Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle
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| Preceded by | Sir Henry Pickering | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | George Nicholas | ||||||||
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| Born | Charles Howard 1669 | ||||||||
| Died | 1 May 1738 . Charles Howard was the eldest son of Edward Howard, 2nd Earl of Carlisle, and inherited his title on the death of his father in 1692. He married in 1683 Lady Anne de Vere Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex. Political careerHe was elected as MP for Constable of the Tower of London between 1715 and 1722.
Business dealingsFrom 1699 to 1709 Carlisle was involved with the fraudulent schemes of pirate John Breholt. First Carlisle backed a plan to dive on and salvage a supposed wreck off Havana - Breholt even named his ship Carlisle - which came to naught, after which Breholt let slip that he intended to sail for Cape Verde and then to Madagascar to engage in outright piracy. A few years later Carlisle backed Breholt's plan (presented directly to Queen Anne) to pardon the pirates of Madagascar and have them return to England with their collected wealth. This scheme fell apart when Breholt's pirate past was exposed.[2] Personal lifeIn 1699 he commissioned a new Baroque mansion, Sir John Vanbrugh which is still occupied by his descendants.
He died in Bath in 1738 and is buried in the mausoleum at Castle Howard. He had six children:
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