Record

Document Reference	Ne 6 G 1
Title	Copy of letters patent of George II advancing Thomas Pelham-Holles to the Dukedom of Newcastle under Lyne; 17 Nov. 1756
Date	17 November 1756
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Letters patent of George II creating Thomas Pelham-Holles 4th Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne as 1st Duke of Newcastle under Line [Lyne]. For original from which this copy was taken see Ne X 15. Wrapper is incorrectly dated 17 Nov. 1757. Possibly copied for use in the legal case of Yorke v Yorke [see bottom right corner of last folio].
Term	appointments, peerage
	royalty, favour
	legal business, legal cases, Yorke v Yorke

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA487	Holles; Thomas Pelham- (1693-1768); 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; also 4th Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; cr. 1756	1693-1768
NA968	Clinton; Henry F.C. Pelham- (1720-1794); 2nd Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; also styled 9th Earl of Lincoln from 1730; born Clinton, but assumed Pelham-Clinton in 1768 as 2nd Duke of Newcastle under Lyne	1720-1794

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