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Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough

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Birthplace: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Death: April 1689 (48)
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Son of Sir Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden and Hester Noel
Husband of Elizabeth Wriothesley and Mary Noel
Father of Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough; Lady Jane Noel; Lady Frances Noel; Lady Elizabeth Norton (Noel) and Juliana Noel
Brother of Countess Mary Noel; Juliana Noel; Hon. Elizabeth Berkeley and Henry Noel
Half brother of Baptist Noel; Catherine, , Duchess of Rutland, Lady of Haddon; John Noel; Martha Penelope Dormer and Lindsey Noel

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  • 'Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough1
  • 'M, #13526, b. 27 January 1640/41, d. January 1688/89
  • Last Edited=9 Apr 2011
  • ' Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough was baptised on 27 January 1640/41 at Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England.1 He was the son of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden and Hon. Hester Wotton.1 He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley, daughter of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and Rachel de Massue, in May 1661.2 He married, secondly, Mary Herbert on 23 April 1683.3 He died in January 1688/89.3
  • ' Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Rutland between 1661 and 1678.2 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1678 and 1687.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hampshire between February 1679 and July 1679.2 He was created 1st Baron Noel of Titchfield, co. Southampton [England] on 3 February 1680/81, with a special remainder to his brothers, Baptist and John Noel.4 He held the office of Governor of Portsmouth between 1682 and 1687.2 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland between 1682 and 1687.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Campden, co. Gloucester [E., 1628] on 29 October 1682.1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Noel [E., 1611] on 29 October 1682. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Noel of Ridlington, co. Rutland [E., 1617] on 29 October 1682.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Hicks of Ilmington, co. Warwick [E., 1628] on 29 October 1682.1 He was created 1st Earl of Gainsborough, co. Lincoln [England] on 1 December 1682, with a special remainder to his brothers, Baptist and John Noel.4 He held the office of Warden of the New Forest.2
  • 'Children of Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley
    • 1.Lady Frances Noel+3 d. 29 Sep 1684
    • 2.Lady Jane Noel+3 d. Sep 1733
    • 3.Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough+3 b. b 1665, d. 21 Sep 1690
  • Citations
  • 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 516. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  • 2.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1503. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  • 3.[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1504.
  • 4.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 517.
  • http://www.thepeerage.com/p1353.htm#i13526
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  • Thomas WRIOTHESLEY (4º E. Southampton)
  • Born: 10 Mar 1607, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Christened: 2 Apr 1607, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Acceded: 1624
  • Died: 16 May 1667, Southampton House, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England
  • Buried: 18 Jun 1667, Titchfield, Hampshire, England
  • Notes: The Complete Peerage vol.XIIpI,p.131-134.
  • Father: Henry WRIOTHESLEY (3° E. Southampton)
  • Mother: Elizabeth VERNON (C. Southampton)
  • Married 1: Rachel De MASSUE 18 Aug 1634, Charenton, France
  • Children:
    • '1. Elizabeth WRIOTHESLEY (C. Gainsborough) (m. Edward Noel, E. Gainsborough)
    • 2. Rachel WRIOTHESLEY (B. Russell) (b. 1637 - d. 29 Sep 1723, Bloomsbury - bur. Chenies) (m. William Russell, B. Russell 31 Jul 1669 Titchfield, Hants)
    • 3. Magdalene WRIOTHESLEY
    • 4. Charles WRIOTHESLEY (b. 6 Jun 1636 - d. BEF 20 Nov 1635)
    • 5. Henry WRIOTHESLEY (b. 31 Oct 1638, Southampton House, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England - d. ABT 1643, Paris, Seine, France - bur. Charenton, France)
  • Married 2: Elizabeth LEIGH (dau. of Francis Leigh, 1° E. Chichester, and Audrey Butler) 24 Apr 1642
  • Children:
    • 6. Audrey WRIOTHESLEY
    • 7. Penelope WRIOTHESLEY
    • 8. Elizabeth WRIOTHESLEY
    • 9. Penelope WRIOTHESLEY
  • Married 3: Frances SEYMOUR (C. Southampton) 1659
  • http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WRIOTHESLEY.htm#Thomas WRIOTHESLEY (4º E. Southampton)
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