Earl of Gainsborough

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Earldom of Gainsborough
heirs male of the body
lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Campden
Baron Barham
Baron Noel
Baronet ‘of the Navy’
MottoTOUT BIEN OU RIEN
(All well or nothing)

Earl of Gainsborough is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation ended in extinction when the sixth Earl died without heirs. However, the title was revived in 1841 for a female-line relative.

1682 creation

Member of Parliament
for Rutland in 1640.

On his death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Viscount. He represented Rutland and

Member of Parliament for Hampshire. On his death the line of the first Earl failed. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his cousin, the third Earl. He was the son of Baptist Noel
, the son of the third Viscount Campden from his fourth marriage and half-brother of the first Earl of Gainsborough. All titles became extinct on the death of his grandson, the sixth Earl, in 1798.

Another member of the Hicks family was Sir Michael Hicks (1543–1612), elder brother of the first Viscount Campden. He was the ancestor of the Hicks baronets of Beverston and of the Earls St Aldwyn.

1841 creation

House of Commons for nearly fifty years, representing Maidstone and Rutland
.

Lord Barham was succeeded secondly in the barony according to the special remainder by his daughter Diana, the second Baroness. Both she and her husband were succeeded by their son,

County of Lincoln.[4] His son, the second Earl, briefly represented Rutland in Parliament and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
. The present holder of the titles is his great-great-grandson, the sixth Earl (the titles having descended from father to son).

The family seat is Exton Hall, near Exton, Rutland.

Other family members

Several other members of the Noel family have also gained distinction.

Christian Socialist. Lady Victoria Noel
, daughter of the first Earl by his fourth marriage, was a philanthropist.

Viscounts Campden (1628)

Earls of Gainsborough, First Creation (1682)

Bookplate showing the coat of arms
of Noel, Earls of Gainsborough

Middleton and Noel baronets, of the Navy (1781)

Barons Barham (1805)

Earls of Gainsborough, second creation (1841)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry Robert Anthony Noel, Viscount Campden (born 1977).

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, Edward Patrick Anthony Noel (born 2007).[6]

In popular culture

Nora Gainesborough, a

King Charles II of England in 1665.[7][8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900
  2. ^ "No. 12221". The London Gazette. 4 September 1781. p. 1.
  3. ^ "No. 15800". The London Gazette. 23 April 1805. p. 553.
  4. ^ "No. 20007". The London Gazette. 13 August 1841. p. 2072.
  5. ^ "Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Diana, Princess of Wales' Ladies-in-Waiting". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  6. ^ Google Groups — Peerage News
  7. ^ Bierly, Mandy. "'True Blood' recap: Death Watch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  8. ^ Leeds, Sarene. "'True Blood' Recap: Blood Poisoning". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

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External links

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