Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness

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Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness (1622-13 December 1692) was an English nobleman and Member of Parliament.

Conyers Darcy was the eldest son of Conyers Darcy, 8th Lord Darcy of Knayth and 5th Lord Conyers, who was created Earl of Holderness in 1682.

He sat in the House of Commons as MP for Boroughbridge in 1660, then for Yorkshire from 1661 to 1679. In November 1680 he was elevated to the House of Lords by Writ of acceleration, sitting as Baron Conyers. On his father's elevation to an earldom in 1682, he acquired the courtesy title Lord Darcy and Conyers. He succeeded as 2nd Earl of Holderness, 9th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 6th Baron Conyers on his father's death on 14 June 1689.

[edit] Marriages and children

Darcy married four times; firstly to Lady Catherine Fane, daugter of The Earl of Westmorland. She thus became Lady Catherine Darcy.

His second marriage took place on 8 February 1650 to Lady Frances Howard (c. 1627-1670), daughter of The Earl of Berkshire. She thus became Lady Frances Darcy.

Darcy's third marriage took place in 1676 to Lady Frances Seymour, daughter of The Duke of Somerset. She thus became Lady Frances Darcy.

His fourth and final marriage was on 8 January 1685 to The Hon. Elizabeth Frescheville (1635-1690), daughter of Lord Frescheville. She thus became Lady Elizabeth Darcy, but would have been known as Lady Darcy and Conyers due to her husband holding a subsidiary title of his father. She became The Countess of Holderness upon Darcy's inheritance of the Earldom in 1689; a title she only held for approximately a year as she died in 1690.

His eldest son, by his second marriage, was John Darcy, Lord Conyers (c. 1659-1689), who predeceased him; the earldom passed on his death to Robert (1681-1722), John's second but oldest surviving son.

Darcy's heir apparent was his eldest son from his second marriage, John Darcy, Lord Conyers (c. 1659-1689). However, as John predeceased Lord Holderness, the earldom passed in 1692 to John Darcy's son--Lord Holderness' grandson--Robert Darcy.

[edit] Styles

Mr Conyers Darcy (1622-1641
The Hon. Conyers Darcy (1641-1682)
Lord Darcy and Conyers (1682-1689)
2nd Earl of Holderness, 9th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 6th Baron Conyers (1689-1692)

As Earl of Holderness, Darcy would commonly have been known as Lord Holderness; as is the custom of all male peers from the rank of Baron to Marquess.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Henry Stapylton (Second seat vacant)	Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge with Sir Henry Stapylton 1660	Succeeded by Sir Richard Mauleverer Robert Long
Preceded by The Lord Fairfax Sir John Dawnay	Member of Parliament for Yorkshire with Sir John Goodricke 1661-1670 Sir Thomas Slingsby 1670-1679 1661-1679	Succeeded by The Lord Fairfax Viscount Dungarvan
Peerage of England
Preceded by Conyers Darcy	Earl of Holderness 1689-1692	Succeeded by Robert Darcy