John Holles, 4th Earl of Clare, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1st Earl of Clare, English nobleman, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Dates: 1662-1711
Biography
John Holles was a major English landowner and politician who inherited the Holles estates, including Aldenham, in 1694 and was created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Notes / Sources
Research sources:
- History of Parliament Online, biography of Denzil Holles, 1675-1694; John Murray, Handbook for Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Huntingdonshire, Aldenham section. — https://dev.historyofparliamentonline.org/lord-biography/holles-denzil-1675-94
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holles,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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