John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, KG, PC, (9 January 1662 – 15 July 1711) was the son of the Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare and his wife Grace Pierrepont. Grace was daughter of William Pierrepont and granddaughter of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.
Holles was born in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire in 1662 and on 1 March 1690, he married Lady Margaret Cavendish, a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle and they had one child, Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles (1694–1755), who married the 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and was mother to Margaret Bentinck.
| Honorary Titles | ||
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| Preceded by: The Earl of Craven |
Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex 1689–1692 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Bedford |
| Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex 1689–1692 |
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| Preceded by: The Duke of Devonshire |
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire 1694–1711 |
Succeeded by: Unknown |
| Preceded by: The Duke of Leeds |
Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1699–1711 |
Succeeded by: The Marquess of Carmarthen |
| Political Offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Duke of Buckingham and Normanby |
Lord Privy Seal 1705–1711 |
Succeeded by: The Bishop of Bristol |
| Legal Offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Duke of Devonshire |
Justice in Eyre north of the Trent 1711 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Leeds |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1689–1711 |
Succeeded by: Extinct |
| Preceded by: Gilbert Holles |
Earl of Clare 1694–1711 |
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