Biography of John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 1662-1711

Paternal Family Tree: Holles

Maternal Family Tree: Eleanor Gifford 1575

On 09 Jun 1655 [his father] Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare (age 22) and [his mother] Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare (age 22) were married at St Giles in the Fields Church, Camden [Map]. He the son of John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare (age 59) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare.

On 09 Jan 1662 John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne was born to Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare (age 28) and Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare (age 29) at Edwinstowe.

On 02 Jan 1666 [his grandfather] John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare (age 70) died. His son [his father] Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Clare. [his mother] Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare (age 33) by marriage Countess Clare.

On 16 Jan 1689 [his father] Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare (age 55) died. His son John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 27) succeeded 4th Earl Clare.

On 01 Mar 1690 John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 28) and Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Clare. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 59) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 59). He the son of Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare and Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare (age 57). They were first cousins.

In 1694 John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 31) was created 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne. [his wife] Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 32) by marriage Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.

On 11 Feb 1694 [his daughter] Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer was born to John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.45%.

In Feb 1695 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 19) and [his sister-in-law] Arabella Cavendish (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 64). He the son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 53) and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland (age 49).

In 1698 John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 35) was appointed 506th Knight of the Garter by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 47).

On 04 Jun 1698 [his sister-in-law] Arabella Cavendish (age 24) died.

In Jul 1702 [his mother] Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare (age 69) died.

On 15 Jul 1711 John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 49) died. Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, Earl Clare extinct.

On 24 Dec 1716 [his former wife] Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 55) died. She was buried in the St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover [Map].

Ancestors of John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 1662-1711

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Holles

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Holles

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scopham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Denzil Holles

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Denzell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Denzell

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Stanley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Vere Baroness Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope

Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rawson

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Countess de Clare 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Port

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Port

Father: Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Horace de Vere 1st Baron Vere 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hardkyn

GrandMother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tracy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Tracy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Digby

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tracy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Tracy Baroness Spencer Tilbury

John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Empson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Thwaites

Great x 3 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hardwick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke

GrandFather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Talbot 5th Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dacre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Talbot 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rayner

Mother: Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Harries of Cruckton in Shropshire

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Prowde of Sutton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Prowde

GrandMother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Gifford

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford

Royal Ancestors of John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 1662-1711

Royal Descendants of John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 1662-1711

Ancestors of John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 1662-1711