Around 1604, he mentioned in a letter to the Earl of Northumberland that he was returning the earl's architecture books, including works by Vitruvius, Vignola and Guigati, which were required by Sir Edward Francis.
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"HOLLES, Sir John (c.1567-1637), of Haughton, Notts. and Lincoln's Inn Fields, Mdx.; later of Westminster and Thurland Place, Nottingham, Notts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
"Archival material relating to John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare". UK National Archives.
john, holles, earl, clare, 1564, october, 1637, english, nobleman, john, holles, first, earl, clarehe, denzil, holles, irby, upon, humber, eleanor, sheffield, daughter, edmund, sheffield, baron, sheffield, butterwick, great, grandfather, william, hollyes, lord. John Holles 1st Earl of Clare May 1564 4 October 1637 was an English nobleman John Holles First Earl of ClareHe was the son of Denzil Holles of Irby upon Humber and Eleanor Sheffield daughter of Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield of Butterwick His great grandfather was William Hollyes Lord Mayor of London He was born at Haughton Hall Nottinghamshire and educated at Christ s College Cambridge from 1579 aged 12 after which he studied law at Gray s Inn from 1583 He was at Court until 1599 1 Holles married Anne Stanhope daughter of Sir Thomas Stanhope on 23 May 1591 in Shelford Nottinghamshire Through his marriage to Anne he inherited Thurland Hall in Nottingham which was later known as Clare Place The family seat was at Haughton Hall in the parish of Bothamsall which was demolished in the late eighteenth century He served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1591 92 He was comptroller of the household of Prince Henry until the prince s death on 6 November 1612 He was Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1604 to 1611 and from 1614 to 1616 He was created 1st Baron Haughton on 9 July 1616 and 1st Earl of Clare on 2 November 1624 He died at home in Nottingham and is buried in St Mary s Church Nottingham He had 6 sons and 4 daughters Contents 1 Student of Architecture 2 Children 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksStudent of Architecture editAround 1604 he mentioned in a letter to the Earl of Northumberland that he was returning the earl s architecture books including works by Vitruvius Vignola and Guigati which were required by Sir Edward Francis Northumberland had sent him other volumes by Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau Philibert de l Orme Sebastiano Serlio Wendel Dietterlin and Leon Battista Alberti and he knew that Holles had his own copy of the works of Palladio 2 Children editJohn Holles 2nd Earl of Clare 1595 1666 married Elizabeth Vere MP for East Retford Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles 1599 1680 MP for Mitchell Francis 1604 1622 Eleanore Holles married Oliver Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Tyrconnel became Countess of Tyrconnel buried in St Mary s Church Nottingham 11 April 1681 Arabella Holles 1594 1631 married Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl of Strafford 3 Ancestry editAncestors of John Holles 1st Earl of Clare16 Thomas Holles8 William Holles17 4 William Holles18 George Scopham9 Elizabeth Scopham19 2 Denzil Holles20 10 John Denzel21 5 Anne Denzell22 11 23 1 John Holles 1st Earl of Clare24 Robert Sheffield12 Sir Robert Sheffield25 Helen Delves6 Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield26 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange13 Jane Stanley27 Joan le Strange 9th Baroness Strange3 Eleanor Sheffield28 John de Vere14 John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford29 Alice Kilrington7 Anne de Vere30 Edward Trussell15 Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford31 Margaret DonneReferences edit HOLLES Sir John c 1567 1637 of Haughton Notts and Lincoln s Inn Fields Mdx later of Westminster and Thurland Place Nottingham Notts History of Parliament Online Retrieved 16 March 2016 HMC Manuscripts of the Duke of Portland vol 9 London 1923 pp 115 116 152 Lundy Darryl John Holles 1st Earl of Clare Peerage com Retrieved 13 January 2021 Peerage of EnglandNew title Earl of Clare1624 1637 Succeeded byJohn HollesBaron Haughton1616 1637External links edit HOLLES Sir John c 1567 1637 of Haughton Notts and Lincoln s Inn Fields Mdx later of Westminster and Thurland Place Nottingham Notts History of Parliament Online Retrieved 16 March 2016 Archival material relating to John Holles 1st Earl of Clare UK National Archives nbsp Portraits of John Holles 1st Earl of Clare at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Holles 1st Earl of Clare amp oldid 1132664030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
