Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England . The title is named after the city of Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire .
The Earls' family seat was Holme Pierrepont Hall in Holme Pierrepont and Thoresby Hall in Budby, both in Nottinghamshire .
Award
The title was created on August 25, 1628 for Robert Pierrepont, 1st Baron Pierrepont . Along with the Earldom, he had been given the subordinate title Viscount Newark . As early as June 29, 1627, he was raised to Baron Pierrepont in the Peerage of England .
His eldest son, who later became the second Earl, inherited already on 11 January 1641 by Writ of Acceleration early title 2. Baron Pierrepont , inherited in 1643, the other titles of his father and was in the Peerage of England to 1645 Marquess of Dorchester collected . His two sons died before him, which is why the Marquessate went out on his death on December 8, 1680. The earldom and the other titles went to his great-nephew Robert Pierrepont as 3rd Earl.
The 5th Earl was raised in the Peerage of Great Britain on December 23, 1706 to Marquess of Dorchester and on August 10, 1715 to Duke of Kingston upon Hull . With the childless death of his grandson, the 2nd duke, on September 23, 1773, all named titles became extinct.
List of the Earls of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628)
- Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1584–1643)
- Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester , 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1607–1680)
- Robert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (around 1660–1682)
- William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (around 1662–1690)
- Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston upon Hull , 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1665-1726)
- Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston upon Hull , 6th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1711–1773)
See also
- Earl of Kingston (Peerage of Ireland, 1768)
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page