Earl of Holderness
Earl of Holderness (also Holdernesse ) was a hereditary British title of nobility , named after the English landscape of Holderness , which was awarded three times in the Peerage of England .
Awards
In the first bestowal the title was bestowed on January 22, 1621 to John Ramsay, 1st Viscount of Haddington , along with the subordinate titles Baron Kingston upon Thames , of Kingston upon Thames in the County of Surrey . Previously, he had been awarded the title Viscount of Haddington and Lord Ramsay of Barns in the Peerage of Scotland on June 11, 1606 and the title of Lord Ramsay of Melrose on August 25, 1615 . Since he remained childless, the titles expired on his death on February 28, 1626.
In the second award, the title was awarded on January 24, 1644 to Prince Ruprecht von der Pfalz , a nephew of King Charles I , as a subordinate title to the title Duke of Cumberland, which was also awarded . In the absence of legitimate descendants, both titles expired on his death on November 29, 1682.
In the third award, the title was created in December 1682 for Conyers Darcy, 8th Baron Darcy de Knayth . This was already the title of 8th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 5th Baron Conyers and 2nd Baron Darcy of Meinill . The latter had been awarded to his father on August 10, 1641, the other two baronies had been awarded to him at the same time after years of Abeyance . The earl's respective heir to the title bore the courtesy title of Lord Darcy and Conyers . The earldom was extinguished when the 4th Earl died on May 16, 1778.
List of title owners
Earls of Holderness, first bestowal (1621)
- John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness (1580-1626)
Earls of Holderness, second bestowal (1644)
Barone Darcy of Meinill (1641)
- Conyers Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Meinill († 1654)
- Conyers Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Meinill ( elevated to Earl of Holderness in 1682 )
Earls of Holderness, third bestowal (1682)
- Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holderness (1599–1689)
- Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness (1620–1692)
- Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness (1681–1722)
- Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (1718–1778)
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page ( Memento from December 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Holderness, Earl of (E, 1621-1626) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Holderness, Earl of (E, 1682–1778) at Cracroft's Peerage