Robert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
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Robert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1660 – June 1682) was an English peer
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The eldest son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn, and the grandson of William Pierrepont of Thoresby, in 1680, he succeeded his great-uncle, Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester
, as Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull. He died unmarried at Dieppe
in 1682 and was succeeded in the earldom by his brother William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
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Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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The eldest son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn, and the grandson of William Pierrepont of Thoresby, in 1680, he succeeded his great-uncle, Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester
Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester
Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, PC, FRS was an English peer, the son of the Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.-Career:...
, as Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull. He died unmarried at Dieppe
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime
Dieppe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in France. In 1999, the population of the whole Dieppe urban area was 81,419.A port on the English Channel, famous for its scallops, and with a regular ferry service from the Gare Maritime to Newhaven in England, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled...
in 1682 and was succeeded in the earldom by his brother William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull was a British peer and Member of Parliament.The second son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby Nottinghamshire and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn, Pierrepont was born on the Evelyn estate of West Dean, Wiltshire...
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