Earl Holderness

Earl Holderness is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

Earl Holderness Feudal (1st Creation)

After 1066 Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 26) was created 1st Earl Holderness Feudal. There is some confusion around this creation. His wife, Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 36) may have been created Countess of Holderness with Odo holding it by right of his wife.

In 1115 Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 75) died. His son Stephen Blois Count Aumale (age 45) succeeded 2nd Earl Holderness Feudal.

In 1127 Stephen Blois Count Aumale (age 57) died. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map]. Earl Holderness Feudal extinct.

Earl Holderness (2nd Creation)

On 22 Jan 1621 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 41) was created 1st Earl Holderness by King James I (age 54).

Around 1624 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 44) and Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Holderness. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of William Cockayne (age 63) and Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 59).

In Jan 1626 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 46) died. Earl Holderness and Viscount Haddington extinct.

Earl Holderness (3rd Creation)

On 29 Nov 1682 Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 62) died without legitimate issue at Westminster [Map]. Duke Cumberland and Earl Holderness extinct. He was buried in the Crypt, Westminster Abbey.

Earl Holderness (4th Creation)

On 05 Dec 1682 Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 83) was created 1st Earl Holderness. Grace Rokeby Countess Holderness by marriage Countess Holderness.

On 14 Jun 1689 Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 90) died. His son Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 67) succeeded 2nd Earl Holderness, 9th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 6th Baron Conyers, 3rd Baron Darcy of Meinhill. Elizabeth Freschville Countess Holderness (age 55) by marriage Countess Holderness.

On 13 Dec 1692 Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 70) died. His grandson Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl Holderness, 10th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 7th Baron Conyers, 4th Baron Darcy of Meinhill.

On 26 May 1715 Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness (age 33) and Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Holderness. She the daughter of Meinhart Schomberg 3rd Duke Schomberg (age 73) and Karoline von der Pfalz. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 20 Jan 1721 Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness (age 39) died. His son Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness (age 2) succeeded 4th Earl Holderness, 11th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 8th Baron Conyers, 5th Baron Darcy of Meinhill.