KINGSTON-UPON-H DLL — KINGSTON-LISLE. 407 William Pieuuepont, styled Viscount Newark till 1706, and Earl ok Kingston til] (his death; 1713 ; QUry s. and h. ap. by 6rst wife ; h. 21 Oct. 1632 He hi. before 1711, Rachel, da. of Thorns Baynton of Little Charfield, Wilts, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Wili.olghry, of Bi.-hopstoii. He d. v. p. 1 July 1713, aged 21. at St .lames, Westm. and was bur. 9th at Holme Pierrepont. Aduion. 11 July 1713. His widow d. 18 May 1722. and was bur. 20 at Holme Pierrepont, Admon. 4 July '.722, and 8 June 1728, to the principal creditor.] Dukedom 2 and 0. Evelyn (Pierhepont), Duke of jj 17"2(i, Kingston-ipon-Hull [1715], Marquess ok Dorchester I. to ' | 1715], Earl ok Kingston-iton-Hum. [1028], Viscount Earldom j 1773 Newark [1027]. and Baron Pikkhkkont or Hol.mk , 7r I * Pif.ioikkont [1627]. grandson and h., being only s. and h. vil / aii. of 'William Pikhrkvoxt, sti/led Earl of Kingston by Rachel, his wife, both abovenamed. He was b. 1711 ; stilled Karl ok Kingston, 1713-15 and Marquess of Dokchksteu. 1715-26 ; ed. at Kton ; sue. t< the peerat/e (aa Duke] 5 March 1720 : Master of the Staghounds, north of Trent. 173S; el. K G. 20 March 1710 1 ; inv. 21 April 1741. Lord of the Bed- chamber 1711 ; Col. in the army 1745, becoming finally, 1772, General, and being Col. ui " Kintjilon't Light Horse" 1745-10. Bearer of St. Edward's staff, at the corou. 22 Sep. 1701 ; Lord Lieut, of Notts, and Steward of Sherwood forest, 1763-65. He
- .(*) (or rather went through the ceremony of marriage) S March 1769 (spec, lie.) at.
Si . 1 ieo. Han. sq. (she being in that register described as " Spinster), Elizabeth, da. i>( Col. Thomas Chudleigh, Gov. of Chelsea Hospital, Miilx. by Henrietta, his wife. She, the notorious ; ' Durhess of Kingston" was b. about 1720 ; was maid of honour to the Princess of Wales, 1743 : had hi. privately, 4 Aug. 1744, at Lainstou, Hants, Augustus John Hehvey (then Com. H.X.), who, on IS March 1775, sue. as 6th Karl ok Bristol, and who did not die till 23 Dee, 177!'. From him she had obtained early in 170!) a divorce a mensn ct thorn, which she (erroneously) considered to have annulled that marriage. The Duke d. s.p., at Bath, 23 Sep. 1773, aged 02,(>') and was bin: 1!) Oct. at. Holme Pierrepont. when all Ids honours became extinct. Will (in which he left all to his wife for her life) pr. Oct. 1773.( c ) She was tried for bigamy 15 to 26 April 1770, before the House of Lords, and found guilty, when she quitted the country, and after residing at St. Petersburgh, d. at Paris, 16 Aug. 17SS, aged 6S. Admon. March 178!); will pr. Dec. 1 781*. A Barony of " Hammond of Kirkella, 111 the town and eountg of the town of Kinyston-upon-Uidl " {Hammond), was cr. in 1S74, and became ex. in 1890. KINGSTON-UPON-THA^IES. i.e., " KixcsTON-uroN-THAiiES," Barony [Mammy), cr. 1621, with the Earldom ok Holdehnesse," which see ; ex. 1626. KINGSTON-L'ISLE. See "L'Isle of Iyixgston-L'Isle, go. Berks" (Talbot), a: H44 ; presumed to have been forfeited in 1538 by the alienation of the manor of Kingstou- L'lele afsd. (") " Nothing could exceed the splendour with which this strange marriage was solemnized. George III. and his Queen wore favours on the occasion, and the new Duchess was unhesitatingly received at their Court," tbo' " it was believed she had some time carried on an illicit intercourse" with him. See a good account of this remarkable woman in Jesse's " Court of England, 1088— 1700," vol. iii, pp. 318—34!). ( b ) He is called 11 A very weak man, of the greatest beauty, and finest person in England," by Horace Walpole {Last Journal I. p. 259. ( c ) It was" disputed by Evelyn Philip Medows {!>. 14 Dec. 1736), as heir at law and as being eldest s. of the Duke's only sister, but there is some doubt whether that lady did not marry Joseph Adey (prcvicus to Philip Medows', and have issue by him. Her younger sou (by the said Philip) Charles Medows, sue. in 17SS (uudcr settle- ment by the Duke) to the Pierrepont estates and took the name of Pierrepont, being cr. in 1796 Viscount Newark, &JJ., and iu 1S06 Earl Manvers.
