Biography of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 1584-1643
Paternal Family Tree: Pierrepoint
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Vaux 1465
Before 1584 [his father] Henry Pierrepont (age 38) and [his mother] Frances Cavendish (age 35) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 56).
On 06 Aug 1584 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston was born to Henry Pierrepont (age 38) and Frances Cavendish (age 36).
In 1596 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 11) was educated at Oriel College.
In 1600 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 15) admitted at Gray's Inn.
In 1601 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 16) was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
On 08 Jan 1601 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 16) and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 20) were married at Overton Longueville.
In Mar 1606 [his son] Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 21) and [his wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 25).
In 1608 [his son] William Pierrepont of Thoresby was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 23) and [his wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 27).
In 1608 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 23) was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
Before 08 Sep 1612 [his son] Francis Pierrepont was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 28) and [his wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 31).
On 19 Mar 1616 [his father] Henry Pierrepont (age 70) died. Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. Designed by John Smythson. Probably carved by Hugh Hall who also carved the monument to Thomas Smith originally at Wybynbury but since moved to Nantwich. Elizabethan Period. Armorials:
Top left Cavendish Arms - he was married to [his mother] Frances Cavendish (age 67) daughter of [his grandfather] William Cavendish and [his grandmother] Bess of Hardwick.
Top right Pierrepoint Arms.
Centre Bottom: Quartered 1&4 Pierrepoint Arms 2&3 Unknown Arms impaled Quartered 1&4 Cavendish Arms 2&3 Unknown Arms.
Frances Cavendish: On 18 Jun 1548 she was born to William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. Before 1584 Henry Pierrepont and she were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. In Jan 1632 Frances Cavendish died.
In 1620 [his son] Gervase Pierrepont was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 35) and [his wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 39).
On 29 Jun 1627 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 42) was created 1st Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. [his wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 46) by marriage Baroness Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 25 Jan 1628 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 43) was created 1st Earl Kingston upon Hull, 1st Viscount Newark. [his wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 47) by marriage Countess Kingston upon Hull.
On 08 Jun 1628 [his son] William Pierrepont of Thoresby (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Harries aka Harris (age 31) were married at St Martin's Church, Ludgate. He the son of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 43) and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 47).
On 28 Aug 1628 William Armine 1st Baronet (age 34) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Talbot (age 34) were married.
Around 1630 [his son] Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Cecilia Bayning (age 16) were married. He the son of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 45) and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 49).
In Jan 1632 [his mother] Frances Cavendish (age 83) died.
In 1635 [his son] Francis Pierrepont (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bray (age 20) were married. He the son of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 50) and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 54).
After Mar 1643 the town of Gainsborough [Map] was placed under the command of the Royalist Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 58) from which they harassed Parliamentarians in Lincolnshire. Royalist attacks at Louth and Market Rasen, together with the capture of gunpowder intended for Rotherham, provoked Parliament into action.
On 16 Jul 1643 Francis Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham launched a night attack on Gainsborough [Map] and captured it and Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 58).
On 25 Jul 1643 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 58) Was accidentally shot and killed while a prisoner on board a vessel bound for Hull. His son [his son] Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Kingston upon Hull, 2nd Viscount Newark, 2nd Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. Catherine Stanley Marchioness Dorchester by marriage Countess Kingston upon Hull.
On 27 Jul 1643 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (deceased) was buried at Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map].
In 1649 [his former wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 68) died. She was buried at the Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map].
In or after 1852 the contents of the Crypt of the Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map] were listed with a diagram by the Reverend James Cleaver, Rector of Holme Pierrepont, as follows:
1. Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston
2. [his former wife] Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint
3. William Pierrepoint died 1719
4. Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull
5. Unknown
7. Robert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Kingston.
10. William Pierrepont 4th Earl Kingston
11. Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull
12. [his son] Gervase Pierrepont
13. Unknown
15. Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull
16. Isabella Bentinck Duchess Kingston upon Hull
17. Francis Pierrepont, died Aug 13 1679.
18. Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers.
19. Anne Mills Countess Manvers
20. [his son] Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester
21. Samuel Pierrepont aged 6, 1711.
22. Blank
23. Blank
24. Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers (age 73)
25. Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers (age 67)
26. Annora Mary Pierrepont, daughter of Charles, Viscount Newark, 3 months, 1815.
27 - 31. Blank
33. Sophia Cecil.
35. Emily Littleton
36 - 41. Blank.
Thomas Holcroft and Mary Talbot were married.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Pierrepont was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint.
[his daughter] Mary Pierrepoint was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint.
[his daughter] Frances Pierrepont was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint.
[his son] George Pierrepoint was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint.
[his son] Robert Pierrepont was born to Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Longford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Pierrepont 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Melton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Thomasine Melton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
GrandFather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Empson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Empson
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Empson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Empson
Father: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Thwaites
GrandMother: Winifred Thwaites
Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cavendish
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Clopton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Staventon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Scudamore
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Scudamore 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alys Mathrafal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hamner
GrandFather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Carrington Smith
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Smith
Mother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Harwick
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hardwick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pinchbeck
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pinchbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Green
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Greene 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary aka Marina Bellers
GrandMother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leeke of Cotham
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leeke of Lakeford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Leeke of Hasland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Vaux