Edward Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden, 1st Earl of Gainsborough, Viscount Campden from 1629, holder of Brooke, Baron Noel and 2nd Viscount Campden, Sheriff of Rutland in 1608, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and 4th Viscount Campden, Knighted in Ireland in 1602, created Baron Noel of Ridlington in 1617, succeeded as 2nd Viscount Campden in 1629, royalist during the Civil War., 4th Viscount Campden, Baron Noel of Titchfield, created 1st Earl of Gainsborough in 1682., 2nd Viscount Campden, Member of Parliament for Rutland, 1st Baronet of Brooke, 1st Baron Noel of Ridlington, 2nd Viscount Campden from 1629, Baron Noel of Ridlington, Sheriff of Rutland

Dates: 1641–1689/1690

Biography

English peer who inherited the Campden titles and estates and was elevated to the Earldom of Gainsborough in 1682.

The registry record states that he succeeded his father Baptist Noel and that his son Wriothesley followed him.

Family / cadet branch: Noel of Exton and Campden

Father: Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby and Brooke

Mother: Mabel Harington

Spouse(s): Juliana Hicks, daughter and coheir of Sir Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden

Children / next generation: Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden; John Noel; Henry Noel; Elizabeth Noel; Theodosia Noel

Branch: Dalby-Brooke line; Ridlington and Campden succession

Issued / recorded: 1611

Branch: Senior Dalby–Brooke–Exton line through the Harington and Hicks inheritances

Issued / recorded: 1617

Branch: First Gainsborough creation, senior Exton–Campden line

Issued / recorded: 1682