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Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare 1564–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1564

Birth Location: Haughton, Nottinghamshire

Death Date: 4 October 1637

Death Location: Clare Castle, Suffolk

Father: Denzil Holles

Mother: Eleanor Sheffield

Spouse(s): Anna Stanhope

Children(s): Denzil Holles, John Holles, Robert Holles, Charles Holles, Arabella Holles, Francis Holles, Elizabeth Holles, Eleanor Holles

The story of Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare began in 1564 in Haughton, Nottinghamshire. Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare married Anna Stanhope, and had children including Arabella Holles, Charles Holles, Denzil Holles 1St Baron Holles, Eleanor Holles, Elizabeth Holles, Francis Holles, John 2Nd Earl Of Clare Holles, Robert Holles, William Holles. Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare passed away in 1637 in Clare Castle, Suffolk.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare began in 1564 in Haughton, Nottinghamshire.
  • Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare married Anna Stanhope, and had children including Arabella Holles, Charles Holles, Denzil Holles 1St Baron Holles, Eleanor Holles, Elizabeth Holles, Francis Holles, John 2Nd Earl Of Clare Holles, Robert Holles, William Holles.
  • Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare passed away in 1637 in Clare Castle, Suffolk.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean Clare's Ancestors

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Jean Clare
1564–1637
Birth Place: Haughton, Nottinghamshire
Parents
Denzil Holles
1536–1590
Irby (Lincolnshire) England
Eleanor Sheffield
1538–1568
Butterwick (Lincolnshire) England
Grandparents
Sir (William Holles,) Knight
1506–1591
Houghton, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Anne (Ann) Denzil, Irby Upon Humber Hollis (Holles) - Mother of Lord Denzil, Irby Upon Humber, Hollis (Holles) of Houghton (aka Denysel Deynsyll - prev. Jane) 'Anne'
1518–1563
Houghton, Nottinghamshire, England
Edmund Sheffield
1521–1549
West Butterwick, Owston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne de) Vere
1510–1572
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Denysel
1500–1535
Lady Lacey
1502–1535
Robert Sheffield
1483–1531
Jane Stanley
1500–1557
Sir Vere
1490–1540
Elizabeth Trussel
1496–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lacey
1476–1536
Lady Empson
1466–1510
George Stanley
–1503

Jean Clare's Descendants

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Jean (Holles 1st Earl of) Clare (May 1564–4 October 1637) m. Anna Stanhope (18 February 1575–18 November 1651)
  1. 1. Denzil (Holles, 1st Baron) Holles 1599–1680
  2. 2. John (2nd Earl of Clare) Holles 1595–1666
  3. 3. Robert Holles 1590–1666
  4. 4. Charles Holles 1604–
  5. 5. Arabella Holles 1594–1631
  6. 6. Francis Holles 1604–1622
  7. 7. Elizabeth Holles 1599–
  8. 8. Eleanor Holles 1608–1681

Jean Clare's Timeline

2 Records

1564
May 1564
Birth of Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare in Haughton, Nottinghamshire
Haughton, Nottinghamshire
1637
4 October 1637
Age 73
Death of Jean Holles 1st Earl of Clare in Clare Castle, Suffolk
Clare Castle, Suffolk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1564
    Event Place: Haughton, Nottinghamshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 1062
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2118270
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0340
    [5] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1637
    Event Place: Clare Castle, Suffolk
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 1062
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2118270
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0340
    [5] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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