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| Earl of HOLDERNESS Adm. as nobleman at TRINITY HALL, 18 Nov., 1732. S. of Robert Darcy (1698). School, Westminster [ London ]. Succeeded his father as 4th Earl, 1722 . Lord-Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire , 1740-77 . Ambassador to Venice [ Italy ], 1744-6 . Minister at the Hague [ Holland ], 1749-51 . Secretary of State, 1751-61 . Warden of the Cinque Ports [ Sussex , Kent ], 1765-78 . Died 16 May, 1778, aged 59. ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) | Earl of – HOLDERNESS Approx. lifespan: 1719–1778 Adm. as nobleman at Trinity Hall 1732:11:18 s. of Robert DARCY (1698) School Westminster, [London], Succeeded his father as 4th Earl 1722 Lord-Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire , 1740-77 Ambassador to Venice, [Italy], 1744-46 Minister at the Hague, [Holland], 1749-51 Secretary of State 1751-61 Warden of the Cinque Ports [ Sussex or Kent , ] 1765-78 Died 1778:05:16 aged 59. ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) |