Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holderness
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Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holderness, 2nd Baron Darcy of Meinhill, 8th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 5th Baron Conyers (24 January 1598/1599-14 June 1689) was a British aristocrat who was created Earl of Holderness
in 1682.
and Dorothy Belasyse. He was baptised on 24 Jan 1598/1599 at Kirkby Fleetham, co York (IGI Batch P015071 "Parish register transcripts, 1591-1812" Church of England. Parish Church of Kirkby-Fleetham, Yorkshire).
He married Grace Rokeby, daughter of Thomas Rokeby, on 14 October 1616. He succeeded to the titles of Baron Darcy de Knayth, Baron Conyers and Baron Darcy of Meinhill upon his father's death in 1654. He was created 1st Earl of Holderness on 5 December 1682.
Lord Holderness had two children:
Earl of Holderness
The title Earl of Holderness was created on three occasions in the Peerage of England.The first creation, in 1621, along with the subsidiary title Baron Kingston-upon-Thames, of Kingston-upon-Thames in the County of Surrey, was in favour of John Ramsay, 1st Viscount of Haddington...
in 1682.
Personal life
Darcy was born the son of Conyers Darcy, 7th Baron Darcy de KnaythConyers Darcy, 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth
Conyers Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Meinhill, 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 4th Baron Conyers was a British aristocrat and father of the 1st Earl of Holderness.-Personal life:...
and Dorothy Belasyse. He was baptised on 24 Jan 1598/1599 at Kirkby Fleetham, co York (IGI Batch P015071 "Parish register transcripts, 1591-1812" Church of England. Parish Church of Kirkby-Fleetham, Yorkshire).
He married Grace Rokeby, daughter of Thomas Rokeby, on 14 October 1616. He succeeded to the titles of Baron Darcy de Knayth, Baron Conyers and Baron Darcy of Meinhill upon his father's death in 1654. He was created 1st Earl of Holderness on 5 December 1682.
Lord Holderness had two children:
- Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of HoldernessConyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of HoldernessConyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness was an English nobleman and Member of Parliament.Conyers Darcy was the eldest son of Conyers Darcy, 8th Lord Darcy of Knayth and 5th Lord Conyers, who was created Earl of Holderness in 1682....
(c. 1621/1622-13 December 1692) - Grace Darcy (c. 1633-1658); married Sir John Legard, 1st BaronetSir John Legard, 1st BaronetSir John Legard, 1st Baronet , of Ganton in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton . He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months...