Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers
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Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers (4 November 1737 – 17 June 1816) was an English nobleman and sailor, born Charles Medows, the second son of Philip Medows, deputy ranger of Richmond Park, and Frances, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull.
He entered the Royal Navy, attaining the rank of post captain, before resigning in 1763.
His uncle the 2nd Duke of Kingston named Charles as his heir in his will. Charles's elder brother Evelyn challenged the will, and initiated the proceedings which eventually found the Duchess of Kingston to be bigamous, but failed to overturn its provisions. Charles succeeded to the duke's estates (though not his title) on the death of the Duchess of Kingston in 1788, and assumed the surname Pierrepont in place of Medows. A watercolour sketch titled 'In Captain Pierrepont's Grounds' was painted by the Preston-born artist Anthony Devis (1729-1817).
With sponsorship from the Duke of Newcastle, he became Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire in 1778. He was a supporter of the Duke of Portland, whose influence helped him to be raised to the peerage as Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont and Viscount Newark on 23 July 1796, and Earl Manvers on 9 April 1806. Manvers died in 1816 and was buried at Holme Pierrepont.
[edit] Family and children
He married Anne Orton, daughter of William Mills of Richmond, in 1774. They had five children:
- Evelyn Henry Frederick Pierrepont, Lord Pierrepont (1775–1801)
- Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (1778–1860)
- Hon. Henry Manvers Pierrepont (1780–1858)
- Hon. Philip Sydney Pierrepont (13 June 1786 – 15 February 1864), of Evenley Hall, Northamptonshire, married on 19 August 1810 Georgiana Browne, died without issue
- Lady Frances Augusta Pierrepont (d. 1847), married on 20 October 1802 Admiral William Bentinck (d. 1813), married on 30 July 1821 Henry William Stephens
[edit] References
- 1st Earl Manvers Bio. Retrieved on 2006-01-05.
- Pierrepont pedigree 2. Retrieved on 2006-01-05.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Earl of Lincoln Lord Charles Edward Bentinck |
Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire with Lord Charles Edward Bentinck 1778–1796 |
Succeeded by Lord William Bentinck Lord Pierrepont |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New title | Earl Manvers 1806–1816 |
Succeeded by Charles Pierrepont |
| Viscount Newark 1796–1816 |
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