Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

Dukedom of Kingston-upon-Hull
Dukedom of Kingston-upon-Hull
	Argent semée of cinquefoils gules, a lion rampant sable
Creation date	10 August 1715
Created by	George I
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester
Last holder	Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Remainder to	The first Duke'sheirs maleof the bodylawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Marquess of Dorchester (1706); Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628); Viscount Newark (1627); Baron Pierrepont (1627)
Seat(s)	Holme Pierrepont Hall; Thoresby Hall

Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull(1584–1643), contemporary portrait, artist unknown.

Duke of Kingston-upon-Hullwas a title in thePeerage of Great Britain,with the titleEarl of Kingston-upon-Hullbeing a title in thePeerage of England.The earldom was created on 25 July 1628 forRobert Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark.The dukedom was created on 10 August 1715 for his great-grandson,Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester,who had succeeded as the fifth Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1690. The dukedom became extinct on the death of the second Duke in 1773. Unlike the city to which they refer,Kingston upon Hull,which is usually shortened to Hull, these titles are usually shortened to Duke (or Earl) of Kingston. (The titles were hyphenated but the city is now usually written without hyphens). They should not be confused with the separate IrishEarldom of Kingston(which refers to the town of Kingston inCounty Dublin).

History

From the 13th century, the seat of the Pierrepont family had beenHolme Pierrepont Hall,Nottinghamshire.This was to move during the sixteenth century toThoresby Hall,also in Nottinghamshire. Several members of the family had served in the 15th and 16th centuries asHigh Sheriff of NottinghamshireandDerbyshire.^[1]The direct forebear of the Dukes and Earls of Kingson-upon-Hull wasSir Henry Pierrepontwho representedNottinghamshirein Parliament. He had married Frances Cavendish, daughter and eldest child ofSir William CavendishandBess of Hardwick.

Sir Henry Pierrepont's son,Sir Robert Pierrepont,was createdViscount NewarkandBaron Pierrepontin thePeerage of Englandon 29 June 1627. In 1628 he was further honoured when he was madeEarl of Kingston-upon-Hullwith a remainder toheirs general,also in the Peerage of England. Robert Pierrepont had marriedGertrude Talbotin 1601. She was a granddaughter ofGeorge Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury,and through him, all their descendants are able to claim descent fromEdward III,through Edward's younger son,Thomas of Woodstock.

The first Earl was succeeded by his son,Henry Pierrepont,who was himself createdMarquess of Dorchesterin 1645. He died without heirs in 1660, and this marquessate became extinct. The earldom and other titles devolved on his nephew, Robert, the third Earl, the eldest son of the HonourableWilliam Pierrepont,second son of the first Earl. Robert died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, William, the fourth Earl. William was in his turn succeeded by his younger brother, the aforementioned Evelyn, the fifth Earl. He was createdMarquess of Dorchesterin the Peerage of England in 1706, a revival of the title held by his uncle, and later createdDuke of Kingston-upon-Hullin the Peerage of Great Britain in 1715, with these titles becoming extinct on the death of the first Duke's grandson,Evelyn,the second Duke, in 1773. On the death of the second Duke'swife,the estates of the Dukes of Kingston-upon-Hull passed toCharles Medows.He was a great-grandson of the first Duke through the female line. He changed his surname to Pierrepont, and was created Viscount Newark, and Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in 1796 and later createdEarl Manversin 1806. These titles became extinct on the death of the sixth Earl Manvers in 1955.

Several other members of the family have also gained distinction. The HonourableWilliam Pierrepont,second son of the first Earl, was a politician. His third sonGervase Pierrepontwas created Baron Pierrepont in 1701.Lady Mary Pierrepont,better known as Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, daughter of the first Duke, was a writer, and introducedsmallpox inoculationto Western medicine after witnessing it during her travels and stay in the Ottoman Empire.^[2]Elizabeth Pierrepont, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull,wife of the second Duke, was a courtier.

Earls of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628)

Other titles: Viscount Newark and Baron Pierrepont (1627)

Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull(1584–1643) was already Viscount Newark and Baron Pierrepont since 1627
Henry Pierrepont, 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull(1607–1680) (createdMarquess of Dorchesterin 1645)

Marquesses of Dorchester; First creation (1645)

Other titles: Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628), Viscount Newark and Baron Pierrepont (1627)

Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester(1607–1680), eldest son of the first Earl, died without surviving male issue, and his marquessate became extinct

Earls of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628, Reverted)

Other titles: Viscount Newark and Baron Pierrepont (1627)

Robert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull(c. 1660–1682), eldest son of Robert Pierrepont (grandson of the first Earl), died without issue
William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull(c. 1662–1690), second son of Robert Pierrepont, died without issue
Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull(1665–1726) (createdMarquess of Dorchesterin 1706 andDuke of Kingston-upon-Hullin 1715)

Dukes of Kingston-upon-Hull (1715)

Other titles: Marquess of Dorchester (1706), Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628), Viscount Newark and Baron Pierrepont (1627)

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull(1665–1726), third and youngest son of Robert Pierrepont
- William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1692–1713), only son of the first Duke, predeceased his father
Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull(1711–1773), only son of William, Earl of Kingston. The second Duke died without issue and the dukedom became extinct.

Arms

Coat of arms of Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Coronet Coronet of a Duke Crest A Lion rampant Sable, between two Wings erect Argent. Escutcheon Argent, semée of Cinquefoils Gules, a Lion rampant Sable. Supporters On either side a Lion Sable, armed and langued Gules. Motto PIE REPONE TE(Dutifully restore you)

References

^The History and Gazetteer of the County of DerbyVol 1 (1831) Stephen Glover. Appendix p 10 Edward IV. Google Books
^Ferguson, Donna (28 March 2021)."How Mary Wortley Montagu's bold experiment led to smallpox vaccine – 75 years before Jenner".The Guardian.Retrieved5 April2021.

Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)."Kingston-upon-Hull, Earls and Dukes of".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 821–822.

[App10E4A-1] The History and Gazetteer of the County of DerbyVol 1 (1831) Stephen Glover. Appendix p 10 Edward IV. Google Books

[Ferguson_2021-2] Ferguson, Donna (28 March 2021)."How Mary Wortley Montagu's bold experiment led to smallpox vaccine – 75 years before Jenner".The Guardian.Retrieved5 April2021.

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