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Earl of Lindsey
Earl of Lindsey
is a title in the
Peerage of England
. It was created in 1626 for the
14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
(see
Baron Willoughby de Eresby
for earlier history of the family). He was
First Lord of the Admiralty
from 1635 to 1636 and also established his claim in right of his mother to the hereditary office of
Lord Great Chamberlain of England
. Lord Lindsey fought on the Royalist side in the
Civil War
and was killed at the
Battle of Edgehill
on 23 October 1642. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He also fought at Edgehill and surrendered to the Parliamentarians in order to attend his mortally wounded father. Lord Lindsey later fought at the
First Battle of Newbury
,
Second Battle of Newbury
, and at
Naseby
. His son from his second marriage, James, was created
Earl of Abingdon
in 1682. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage to Martha Cockayne, the third Earl. He represented
Boston
in the
House of Commons
and served as
Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
.
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