; kpr. Richmond Forest, 1693–d.; CTB, x. 54; xvii. 287; xx. 659. ld.-lt., Yorks. (N. Riding), 1714 – d.

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DARCY, Robert (1681-1722)
Associated with: Hornby Castle, Hornby, Yorks. (N. Riding); Aston Hall, Aston, Yorks. (W. Riding); Schomberg House, 80-82 Pall Mall, Westminster (from 1719).LCC Survey of London, xxix. 374.;
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oil on canvas by Enoch Seeman jun., c.1710, sold at Christie’s, 1 Dec. 2000.

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MONCK, Christopher (1653-88)

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b. 14 Aug. 1653, E.F. Ward, Christopher Monck, Duke of Albemarle, 9. o. surv. s. George Monck, duke of Albemarle, and Ann (d.1670), da. of John Clarges. educ. privately (Thomas Lisle). E. Calamy, The Non-conformist’s Memorial, i. 383–4. m. 30 Dec. 1669 (with £20,000), Elizabeth (1654–1734), da. and coh. Henry Cavendish, styled. Ld. Ogle (later 2nd duke of Newcastle), s.p. KG 1670. d. 6 Oct. 1688; will 4 July 1687 (disputed).
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Gent. of the bedchamber, 1673 – 85; PC 1675 – d.

Commr. for assessment, Devon 1667 – 69; freeman Harwich 1674, Exeter 1675, Plymouth 1676, Preston 1682, Portsmouth 1683, Plympton Erle 1685; ld. lt. (jt.) Essex, 1675 – d., Devon 1675 – 85; custos rot. Devon 1675 – 85; recorder, Colchester 1677 – Feb. 1688, Tiverton 1683 – Jan. 1688, Sandwich 1684 – d., Dover, 1685 – d. Staffs. RO, D(W)1778/I/i/1148. Harwich, Saffron Walden, and Gt. Torrington; high steward, Exeter 1676, HMC Exeter, 78. Reading 1683, HMC Lords, i. 195. Dover, South Molton, and Totnes 1684 – d., Colchester and Barnstaple Sept. 1688 – d.; high constable, Carolina c. 1680.

Capt. of ft. 1666 – 67; col. 1673 – 74; col. Queen’s Horse 1678 – 79, 1st Horse Gds. 1679 – 85.

Chan. Camb. Univ. 1682; founding mbr. Hudson’s Bay Co. 1670. HMC Ormonde, n.s. v. 11.

Parlimentarian
MONCK, Christopher, Earl of Torrington (1653-88).
Associated with: New Hall, Essex; Albemarle House, Westminster (1675–83); Cockpit (1683); York Buildings, Westminster (1684); Newcastle House, Clerkenwell, Mdx. (1684–7); Jamaica.
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oil on canvas attrib. T. Murray, Old Schools, University of Cambridge; mezzotint, I. Beckett, aft. T. Murray, NPG D304843.

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